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Starr Hill to Add Satellite Location in 2017

Starr Hill to Add Satellite Location in 2017

Starr Hill Brewery, one of the largest producers of craft beer in the state of Virginia, plans to open a new location in 2017. The new space, a collaborative venture with global real estate developer The Cordish Companies, will be located at the “Waterside District” marketplace currently under construction in Norfolk, VA.

Study: Portland, Maine is Top U.S. Beer City

Study: Portland, Maine is Top U.S. Beer City

Portland, Maine is the best place to get a pint, according a new report from SmartAsset, a technology company that recently compiled its own list of the top 25 U.S. cities for beer drinkers.

New Tax, TTB Exemptions Benefit Small Brewers

New Tax, TTB Exemptions Benefit Small Brewers

Craft beverage producers received a boost from Congress on Friday as the body pushed through a number of minor provisions that benefit brewers and cider makers which. The new rules were rolled into the recently approved $1.1 trillion tax extender package.

Record Rain Floods and Snow Close Rogue Farms

With no end in sight to the heavy rains that are soaking Oregon, Rogue Farms in Independence is closed due to flooding through the end of the year. Last week, the Willamette River poured over its banks, sending floodwaters rushing over the main road and filling Rogue’s hopyard with water several feet deep.

Chicago’s Great Central Brewing is Latest Contract Upstart Focusing on Craft

Chicago’s Great Central Brewing is Latest Contract Upstart Focusing on Craft

Another craft-focused contract brewing operation has entered the fray. Great Central Brewing Company (GCBC) broke ground on a new 32,000 sq. ft. contract brewing facility in Chicago last week. Scheduled for a summer 2016 opening, the brewery joins a growing list of craft-minded contract facilities established to help other small producers scale up, instead of focusing on their own in-house labels.

Arizona Craft Brewers Guild Responds to Four Peaks Acquisition

Anheuser-Busch announced an agreement to acquire Four Peaks Brewing Company. The Arizona Craft Brewers Guild, which supports all local craft brewers in the state, is assessing the impact of this announcement.

Amid Rumors of Sale, New Belgium Core Growth Slows

Amid Rumors of Sale, New Belgium Core Growth Slows

Colorado’s New Belgium Brewing is reportedly for sale. Reuters, citing sources familiar with the matter, said that the employee-owned brewery, the fourth-largest in the country, could be valued at more than $1 billion. The decision to explore a sale comes as sales of products like Fat Tire, the company’s flagship, and Ranger, its IPA, are waning.

New Redhook Brewpub Underscores CBA’s Local Focus

New Redhook Brewpub Underscores CBA’s Local Focus

Earlier this month, Craft Brew Alliance — which produces and markets the Redhook brand, as well as the Widmer, Kona and Omission lines of craft beers — announced plans to open a new Redhook Brewery brewpub in Seattle, the brand’s birthplace.

Amid Growing Antitrust Concerns, Senate Committee Considers MegaBrew

Amid Growing Antitrust Concerns, Senate Committee Considers MegaBrew

A number of beer industry stakeholders gathered in front of Congress Tuesday to discuss what impact, if any, a merger of the world’s two largest beer companies would have on the U.S. beer landscape. In a prepared statement before the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights, A-B InBev CEO Carlos Brito shared his company’s outlook on the deal and explained how the transaction would benefit consumers and enable A-B to better compete in foreign regions.

Total Number of U.S. Breweries Hits 4,144

Total Number of U.S. Breweries Hits 4,144

It only took 142 years, but the U.S. craft beer industry has finally set a new record. The Brewers Association announced today that as of Nov. 30, there are 4,144 breweries operating in the country, surpassing the previous record of 4,131, which dates back to 1873.

Portland’s General Distributors Inc., at Odds with Teamsters Union

Portland’s General Distributors Inc., at Odds with Teamsters Union

A federal mediator is slated to oversee negotiations this Wednesday between Portland, Oregon’s Teamsters Local 162 and General Distributors, Inc (GDI), a beer wholesaler responsible for getting brands like Corona, Coors, Sierra Nevada and a number of craft products to market.

New Belgium to Expand Reach on East Coast in 2016

New Belgium to Expand Reach on East Coast in 2016

New Belgium Brewing today announced it would begin distributing in New Jersey next March, opening the new territory alongside previously scheduled rollouts in Hawaii and West Virginia.