I have now brought up the mid-late 90s boom and bust several times here without much context, partially because I was 12 years old at the time. Brewers bring it up anecdotally, blaming the dive of craft beer growth on […]
Dan Wandel, with Symphony IRI, had an overwhelmingly informative presentation on the craft industry specific to California. With mostly rosy stats, it was an uplifting report. Craft continues to sell exceptionally well despite the Beer Category sales being down in […]
Press Release: John I. Haas, Inc. Announces Technology Initiative “Haas Innovations” (Yakima, WA) – John I. Haas, Inc., the leading supplier of hop products and services in the US, announces a new research and technology initiative – “Haas Innovations”… Haas […]
I actually linked to this article last week but didn’t realize there was a page 2 until I stumbled upon Jack Curtin’s blog today. “Once we get our production up, we’re probably going to enter Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia sometime […]
Now, it’s personal. Yesterday, Boston Biz Journals reported that Boston Beer Co. sued Anchor Brewers and Distillers over an allegedly breached noncompete agreement with one of Anchor’s newly-hired employees. Jim Koch forwarded a statement to Beer Advocate today. Interesting snippet […]
Despite AB InBev signing a pact with the NFL, MillerCoors is still finding ways to spend on football. And then there is this tidbit (unrelated to the football stuff): “That includes a 20 percent increase in expenditures on our Premium […]
This is the same plant that started brewing Goose Island 312 Urban Wheat this past summer… Anheuser-Busch Inc. is close to cutting a deal with local governments that will save its huge brewery near Baldwinsville at least $6.24 million in […]
Another piece of news on New Belgium. So far, we have been told by local news outlets that there are six locations in four cities. Asheville, North Carolina is one of them. The Asheville Brewers Alliance says that it doesn’t […]
Brooklyn Brewery Brewmaster, Garrett Oliver, may be considered one of the most respected men in craft beer and perhaps beer in general. So why not use that industry cred to throw your weight around in an interview with Craft Business […]
Bell’s Brewery Production Manager, John Mallett, talks about the ongoing $17 million expansion project. The latest development is the recent arrival of tanks at the brewery. The brewhouse will eventually be able to pump out “well over” 500k barrels annually […]
