The Brewers Association has announced the offering of a free Brewery Safety Training which addresses the need for occupational safety and health (OSH) training in the craft brewing industry. The training focuses on the specific work tasks typically performed at a brewery and is task based instruction as opposed to a traditional issue-based training approach…. Read More…

Write your own headline. The press release New Belgium Brewing issued this afternoon turned the process of picking a lead item into a multiple choice question. The Colorado brewery will purchase Magnolia Brewing in San Francisco, the 20-year-old brewery that was in bankruptcy. A newly formed partnership, in which New Belgium is the majority shareholder,… Read More…

Japan’s Sapporo Holdings has purchased Anchor Brewing, the San Francisco brewery credited with igniting the American craft beer renaissance. Sapporo reportedly paid $88 million for the brewery, considerably more than AB InBev spent ($38 million) to acquire Goose Island but much less than Constellation brands paid ($1 billion) for Ballast Point Brewing. Sapporo’s statement announcing… Read More…

Craft brewers have continued to grow through the first half of 2017 – although at a slower rate than in the last 10 years. Mid-year data released by the Brewers Association shows beer production by BA-defined craft brewers is up by 5% through the end of June. “The growth pace for small and independent brewers… Read More…

As expected, the deals are going down once again as craft brewers partner up to steady the ship heading into stiff winds of competition. Brooklyn Brewery has teamed up with 21st Amendment and Funkewerks while Shorts Brewing has sold a slice of the pie to Lagunitas/Heineken.   Brooklyn will work with 21A from San Leandro… Read More…