Rock Chalk, Stone Brewing Co. The country’s tenth-largest craft brewery is expanding its distribution footprint. The San Diego, Calif.-based company today announced that, for the first time, its beers will be available at on and off-premise locations in Kansas beginning July 22.
More than two years after pulling its distribution from Tennessee, Indiana, Wisconsin and Rhode Island due to capacity constraints, Dogfish Head today announced plans to re-enter all four markets before the end of the year. “It wasn’t our goal to upset Dogfish Head fans and distributors, but with demand so far in front of supply,… Read more »
While a visit to the supermarket even for the most discerning beer aficionado might be routine, a journey down the beer aisle isn’t always part of the trip. At least one large craft brewery is trying to change that.
Before anyone has even been able to take a sip, Jacob McKean has used the Internet to amass a loyal following for his new brewery, Modern Times Beer. The hype will finally take on liquid form this week, when six establishments in San Diego will, at last, offer Modern Times on tap.
So, it’s not the reported 3,200 or so breweries that were around in 1870, but the U.S. passed a major milestone recently thanks to the craft beer movement: 2,500. In fact, there are 2,514 breweries currently in operation in the U.S., according to statistics from Brewers Association Director Paul Gatza.
A simple mention of Blue Moon or Shock Top curls the beards of most craft brewers, but not Rob Tod, the founder of Allagash Brewing Company.
Anchor Brewing — one the country’s oldest craft breweries — yesterday announced the release of a limited edition San Francisco Giants 12-pack. Anchor’s relationship with the major league ballclub also includes a taproom and luxury suite inside the team’s stadium.
Forget fights for shelf space. The latest craft beer territorial battle is actually taking place on your TV schedule. For years, most of the coverage of the industry has largely been through the business media, most of whom are interested in either craft’s growing share of the market or individual breweries’ willingness to sell to… Read more »
Brewbound Session Winter ’13 – a one-day conference focused on the business of craft beer – will be held on December 5th in San Diego at the Paradise Point Resort. You can save $100 by signing up now with the early registration discount. While the program has yet to be finalized, attendees can anticipate a high-caliber lineup of speakers.
Even the casual craft beer drinker knows that cities like San Diego and Seattle boast some of the richest brewery-per-capita rates in the country. However the overall surge of craft beer in America has also created an expansive reach of breweries in places not commonly mentioned alongside other craft hotspots.
Brewbound is now accepting submissions for the Fall/Winter edition of its guide to the craft beer industry. Beer companies with U.S. distribution are invited to showcase their new and seasonal product offerings in the Fall/Winter New Beer Guide. This key resource will be aimed at retailers and distributors who are looking to add new craft… Read more »
Craft brewers in Texas should have an easier time selling beer in the Lone Star State now that Gov. Rick Perry has officially signed five bills that promote the business efforts of small producers. Last Friday, Gov. Perry signed off on bills SB 515-518 and SB 639, which make it easier for craft breweries and… Read more »
Millennials aren’t just one of the key demographics for craft beer; many of them are also mobile app builders. Cassandra Daily, a newsletter that features “relevant trends and cool social happenings of the day” noted on Thursday that these two millennial favorites are coming together in the form of craft beer apps and tools.
With the finite amount of retail space allocated to craft beer becoming more crowded, Dogfish Head founder Sam Calagione wanted to create a non-traditional opportunity for his brand to catch the attention of retailers and earn secondary placements beyond the beer aisle. For Calagione, this meant line-extending beyond the beer category altogether.
