The Brewers Association (BA) — the trade group representing small and independent breweries — today reported strong mid-year numbers for America’s craft brewers. U.S craft brewers continued their incredible growth through the first half of 2013, boasting 15 percent dollar sales growth and 13 percent volume growth over the same time period last year.
It’s a period of transition, a period of discovery. Craft beer is available and abundant, like most consumer goods in Las Vegas, but the realization of its marketability and demand — in a city that thrives on its marketability and ability to fulfill any desire — has only just begun.
After 16 years, Founders Brewing has finally found its flagship offering. The Grand Rapids, Mich.-based brewing company introduced All Day IPA in March, then only as a seasonal product. But consumer demand and record sales quickly catapulted the 4.7 percent session ale to Founder’s largest volume brand, forcing the company to think about offering it… Read more »
The list of craft breweries expanding their distribution footprints is growing. Last month, a number of notable craft beer companies — like Delaware’s Dogfish Head and Michigan’s Bell’s Brewery — announced new wholesale agreements and this month, a few more noteworthy craft beer companies joined the list.
It’s an ambitious endeavor, but Sierra Nevada Brewing will celebrate the opening of its new Mills River, N.C. brewery with one of the largest collaborative undertakings the craft beer industry has ever witnessed. The Chico, Calif.-based company announced Monday, plans to partner with 12 U.S. craft breweries on the creation of a ‘Beer Camp Across… Read more »
Craft Brew Alliance (CBA) — which produces and markets the Redhook, Kona, Widmer Brothers and Omission Beer brands — today announced a new partnership with theCHIVE.com, a popular entertainment website known for featuring salacious photo galleries of scantily-clad women and humorous viral videos.
In an effort to expand its distribution footprint to include all 50 states by 2018, New Belgium Brewing today announced plans to begin selling beer in Delaware on August 19. The Fort Collins-based craft brewery has signed an agreement with N.K.S. Distributors, a member of the Anheuser-Busch wholesaler network.
Rumors can spread quickly in the beer business. In May, when New Belgium brewing announced an adjusted construction timeline for its secondary brewing facility in Asheville, NC, the chatter began. Was the move to a 100 percent employee-owned business model the wrong decision? Would the Asheville brewery even open? Had Fat Tire sales gone flat?
Beer and food pairing suggestions have long been the domain of craft brewers, so why not Tenth and Blake? The MillerCoors craft and import division announced today that it is launching pintsandplates.com, a mobile website with more than 200 pairing recommendations.
After revealing a refreshed brand image with the launch of its new 12 oz. cans in March, San Diego’s Ballast Point Brewing yesterday unveiled similarly-styled designs on its 22 oz. and 12 oz. bottles.
Alan Newman calls himself an “opportunity-junkie.” Over the past 31 years as a serial entrepreneur, he’s successfully helped to build three companies in three entirely different industries: Gardener’s Supply Company, a mail-order gardening supply company; Seventh Generation, a brand of environmentally-safe household products, and Magic Hat Brewing.
After four years of shipping beer to the East Coast for ‘Philly Beer Week,’ Deschutes Brewery — the country’s fifth largest craft brewery — announced today the permanent distribution of its beers to the Philadelphia market through Muller, Inc.
More than two years after pulling its distribution from Tennessee, Indiana, Wisconsin and Rhode Island due to capacity constraints, Dogfish Head today announced plans to re-enter all four markets before the end of the year. “It wasn’t our goal to upset Dogfish Head fans and distributors, but with demand so far in front of supply,… Read more »
While a visit to the supermarket even for the most discerning beer aficionado might be routine, a journey down the beer aisle isn’t always part of the trip. At least one large craft brewery is trying to change that.
