Redhook Brewery’s VP of Commercial Operations, Andy Thomas, has issued a follow-up statement regarding the exploding keg that killed an employee on Tuesday. Twenty-six-year-old Ben Harris was pressurizing a keg as part of a cleaning process when it exploded, sending him to the hospital with life-threatening injuries. Harris, a newlywed and expecting father later died… Read more »
FORT COLLINS, CO – New Belgium Brewing (www.newbelgium.com) today announced the second two beers in its 2012 Lips of Faith series: Tart Lychee and The Lost Abbey Collaboration Brett Beer. Lips of Faith beers offer limited edition selections that showcase New Belgium’s more esoteric and palate-elevating creations.
John Bryant, best known for being a sales and marketing standout in the craft space, is getting back into business with a new project: Spokane, Wash. based No-Li Brewhouse. No-Li is a collaborative re-branding effrot between Bryant and current Northern Lights Brewing Company founder and head brew master Mark Irvin.
Brewbound is delighted to announce that Brooklyn Brewery President Steve Hindy will join the Brewbound Session on June 5th as a speaker and panelist. Hindy will be on hand to discuss the current state of capacity in the craft beer space and explain the role distribution is playing in the ongoing growth of the craft… Read more »
PORTLAND, ME – Shipyard Brewing Company announces the release of a new year-round beer: Shipyard Monkey Fist IPA. This beer will be available nationwide in early May. Monkey Fist is the genesis of a new generation of IPA. The traditional elements of classic English IPA have been redefined by American craft beer innovation. Monkey Fist… Read more »
Talk about building from the ground up: Golden Road co-founder Meg Gill is so busy running L.A.’s newest brewery that she doesn’t even have time to take a seat. “I’m still working on the floor of my office because I don’t have anyone to go buy me a chair, and I don’t have time to… Read more »
LAKEWOOD, NY – Southern Tier Brewing Company of Lakewood, New York will soon break ground on a 110-barrel brewhouse which will increase capacity threefold. In anticipation, the brewery has expanded for a third time since moving to its current location by adding a second conditioning room. With the addition of six, 660-barrel fermenters, the cellar… Read more »
Andy Thomas, the VP of Commercial Operations for Redhook Brewery has released an official statement regarding the death of a brewery employee this morning. The worker, whose identity has not yet been disclosed, was reportedly cleaning a keg when it exploded. Police and emergency crews responded to the scene and transported the worker to Portsmouth… Read more »
A Redhook Brewery employee is in critical condition after an exploding keg sent the worker to the hospital with “life-threatening injuries,” according to the website for the Portsmouth Press Herald. The worker was reportedly cleaning the keg when it exploded. The brewery has since closed the brewery’s ‘Cataqua Pub’ for the remainder of the day… Read more »
BOSTON, MA – The Boston Beer Company today announced the national expansion of the Samuel Adams Brewing the American Dream program. With a focus on helping small businesses related to food, beverage, craft brewing and hospitality, Brewing the American Dream provides loans and industry-specific coaching, mentoring, and educational resources to business owners who find it… Read more »
Brewbound is pleased to announce that Julia Herz, the Craft Beer Program Director for the Brewers Association, will join the Brewbound Session as a presenter. The event will take place on June 5th in Manhattan. Herz will discuss recent IRI and Brewers Association data as it relates to craft brewers. She will also take a… Read more »
DENVER, CO – Breckenridge Brewery of Colorado added four more 300-barrel fermenters last week, bringing it’s total capacity to 75,000 barrels. This expansion follows the addition of two 300-barrel tanks and a 200-barrel Brite tank in January. With a new kegging line to come this summer, the brewery expects record growth this year as the… Read more »
SAN DIEGO, CA – San Diego’s oldest operating craft brewer is set to expand distribution into Northern California. For more than two decades, Karl Strauss Brewing Company has shared its handcrafted beers exclusively with Southern Californians. To keep up with double-digit sales growth in Southern California and new territory demand, Karl Strauss is adding brewing… Read more »
UBS, the global financial services company headquartered in Switzerland, released an investment report today on the country’s top craft brewer, Boston Beer Co. The inaugural rating for the makers of Samuel Adams? Neutral. UBS sees “limited upside” in SAM shares. UBS reports that despite being the largest craft brewer in the U.S. — they produced… Read more »
