Lagunitas Reopening Chicago Taproom After 3 Years
After a three year hiatus, Chicago craft beer lovers will soon be able to patronize the Lagunitas Brewing Company taproom again.
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Brewbound Data Club: Arryved on How to Drive Higher Check Values and Bigger Tips
As craft brewery taprooms adapted to new service models during the pandemic, so did their customers. Arryved CEO Loren Bendele and product manager – guest experience Brenton Murrell join Brewbound Data Club to discuss how Arryved’s merchants are finding higher check values and tips using various service models enabled by the company’s POS technology.
Big Storm Brewing to Open Fifth Location in Ybor City This Weekend
Big Storm Brewing Co. will be opening its fifth location this Saturday, February 11 in the heart of
Ybor City. Located at 1600 East 7th Avenue, the 11,000 square-foot taproom and restaurant takes over the previous Hamburger Mary’s space.
Closings: Lagunitas to Close Seattle Taproom in January; Bear Republic Shutters Rohnert Park Taproom for Winter; Sasquatch Brewery Ceases Production
Lagunitas will close its Seattle taproom next month, which was “not a decision we took lightly,” the Heineken-owned craft brewery said. Cloverdale, California-headquartered Bear Republic brewing shuttered its remaining taproom for the winter on December 11, and plans to reopen in the spring. Portland, Oregon-based Sasquatch Brewery announced last month it will halt beer- and cider-making operations, but its pub will remain in business.
Last Call: Weyerbacher Sold to New Owners, Taproom Reopens; Funk Factory Geuzeria Sells Taproom to Black Rose Blending Co.
An LLC led by the former president and CEO of Pittsburgh Brewing has acquired Weyerbacher Brewing following the Easton, Pennsylvania-based craft brewery’s second bankruptcy case, according to LehighValleyLive.com.
Great Notion to Take Over Former Sierra Nevada Torpedo Room; Shift Focus to Brick-and-Mortar Growth as DTC Struggles
Great Notion Brewing will open its first California taproom this year, taking over the former Sierra Nevada Torpedo Room in Berkeley, California. The move comes as the Portland, Oregon-headquartered craft brewery shifts its focus to own-premise growth, as direct-to-consumer (DTC) sales have trailed off.
DSSOLVR Announces Durham Taproom
Asheville-based brewery DSSOLVR is thrilled to announce its second taproom, opening in downtown Durham, North Carolina in 2023. The Atlas Building on Rigsbee Ave will be home to DSSOLVR’s first taproom outside of Asheville, with plans to begin construction on the 2,500 square foot space in early 2023 and a projected opening date later in the year.
Untappd Check-Ins Reveal Brewery Taproom Traffic Recovered Beyond 2019 Levels
Data from beer-centric social media platform Untappd, which tracks where and when users drink beer, shows that traffic at brewery taprooms has recovered to 117% of January 2019 levels.
JuneShine Founders Discuss Reaching 1 Million Cases This Year, RTD Success and New Brooklyn Taproom
San Diego-based JuneShine – a hard kombucha and ready-to-drink canned cocktail (RTD) maker – is on track to produce more than one million cases (about 72,580 barrels) in 2022.
Openings: Mast Landing to Add South Portland Location; BrewDog Plans 3 Denver Outposts Over Next 4 Years; Upland to Add 10th Indiana Space
Westbrook, Maine-based Mast Landing Brewing Co. will open a new tasting room in South Portland by the end of the year, the company announced last week.
Last Call: 76% of Consumers Visiting On-Premise More Often or Same As Usual, Says CGA; Atwater Close to Wrapping $1M Capital Improvement Project
Despite inflationary pressures, more than three-quarters of consumers (76%) are still visiting bars and restaurants more than or as often as usual, according to market research firm CGA.
Pilot Project Acquires Former Milwaukee Brewing Production Facility, Following $8 Million Seed Round
Pilot Project, a Chicago-based brewery incubator, has closed a $8 million seed round, led by the Chicago investment group InvestBev.
Last Call: Labor Day Weekend Velocity Gets a Bump; Ska to Distribute WeldWerks; Black Project Closes
On-premise sales over Labor Day weekend received “an uplift in velocity” on Sunday (+16%) and Monday (+54%) compared to the previous week, NielsenIQ’s on-premise tracking arm, CGA, reported today.
Dogfish Head Miami Taproom to Shutter in November, Citing Rent Increases
A little more than two years after announcing it would open, Boston Beer’s Dogfish Head taproom in Miami will shut its doors on November 5 due to “marketplace factors beyond our control,” according to an internal memo.