Taprooms

New Jersey Legislature Passes Brewery Operations Reform Bill

New Jersey Legislature Passes Brewery Operations Reform Bill

For the second time, New Jersey craft breweries are a signature away from having a stringent set of restrictions on their taproom operations removed.

Both houses of the state Legislature passed Senate Bill 4265 and Assembly Bill 5912, which would allow craft breweries to host “an unlimited number of on-premises special events and private parties.”

Tree House Shareholder Suing Co-Owners for Misuse of Company Funds, Lack of Shareholder Transparency, and More

Tree House Shareholder Suing Co-Owners for Misuse of Company Funds, Lack of Shareholder Transparency, and More

One shareholder of Massachusetts-based Tree House Brewing has filed a lawsuit against co-owners Nate Lanier and Damien Goudreau, claiming they have misused company funds, neglected to offer shareholder dividends, and withheld tax documentation. Eric Granger, a Monson, Massachusetts resident who owns 2% of Tree House’s shares, filed the lawsuit against Lanier, Goudreau and Tree House… Read more »

Tree House Brewing to Open Saratoga Springs Facility in 2024

Tree House Brewing to Open Saratoga Springs Facility in 2024

Tree House Brewing is looking beyond the golf course to the race track. The Massachusetts-based craft brewery will open a new facility in Saratoga Springs, New York, in 2024, Tree House announced today on social media.

Inflation Outpaces At-The-Brewery Sales; Beer’s Share Declining

Inflation Outpaces At-The-Brewery Sales; Beer’s Share Declining

At-the-brewery sales from January to May 2023 increased +2.6% compared to the same period in 2022, according to Arryved POS data parsed by Brewers Association (BA) chief economist Bart Watson in a recent blog post. However, sales increased at about half the rate of inflation, which the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) tracked at… Read more »

Dogfish Head Adds Hazy Squall IPA Year-Round, Collabs with Talea and Wes Anderson’s Asteroid City

Dogfish Head Adds Hazy Squall IPA Year-Round, Collabs with Talea and Wes Anderson’s Asteroid City

As the summer selling season takes hold, Dogfish Head is releasing a trio of offerings in its strongest markets, including one that will stick around year-round. Co-founder Sam Calagione shared details of Dogfish Head’s solo releases with Brewbound, joined by Talea Beer Co. founders LeAnn Darland and Tara Hankinson to discuss the second year of the trio’s ongoing bodega-inspired collaboration.

Brewbound Podcast: Out-of-State Taproom Expansion Strategies, with Monday Night, Hi-Wire and Weathered Souls; Plus, the National Black Brewers Association

Brewbound Podcast: Out-of-State Taproom Expansion Strategies, with Monday Night, Hi-Wire and Weathered Souls; Plus, the National Black Brewers Association

This week’s Brewbound Podcast rebroadcasts two Brew Talks conversations from the 2023 Craft Brewers Conference. The first is an introduction to the National Black Brewers Association, a newly formed trade group. Then, three brewery leaders share their experiences with expanding their taproom presences in out-of-state markets.

Founders Hit With Second Racial Discrimination Lawsuit

Founders Hit With Second Racial Discrimination Lawsuit

On the same day Founders Brewing announced it had permanently closed its Detroit location, a former employee filed a lawsuit against the company claiming the taproom’s work environment was “so objectively racially hostile that she had no choice but to resign.”

Openings and Closings: Montauk Plays Ball at Citi Field; The Lost Abbey Moves in with Mother Earth; The Bruery to Close Washington, DC Shop

Openings and Closings: Montauk Plays Ball at Citi Field; The Lost Abbey Moves in with Mother Earth; The Bruery to Close Washington, DC Shop

Tilray-owned Montauk Brewing will open two new branded spaces at Citi Field, the home of the New York Mets in time for the 2023 MLB season. The Lost Abbey has entered an alternating proprietorship with Vista, California-based Mother Earth Brew Co. The Bruery is shuttering its Washington, D.C., location after six years in operation.