Just before the start of the Great American Beer Fest, Stone Brewing Company released it’s Mint Chocolate Imperial Stout, a collaboration beer with a local San Diego homebrewer and Iron Fist Brewing Co. from Vista, Calif. Ken Schmidt, a local homebrewer won Stone Brewing’s annual homebrew contest for the second time and we’re thankful he… Read more »
Taphandles Inc., the popular tap handle manufacturer turned full-scale beer marketing company, has issued a recall of about 24,000 ceramic beer tap handles made and sold between November 2002 and May 2006. The products in question can reportedly break during normal use, posing a laceration hazard to consumers.
Large domestic brewer MillerCoors and growing craft brewer Boulevard Brewing Company engaged in talks this year about a potential investment in the smaller company, Brewbound has learned. No deals came from the talks. MillerCoors craft and import division Tenth and Blake told Brewbound.com that conversations with the Kansas City, Mo.-based Boulevard occurred within the last… Read more »
Brewbound.com has posted a preliminary schedule and speaker list for the upcoming Brewbound Session, which takes place on Nov. 29 at the Paradise Point Resort in San Diego, Calif…
Our upcoming conference on the business of craft beer, which is taking place on November 29 in San Diego, CA, is rapidly approaching. And with speakers such as Kim Jordan of New Belgium, Tony Magee of Lagunitas, and Dale Katechis of Oskar Blues (and many more to be announced), you won’t want to miss out. Links… Read more »
Following partnerships with rock band Pearl Jam last year and hip-hop group Deltron 3030 in June, Dogfish Head is once again collaborating with an iconic musical act for a limited edition beer release. The brewery is working with Grateful Dead Productions, the marketing arm of the eclectic rock band, to brew “American Beauty,” a strong pale ale brewed with all-American hops and barley, as well as a special ingredient to be voted on by fans of band and brewery.
Newburyport Brewing Co. announced today that it has raised $1 million in private capital as it plans to launch a new 8,330 square foot brewing facility. While Newburyport’s business plan called for $750,000 in start-up capital, and, by last month, had raised over $600,000 from a variety of investors, co-founder Bill Fisher stated that the brewery could now devote more resources to sales and marketing initiatives and place greater focus on the quality of its beer.
Lewiston, Maine-based Baxter Brewing today announced a $2.5 million facility expansion less than two years into operation. The young company is riding a wave of success after launching cans and kegs of its beer last January. It produced over 5,000 barrels in year one, one of the largest production outputs ever for a craft brewer… Read more »
It wasn’t planned, but Epic Brewing head brewer, Kevin Crompton, just announced to over 100 members of the media that the company will expand into a second brewing facility in Denver, Colorado. In a brief conversation, Crompton told Brewbound.com that while a lease papers have not yet been signed, the Salt Lake City, Utah-based company… Read more »
Colorado’s Oskar Blues is innovating once again. Oskar Blues — the first U.S. craft brewer to begin canning its beer – unveiled a new, slightly larger can on Thursday night following the first Great American Beer Festival sampling session.
Don’t ask Avery Brewing Company founder Adam Avery about when he thinks his company will break ground on a planned $30 million, 5-acre expansion in Boulder, Colo.. All you’ll get in response is a resounding, “I don’t know.” Brewbound.com caught with the brewery founder at his company’s ‘brewers’ lunch,’ where invited industry guests enjoyed catered… Read more »
Brewbound.com is pleased to announce that Kim Jordan, the co-founder and CEO of New Belgium Brewing Company, will speak at the Brewbound Session on Nov. 29 in San Diego. Starting from the basement of her home, Jordan has helped build New Belgium into the third-biggest craft brewery in the U.S., one that is currently distributed… Read more »
In Colorado – a state bursting at the seams with startup craft ventures — new breweries often struggle to gain consumer recognition when forced to compete against impressive branding efforts from well established players like New Belgium and Oskar Blues. And if you ask any craft brewer what the most important aspect of their business… Read more »
Massachusetts is rapidly becoming a key destination not only for beer enthusiasts — Boston was recently named one of the top ten beer cities in the world by USA Today – but a whole host of new breweries is looking to expand distribution in the burgeoning market. One particular entity capitalizing on the newfound demand… Read more »
