The Fort Collins-based craft brewery Funkwerks is broadening its distribution footprint and has signed its first wholesaler, American Eagle Distributing Co. Funkwerks co-founder Brad Lincoln told Brewbound.com that American Eagle will begin distributing the brewery’s products throughout all of Northern Colorado, with the exception of Fort Collins where Funkwerks will continue to self-distribute its beers.
Beer aficionados, unite and rejoice with this hallowed truth: Westvleteren XII is finally seeing mainstream U.S. distribution. Totalwine.com announced on Tuesday that it will sell special gift packs of Westvleteran XII, complete with six bottles and two commemorative glasses for $84.99 in its store locations across Delaware, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, California,… Read more »
The Winter 2012 Brewbound Session – a business conference for the craft brewing industry – is just one week away and space is filling up fast! The event takes place on Thursday, November 29th in San Diego, Calif. and aims to address the topics that most directly impact the decisions craft brewers are faced with… Read more »
It’s ambitious, but Fireman’s Brew COO David Johnson has plans to catapult his small, contract-brewed brand into the national spotlight. “We are looking to grow aggressively and our goal is to become a national brand,” he said. How aggressive? The Southern California-based brand was recently on display at the 75th annual National Beer Wholesalers Association… Read more »
Brewbound is pleased to announce that Steve Jannuzzo, Sierra Nevada’s national account manager for convenience stores, will present at the Brewbound Session on Nov. 29 in San Diego, Calif. As detailed in a recent BevNET Magazine article, the convenience store channel has been an area of focus and growth for Sierra Nevada in particular and… Read more »
The Brooklyn Brewery and the New York City Brewers Guild will host a special Hurricane Sandy fundraiser on Tuesday, December 4th from 7:00 p.m – 10:00 pm. The event features 14 craft breweries pouring beer in an effort to raise money for Hurricane Sandy relief efforts in the Brooklyn and Queens neighborhoods. Tickets to the… Read more »
Grand Teton Brewing announced its 2013 beer release schedule today and included in the lineup are changes to the company’s Cellar Reserve Series. In honor its 25th anniversary, the company will re-release three previously retired offerings from the series. Double Vision Doppelbock, Oud Bruin and Bone Warmer American Strong Ale will be made available on… Read more »
Brewbound is pleased to announce that Melani Gordon, a social media guru and co-founder of the popular craft beer focused mobile device application TapHunter, will speak at the Nov. 29 Brewbound Session in San Diego, Calif. Gordon will provide attendees of the one-day beer conference with insight on mobile device platforms such as Facebook, Twitter… Read more »
Beer ad placements are at their highest levels since 2009, despite a drop in overall alcoholic beverage ad pages according to MagazineRadar – a data provider for magazine publishers. The company said beer ads were up 17.3 percent in the third quarter of 2012 compared to overall alcoholic ad pages which dropped 7.6 percent during… Read more »
There are changes afoot in the 312. Goose Island Beer Company founder John Hall announced today that he will step down as CEO and join Anheuser-Busch InBev executives Luiz Edmond and Paul Chibe on a new “craft advisory board.” Taking over as Goose Island CEO and president – effective January 1st, 2013 – is long-time… Read more »
WATERTOWN, MA — Brewbound.com, the web site published by BevNET.com, Inc. and dedicated to serving the growing craft beer community, is pleased to announce its expansion into Southern California with the addition of a conference series located in San Diego, as well as a San Diego-based sales and editorial staff.
Greg Koch, Stone Brewing’s CEO and co-founder, recently told KNSD, the NBC News affiliate in San Diego, that craft beer is “in danger of being trendish.” He’s not alone in that sentiment. It’s not the headline craft brewers want to read, but a few notable names in the craft space are beginning to talk in… Read more »
The Bruery in Orange County, CA, sold 1,300 Reserve Society memberships in 2012 for $295 each. Night Shift Brewing, a fledgling startup from Everett, MA, got the hint and on Wednesday announced a group of its own; The 2013 Night Shift Barrel Society. It’s a variation on an idea that many new breweries are tinkering… Read more »
Hangar 24 Craft Brewery announced the release of its newest seasonal beer, Warmer, as the latest addition to the company’s Local Fields Series. According to press materials, Warmer is a strong, rich ale brewed with holiday flavors like cinnamon, maple syrup, caramel malts and fresh spruce from the San Bernardino Mountains.
