The 7th offering in the Big Beer Series for 2011 is S’Muttonator, a boozy double bock that apparently took the brewers from Smuttynose 30 hours to make just a single batch. The attention to detail is obvious, even at first glance. S’Muttonator pours a deep brown, mahogany color with a solid one-finger head. Dark fruits,… Read more »
Victory Brewing Company today announced plans to build a second brewery in Parkesburg Penn., which is just 14 miles west of its current location in Downingtown. The new facility, a 212,000 square foot warehouse that was once a Green Giant distribution facility, will be capable of churning out 200,000 barrels annually, according to brewery spokesperson… Read more »
Last month, Brewbound.com sat down with Heavy Seas Brewing Owner Hugh Sisson to discuss the company’s position in an ever-widening craft beer landscape. Sisson offered up some interesting viewpoints on the barrage of emerging startup breweries, the craft beer drinkers’ palate and his company’s own plans for 2012.
Sixpoint Brewery announced on Monday that it would begin distributing beer to Wisconsin before the end of the month. The decision to head to ‘The Badger State’ was a personal one for company founder Shane Welch, who was born and raised there. “Nearly all of my family, both extended and immediate, still lives there,” he… Read more »
The Craft Brew Alliance announced its full year 2011 results yesterday afternoon, following it up with an earnings call this afternoon. During today’s call, CEO Terry Michaelson said that “2011 was an extremely important year for CBA.” Michaelson said the company’s focus on building a unique craft strategy over the last three years has positioned… Read more »
The Craft Brew Alliance announced its full year 2011 results this afternoon, reporting a net sales increase of $17.5 million, or 13 percent, compared to 2010. The company cited increased shipments to wholesalers, price increases on beers sold to wholesalers and an increase in revenues earned following the merger with Kona Brewing Co. Below is… Read more »
Even as he grows, Lagunitas Brewing founder Tony Magee is trying to share his company’s success with his suppliers. “De-commoditizing” as Magee terms it, is the process of rewarding the ‘enormous value’ he says barley farmers offer craft brewers by offering them better prices for their products.
The Brewers Association announced details today regarding the 2012 SAVOR event, held annually in Washington D.C. A limited supply of SAVOR presale tickets will be available exclusively to American Homebrewers Association and Brewers Association members. Those tickets will go on sale April 3rd at 12 p.m. ET. Starting on April 5th, tickets will be available… Read more »
In January, we brought you a video interview with Wachusett Brewing President Ned LaFortune discussing the acquisition of a canning line. With that purchase, Wachusett became the only brewer in Massachusetts with canning equipment and effectively set itself up as a go-to contact canning facility for other New England based brewers.
Boulevard Brewing Company today announced a marketing partnership with Sporting Kansas City, the local Major League Soccer (MLS) team. The partnership aims to connect each organization’s strong community ties through a variety of co-branded marketing initiatives around the theme: “Hometown Team-Hometown Beer,” according to the press release.
You may have caught wind that Weyerbacher Brewing Co. introduced a spiffy new Jester logo, which now represents the ‘face’ of the brewery. The introduction of a new company logo, a colorful one at that, coincides with the recent announcement that a $1.1 million expansion to the current brewing facility will add 7,500 square feet… Read more »
Despite a U.S. beer landscape that now boasts the most breweries since Prohibition, the battle for domestic supremacy continues to be between Anheuser-Busch InBev and MillerCoors. But at a time when the industry share of “big beer”, while nevertheless powerful, is declining because of flight to craft beer and other forms of beverage alcohol, it… Read more »
As winter winds down, we wanted to dig deep into the depths of our beer fridge for another seasonal review. We couldn’t think of a more apropos way to wave goodbye to winter than with Cisco Brewers ‘Winter Shredder.’ Shredder pours a deep mahogany color with ruby-reddish hues. A frothy, tan-colored head sticks to the… Read more »
Craft beer sales are quickly approaching $1 billion in U.S. supermarkets and the U.S. brewery count is climbing towards 2,000. It’s no secret that 2011 was a phenomenal growth year for the craft beer industry, and now we have some year-end Symphony IRI data to back it up. The Brewers Association reported in January that… Read more »
