Maui Brewing Company disconnected from the power grid. Not like in northern California where last week’s temporary power shut off was due to extreme fire danger, but by choice. The Maui Brewing production plant in Kihei, Maui, Hawaii now gets 100 percent of their power from self-sustaining, off-grid sources. The 85,000 square foot brewery… Read More…
Colorado’s First Craft Brewery to Downsize
One of the oldest craft breweries in the country, and Colorado’s first, announced that they will significantly downsize, ending all packaging and limiting sales to only the brewery brewpub and taproom. Boulder Beer, which pre-dates even Sierra Nevada Brewing will end its multi-state distribution of bottles, cans and kegs and operate only as a… Read More…
A Brewhouse Goes on Tour
To celebrate the 40th anniversary of Sierra Nevada Brewing Company, the company decided to do a tour. Of its original brewhouse that is. The 10-barrel system, originally hand built by founder Ken Grossman, was mounted on a trailer and took its first road trip; to the Great American Beer Festival in Denver last week… Read More…
And the Winner Is……GABF 2019 Medal Winners
The results are in! Exactly 283 medals were handed out today in Denver at the Great American Beer Festival annual competition. See the complete list here with a searchable list by state and style category here.
‘Craft on Craft’ Acquisition in Detroit
Craft brewers can do it too. After a slew of craft brewery acquisitions by Big Beer spanning the last eight years, the concept of a craft brewery acquiring another craft brewery – ‘craft on craft’ – may start to pick up momentum. No doubt that the highly competitive marketplace has stressed many craft breweries… Read More…
Armistice Brewing pulls Mary Berry Beer after cease-and-desist from Mary Berry of “The Great British Bake Off” fame.
Craft breweries naming beers after popular celebrities and brands is not uncommon. It’s also not uncommon to find yourself confronted with legal difficulties when you don’t dot the i’s and cross the t’s by contacting the source of your inspiration. Via – SF Gate
Dixie Rebirth is a Whole New Dixie
The storied history of Dixie Brewing in New Orleans is about to open a new chapter. The New Orleans brewery, which first opened in 1907, sustained moderate but not severe damaged during Hurricane Katrina. But after the flood waters receded the brewery complex was looted with much of the equipment stolen. The brewery has… Read More…
Founders Sells Majority Share to Mahou
Founders Brewing Co., Michigan’s largest brewery, Founders Brewing Co. as announced that it will sell majority ownership to its Spanish brewing partner, Mahou San Miguel Group. Mahou, which previously purchased a 30% stake in the company in 2014 will now own 90%. Mike Stevens and Dave Engbers, who co-founded Founders in 1997, will each… Read More…
To Buy or Not to Buy – ABInBev Faces Deadline on CBA
When Anheuser-Busch InBev partnered with Craft Brew Alliance in 2016, they were given a deadline of August 23rd, 2019 to make a qualifying offer of $24.50 per share, which would amount to about $475 million, or else it has to pay Craft Brew $20 million. The clock is ticking as the deadline nears, and the… Read More…
Welsh Brewery loses trademark battle with Hugo Boss
Swansea’s Boss Brewing had to pay out approximately £10,000, and change the name of two of its top beers and stop selling branded swag after losing a trademark battle with designer Hugo Boss. Via The Drinks Business
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