Two months after Stone Brewing filed a lawsuit over the use of “Stone” in the marketing and packaging of the MillerCoors brand Keystone, the global beer company has filed an 82-page counterclaim. The counterclaim contained many reasons MillerCoors feels the lawsuit should be tossed, but the standout argument was the contention that MillerCoors used… Read More…
Green Flash Brewing Forecloses and Sells
In a flash of events, Green Flash Brewing was foreclosed on by their largest lender Comerica which in turn has sold the assets of the company to an investor group under the name WC IPA LLC. The Virginia Beach brewery was not picked up by WC IPA and will be sold separately. WC IPA… Read More…
Small breweries drive growth
The number of operating breweries in the United States grew 16% in 2017 and smaller breweries generally fared better than large ones. Total beer sales declined 1% for the year, while craft (as defined by the Brewers Association) beer sales grew 5%. Microbreweries, meaning ones that made 15,000 barrels or less, and brewpubs delivered 76%… Read More…
Pennsylvania Awards $700K for Beer Projects
The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board has awarded grants totaling $704,985 to 13 projects to increase the production of Pennsylvania-made malt and brewed beverages and enhance the Pennsylvania beer industry through promotion, marketing, and research-based programs and projects. “Brewing beer is an important industry to Pennsylvania’s economy that is growing,” Governor Tom Wolf said in… Read More…
Interesting Conversation on Salaries in the Brewing Industry
An interesting thread on brewery salaries has popped up on Reddit over the weekend. The goal of the post is to create a sort of salary guide for brewers with an increase in salaries for brewers hopefully following. Unfortunately the original post did not ask that responders include their city/state which undoubtedly impacts salary. How… Read More…
Boston Beer CEO Position with Peet’s Executive
Boston Beer announced today that former president of Peet’s Coffee, Dave Burwick, will take the reins of CEO. Dave will replace longtime Boston Beer CEO Martin Roper. Dave is currently on the Board of Boston Beer Co. and is expected to take over sometime in the second quarter of the year. He took the… Read More…
Stone Brewing Files Suit Against MillerCoors
Stone Brewing has filed a lawsuit against MillerCoors, alleging that the Keystone line of beers has infringed on the San Diego craft brewery’s “Stone” trademark. The complaint was filed yesterday in the U.S. district court of Southern California. Stone Brewing claims that MillerCoors is purposely trying to “steal the consumer loyalty” by highlighting the… Read More…
Key Franchise Legislation Stalls in Mass. Legislature
A set of competing legislative bills addressing franchise laws in Massachusetts has died in committee, dealing the Massachusetts Brewers Guild a setback in the year-long effort to reform franchise law in the state. The Guild put out an urgent “call to action” to beer consumers in the state to request that representatives support two… Read More…
Falconer Foundations Offers Brewing Ed Scholarships
In collaboration with the Seibel Institute of Technology, the Glen Hay Falconer Foundation is offering two full-tuition brewing education scholarships in 2018. Both scholarship are full tuition grants with travel/lodging stipends. The first scholarship is to the World Brewing Academy Concise Course in Brewing Technology in Chicago in October 2018. The Concise Course in… Read More…
BA Creates New Draught Beer Quality Position
The Brewers Association has created the new position of Draught Beer Quality ambassador which will be filled by Matt Meadows and Neil Witte. The two will share responsibilities in working to promote the mission of the BA Draught Beer Quality subcommittee—to improve the quality of draught beer dispensed at retail, and educate wholesalers and retailers… Read More…