Heading north up I-55 from its St. Louis home, 4 Hands Brewing Co. is blowing into the Windy City in 2014, bringing seven of its beers to Chicago, per an agreement with Wirtz Beverage of Illinois.
Over the past week, a number of small breweries inked new distribution deals aimed at strengthening each one’s home market presence. The Black Abbey Brewing Co., based in Nashville, Tenn., came to an agreement with BountyBev that will bring its beers to the state’s Rutherford, Wilson and Sumner Counties, according to the Nashville Post.
It might go down as one of the smallest buyouts in craft beer history, but Idle Hands Craft Ales, a Boston-area nano-brewery, today announced it will purchase the intellectual property of nearby Enlightenment Ales.
Prohibition was repealed with the ratification of the 21st Amendment in 1933. Now, 80 years later, there are new laws on the books that don’t seem to make much sense to craft brewers across the country. In Florida, for instance, growlers that hold a quart of beer or less are completely legal, as are jugs… Read more »
Green Flash Brewing isn’t a nationally distributed craft brand quite yet, but it’s getting close. The San Diego-based brewery has two states remaining, Utah and Hawaii, and it’s working to clear the remaining hurdles associated with each one. “Hawaii is tricky because we will only ship 100% refrigerated freight,” said vice president of sales Jim… Read more »
Bell’s Brewery is set to ring in the New Year with a Big Apple rollout. The brewery, which is based out of Kalamazoo, Mich., has signed an agreement with Union Beer Distributors to bring most of its year-round offerings as well as its seasonal lineup to New York City and Long Island on February 10… Read more »
In preparation for the christening of its new brewing facility, New Hampshire’s Smuttynose Brewing expanded its distribution footprint and began shipping kegs to Michigan last month. The brewery’s new multi-use headquarters in Hampton is slated to open in December. The company is also looking at foreign shores.
A good craft beer selection has become a key ingredient to restaurant success, a new survey has shown. Food industry consulting firm Technomic released a study today showing that craft beer selection alone is enough to draw 49 percent of consumers to a restaurant.
Most arguments can be settled over a couple beers. That is, of course, unless the beer industry is spearheading the offensive. The Chicago Tribune has the story of how beer lobbyists have started a fight with Wall Street over an aluminum market rigged to line the pockets of big banks. As the Tribune explains, the… Read more »
New Belgium is about to double its wood beer aging capacity by adding 32 new French Oak foeders to its Fort Collins, Colo. headquarters by the end of the year, bringing the brewery’s grand total of foeders to 64, the company announced. New Belgium began expanding its wood collection back in May, when it added… Read more »
For 20 years, Harpoon’s flagship IPA didn’t needed another moniker. Throughout New England, the beer is known by most beer drinkers simply as IPA. But the IPA, having emerged as the most popular style in craft beer, according to IRI, has also become somewhat synonymous with extreme, hoppy, and bitter taste — what’s often called… Read more »
If IRI data is any kind of indicator, the craft beer category is on its way to yet another year of double-digit dollar sales growth in 2013. With just six weeks left in the year, Brewbound examined recent IRI reports in an attempt to spot some trends. A closer look into the data revealed some… Read more »
Massachusetts craft brewers who want more freedom to switch wholesalers are pushing for legislative change to what they believe are outdated beer distribution laws. The proposed House Bill 267 seeks to give brewers more power over their distribution rights. If passed, it will allow small brewers to easily opt out of relationships with wholesalers, a… Read more »
The continued maturation of the craft beer category has enabled the Brewers Association (BA) — a not-for-profit trade association representing the interests of craft brewers — to expand. After nearly three decades at 736 Pearl Street in Boulder, Colo., the BA, which currently employs 47 staff members, will relocate its headquarters to a new, $4… Read more »
