PORTLAND, OR — Craft Brewers Alliance, Inc. (“CBA”) (Nasdaq: HOOK), an independent craft brewing company, reported net sales of $40.5 million and net income of $1.2 million for the third quarter ended September 30, 2011 as compared with net sales of $36.7 million and net income of $376,000 for the same quarter a year ago…. Read more »
Continuing their project that began on February 2, 2002, Stone Brewing Co. continues with Vertical Epic 11/11/11. As per their plan, the 2011 release shares little in common with those of previous years. Each beer is designed to be aged and enjoyed sometime after 12/12/2012, but we cracked open a bottle early just to see… Read more »
PHILADELPHIA, PA – Sunoco announced today the expansion of the Craft Beer Exchange at its APlus convenience stores in the Rochester and Buffalo markets. After starting this summer as a pilot program in 12 locations in the Buffalo area, the Craft Beer Exchange will expand into the Rochester market with eight new locations offering craft… Read more »
Peak Organic introduced a new lineup of beers this week, each one made with local ingredients from four different states. The Local Series sources grains and hops from New York, Maine, Vermont and Massachusetts. Peak Organic Co-Founder, Jon Cadoux, explains that the motivation behind doing the series was to pick out the intricacies of each… Read more »
There was a lot of talk this week about the growth of the craft beer industry during the 18th annual Beer Insights Seminar held on Monday in New York City. The event, hosted by the Beer Marketers Insights publication, drew some of the biggest names in the beer business. Among them were craft brewers Sam… Read more »
As the craft beer industry continues to evolve, it’s becoming increasingly apparent that brewers need to think long-term. But what are the steps that long-term thinking entails? It’s more than just making sure a recipe is scalable and the production and sales are set to grow. There are logistics challenges, packaging changes, key hires.
BOULDER, CO —American craft brewing’s global success story continued at the Stockholm Beer and Whisky Festival and the European Beer Star Competition. Brewers Association (BA) Export Development Program (EDP) members participated in both competitions again this year, winning a total of 37 awards.
KANSAS CITY, MO – of its newest creation, the Smokestack Series Mixed Four. Featuring 12-ounce bottles of four different artisanal beers from the brewery’s critically acclaimed Smokestack line, along with a custom designed glass, the package gives consumers the chance to easily and conveniently sample some of the best that Boulevard has to offer. All… Read more »
Brewbound.com is offering craft brewers a unique opportunity to grow and thrive: The Brewbound Craft Beer Session. Combining the best in business information and networking, the Brewbound Craft Beer Session will offer an unmatched strategic advantage for craft brewers as it inaugurates a new set of business development events run by Brewbound.
The Samuel Adams Single Batch series is a limited-edition collection of the Samuel Adams brewers’ favorite beers. Each is created with unique ingredients and is available nationwide in 22 ounce bottles. The lineup includes four beers: Griffin’s Bow, Tasman Red, Third Voyage and The Vixen.
Recently, Victory Brewing announced that Old Horizontal, their 10.5 percent barleywine wouldn’t be reaching market in 2011. Founder Bill Covaleski told Brewbound that the decision was somewhat bittersweet. “It’s one of those unfortunate situations where we have to make decisions to keep everything flowing at the rate it needs to be,” he said.
Westvleteren is coming to the U.S. You read that correctly. For the first (and more than likely) only time in history, Westvleteren beers will be bottled, shipped and legally sold on U.S. soil. Widely regarded as the maker of some of the most coveted beers in the world, the brewery will ship a limited amount… Read more »
If you were looking for the next big trend in craft beer at the Great American Beer Festival, you had a lot of choices. With so many styles being poured and more breweries than ever participating, drawing a single conclusion isn’t in the cards. So let’s start with what we know, instead. 2011 has been… Read more »
We know great beer was made to be enjoyed, but now we are kicking ourselves for opening Bourbon Barrel Stout —only because we don’t have any more. Very rarely does a beer get delivered to our office that, when sampled, leaves even those who don’t always get the opportunity to partake in a review session… Read more »
