Lagunitas Brewing Founder Tony Magee took to Twitter last night to announce the biggest news in the company’s 19-year history: Lagunitas is adding a second production facility, in Chicago. Unlike recent expansion stories from larger brands Sierra Nevada and New Belgium, in the case of Lagunitas, the announcement didn’t involve back-and-forth deliberations between final choice… Read more »
FORT COLLINS, CO – On April 21, 2012 Odell Brewing will release St. Lupulin, the brewery’s beloved summer seasonal. St. Lupulin (loop-you-lin) Extra Pale Ale pays tribute to a mystical character who passionately tended to rows and rows of hops caring for the coveted yellow resin within the hop cones known as Lupulin.
BOSTON, MA – The much-anticipated Samuel Adams 2012 LongShot Variety Six-Pack hits shelves this month, fulfilling the dreams of three winning homebrewers by giving them the chance to see their hard work brewed, bottled and distributed nationwide.
A $1 million state grant from the ‘One North Carolina Fund’ helped lure New Belgium to Asheville. The grant is based on the company creating 130 jobs and invested $115 million over five years. Below is the full press release from the office of Gov. Bev Perdue.
It’s official. New Belgium today announced plans to build a second brewery in Asheville, N.C. North Carolina Gov. Bev Perdue joined Kim Jordan, the Fort Collins, Colo.-based brewery’s co-founder and CEO, and other New Belgium executives today for the official announcement. The brewer known for its Fat Tire Amber Ale will build a new brewery… Read more »
BOSTON, MA – Eight years after meeting freshman year in college and bonding over a shared love of beer, Rich Doyle and Dan Kenary hired a brewer and signed a lease for an old shipbuilding facility on Boston’s waterfront so they could brew the beer they wanted to drink. In 1986 the Harpoon Brewery was… Read more »
LARKSPUR, CA – Marin Brewing Company announces the release and limited distribution of Preservation Ale, a session beer created specifically for the 40th Anniversary of Marin County Parks. Preservation Ale is mellow; an easy drinking beer, not too hoppy, not too crazy. Marin Brewing Company owner Brendan Moylan has always been a huge supporter of… Read more »
Multiple Asheville news sources are reporting that a “major economic announcement” potentially involving the Fort Collins, Colo. based brewer, New Belgium Brewing, will be made by Gov. Bev Perdue at 4 p.m. today. The announcement is expected to pertain to a parcel of land, rumored to be the future home of a New Belgium-owned East… Read more »
After nearly 50 percent volume growth in 2011, Left Hand Brewing will look to add another 18,000 barrels in 2012. The Longmont, Colo. based company is currently in the midst of a ten year facility expansion plan that will bring total brewing capacity to 250,000 barrels.
BEND, OR – Deschutes Brewery has promoted Andrew Tysler to the newly created position of National Sales Director for the company. He was previously Western Region Sales Director and was appointed interim National Sales Director when the former Director of Sales and Marketing left Deschutes Brewery at the end of January.
It didn’t take long for Alchemy & Science to make its next move after acquiring L.A.’s Angel City Brewing in January. The craft-brew incubation project from industry veterans Alan Newman and Jim Koch introduced a new line of craft shandy today under the personality ‘Curious Traveler.’
Brewbound is pleased to announce that Jim Schembre, the National General Manager of World Class Beer, will join the Brewbound Craft Beer Session on June 5, 2012. Schembre will discuss the ongoing evolution of the relationship between craft brewers and their wholesalers, paying specific attention to the role that multistate distributor organizations like World Class… Read more »
Angry Orchard Cider Company is expected to make a formal announcement tomorrow regarding the nationwide roll out of three cider varietals. The company initially launched the product as part of a trial run in New England, New York, Maryland and Colorado. After a positive response from cider drinkers, Angry Orchard’s parent company, Boston Beer, will… Read more »
Moylan’s Brewery & Restaurant is re-releasing Orange & Black Congrats Ale, a beer originally brewed after the San Francisco Giants captured the 2010 World Series title. Recall that sister brewery, Marin Brewing Co., also brews and bottles a version of the beer. Below is a press release with all the details.
