Yes, it is getting hyper competitive out there for craft breweries. And there is one common denominator for success; good quality beer. Exercising a basic quality control program is not out of reach for even the smallest of brewery operations. All breweries should have in place a quality control program that covers all of the… Read More…
Untapped Buys BeerAdvocate
Next Glass, the ownership group of the beer rating app Untappd and software supplier to beer enthusiasts, breweries, bars and restaurants, announced today that it has acquired assets of BeerAdvocate. BeerAdvocate, the popular beer rating website was founded by Todd Alstrom with his brother Jason in 1996. They expanded into print by publishing the… Read More…
“The Intersection of Finance and Data” – The Beer Crunchers
A lot of small beverage producers don’t spend enough time digging into the numbers past the bottom line. This recap from Beer Crunchers is a great gut check on what many breweries should be looking at — in spite of the gratuitous use of emoji. It wasn’t long ago when you would hear about craft… Read More…
Oregon Brewers Guild Honors Industry Veterans
The Oregon Brewers Guild honored six pioneers of the state’s brewing industry with Lifetime Achievement Awards during its inaugural Awards Ceremony at the Crystal Ballroom Monday. The award recipients pioneered craft beer in Oregon in the early 1980s. “We’re here today, doing the jobs we love, because of them,” said OBG Board member Graham… Read More…
Iron Heart Mobile Canning Acquires Michigan Canning
Iron Heart Canning Company, a mobile canning service for breweries, cideries, wineries, distilleries and non-alcoholic producers, announced today that it has acquired Michigan Mobile Canning, a mobile canning business operating out of Kalamazoo, Mich., and Indianapolis, Ind. The acquisition will make Iron Heart the nation’s largest mobile cannery according to a company press release…. Read More…
Lagunitas CEO to Step Down
Lagunitas Brewing Co. CEO Maria Stipp will be leaving the company after five years in the leadership position. She will be replaced by Dennis Peek, managing director of Heineken Canada. “Maria has decided to pursue a different challenge in her career. I would like to thank Maria for her leadership over the past… Read More…
Boston Beer Really Truly Booms in 4th Qtr
The Boston Beer Company reported fourth quarter 2019 net revenue of $301.3 million, an increase of $76.1 million or 33.8% from the fourth quarter of 2018, mainly due to the enormous success with their hard seltzer Truly. Shipments increased by 37% for an additional 304, 000 bbls in the fourth quarter while depletions were… Read More…
Falconer Foundation Offers Brewing Education Scholarships
In collaboration with the Seibel Institute of Technology, the Glen Hay Falconer Foundation is offering two full-tuition brewing education scholarships in 2020. The scholarships are full tuition grants and come with travel/lodging stipends. Both scholarships are for the World Brewing Academy (WBA) Concise Course in Brewing Technology in Chicago, November 9-20, 2020. The WBA… Read More…
It’s a Match – Breweries and Cannabis Growers Share CO2
It’s a perfect marriage of sorts. Commercial cannabis growers using the CO2 that brewers emit naturally during fermentation and normally vent into the air, adding a greenhouse gas to the atmosphere.. The State of Colorado and three Colorado business, Earthly Labs, Denver Beer Co., and The Clinic have started a pilot program to establish… Read More…
Molson Coors Beats Expectations in Fourth Qtr.
After announcing a new revitalization plan in late October, Molson Coors Beverage Co. reported declines in its worldwide brand volume, but reported fourth-quarter net income of $163.7 million, more than double the $76 million of the year-earlier quarter. Sales in the U.S. increased 4.7% but fell 4.6% in Canada. Under its restructuring plan,… Read More…
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