Avery Brewing Co. this week announced the promotion and hire of a pair of key executives.
Brian “BK” Krueger will join the Boulder, Colorado-headquartered company as director of sales and marketing.
Krueger, who has plenty of experience in the Colorado market after a 16-year career as sales executive with New Belgium Brewing Company in Fort Collins, will fill the role being left by Dustin LeMoine, who the company is promoting to Chief Operating Officer, effective immediately.
LeMoine worked for five years with the company in his previous role, and he is credited with helping grow Avery’s sales to 62,087 last year and easing the company’s transition into its destination brewery two years ago, according to the release. He will report directly to founder and CEO Adam Avery.
“Dustin has developed a rare perspective beyond sales,” Avery said, via a press release. “No one understands the whole breadth of operations better than Dustin. He is the ultimate facilitator, communicator, change agent, project manager and partner. He cares extremely deep for this company and I trust him 100 percent to further propel our vision of Avery Brewing into reality.”
Meanwhile, Krueger most recently served as the vice president of sales strategy and execution for Enjoy Beer, a craft beer consortium founded by private equity firm Friedman, Fleisher & Lowe (FFL) and Harpoon Brewery co-founder Rich Doyle.
“BK has a next level understanding of our world and will fit in perfectly with us,” LeMoine said in the release. “He is a craft beer guy, who got into this industry because of the beer, but has excelled in his career as an incredibly smart and strategic sales professional with an innate ability to lead and inspire the team around him. He knows how to grow a business from our current size to a size that we want to be in the future, and we cannot wait for him to help us all do our jobs better.”
Former Avery COO Steve Breezley joined Ska Brewing in February in a similar role.
As Brewbound reported earlier this year, Avery is focusing on increasing sales of its most popular brand, White Rascal witbier, with the company’s total sales inching closer to 75,000 barrels in 2017. The company has also invested heavily in a 42,000 sq. ft. barrel-aging warehouse, with capacity for 30,000 oak barrels, near its Boulder brewery.
More details are in a press release below.
Avery Brewing Co. Names New COO and Director of Sales & Marketing
Boulder, CO – August 16th, 2017 — Avery Brewing Company, a Boulder-based craft brewery is excited to share that Dustin LeMoine will be the Chief Operating Officer at Avery Brewing Company, effective immediately. LeMoine will report directly to Adam Avery, CEO and Founder of Avery Brewing Company.
LeMoine is currently the Director of Sales and Marketing at Avery Brewing Company and has been in this role for five years, growing the company to 62,097 barrels in 2016 and supporting the transition to the new Boulder, Colorado facility. Working as an advocate of the sales team, LeMoine has been a critical voice in production conversations over the past years and therefore was a natural fit for the COO role.
“Dustin has developed a rare perspective beyond sales,” says Avery. “No one understands the whole breadth of operations better than Dustin. He is the ultimate facilitator, communicator, change agent, project manager, and partner. He cares extremely deep for this company and I trust him 100% to further propel our vision of Avery Brewing into reality.”
Avery is also excited to welcome Brian “BK” Krueger to the team as Director of Sales and Marketing. Krueger comes to Avery Brewing with 16 years at New Belgium Brewing Company, starting off as a Beer Ranger and working his way up to Sales Co-Pilot. His contribution to growing the company from an 85,000 barrel brewery to a 950,000 barrel brewery in the span of 16 years is impressive. Krueger has spent the last two years at Enjoy Beer, a craft beer consortium, as the VP of Sales Strategy and Execution.
“BK has a next level understanding of our world and will fit in perfectly with us,” says LeMoine. “He is a craft beer guy, who got into this industry because of the beer, but has excelled in his career as an incredibly smart and strategic sales professional with an innate ability to lead and inspire the team around him. He knows how to grow a business from our current size to a size that we want to be in the future and we cannot wait for him to help us all do our jobs better.”
Avery Brewing Company would like to congratulate LeMoine in his promotion and welcome Krueger to the Avery Brewing family.
About Avery Brewing Company:
Avery Brewing Company is a family-owned craft brewery in Boulder, Colorado. Since 1993, Avery has pioneered innovative beers by blending the art and science of brewing with ingenuity, creativity, and boldness. Avery bottles and cans more than 40 beers a year including White Rascal Belgian-Style White Ale, The Maharaja Imperial IPA, and Tweak. Craft your journey at averybrewing.com.