Brewery Expansions

Red Brick Expanding One Off Brews

Almost the entire staff at Red Brick Brewing (Atlanta) knows how to brew/home brew. The brewery holds employee brew-offs every so often, winner gets some hefty bragging rights around the tap room.

It is that kind of innovation that led to Continue Reading →

Stone Brewing Co. Looks To Build East

Stone Brewing Co. (Escondido, CA) is looking to build another production brewery on the east coast, much like New Belgium, Sierra Nevada, and Oskar Blue have done.  (Note: Lagunitas is about to open their second facility in Chicago, IL)

The location Continue Reading →

Nebraska Brewing Soon To Be Biggest In State

Nebraska Brewing Company (Papillon, NE) is just days away from being able to boast something most people dream about – having the state’s largest brewery. Soon, Nebraska will have that title.

The new production facility is located in LaVista, Nebraska is Continue Reading →

A Second Brewery For The Alchemist?

Recently, The Alchemist, makers of one of the most sought after beers in America, made the tough decision to close their retail location in Vermont. Traffic, and lack of adequate parking forced the hand of owners Jen and John Kimmich. Continue Reading →

Swamp Head Is Moving & Expanding

Swamp Head Brewery (Gainesville, FL) is moving. They just needed more room. The current 6,000+ square foot space is at capacity.

The new space is right now the street from their current location,  next to Alley Katz bowling alley (3705 SW Continue Reading →

Norway’s Largest Craft Brewery Sold

Hansa Borg Bryggerier has officially acquired a majority share in Nøgne Ø. The deal is said to expand the brewery’s current and future export markets.

Founder and head brewer Kjetil Jikiun will continue to be the head brewer. For those familiar with Continue Reading →

Stone Purchases New Store Location

Stone Brewing Co (Escondido, CA) has purchased a spot near Petco Park in San Diego. The location used to house Proper Gastropub (seen above).

I’m told this new spot has been selected for a Stone Store to be open sometime in Continue Reading →

Posted in Brewery Expansions, Red Brick Brewing

Red Brick Expanding One Off Brews

Almost the entire staff at Red Brick Brewing (Atlanta) knows how to brew/home brew. The brewery holds employee brew-offs every so often, winner gets some hefty bragging rights around the tap room.

It is that kind of innovation that led to the discover of a recent seasonal, Sacred Cow Chai Tea Stout. An experimental internal recipe was found to be quite amazing.

Atlanta’s oldest brewery has gotten a new 3 barrel fermenter. That means more experimental brews, and more interesting seasonals to come.

Mark my words.

Read more: Red Brick Brewing News

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Brewery Expansions, Headlines, Stone Brewing Co.

Stone Brewing Co. Looks To Build East

Stone Brewing Co. (Escondido, CA) is looking to build another production brewery on the east coast, much like New Belgium, Sierra Nevada, and Oskar Blue have done.  (Note: Lagunitas is about to open their second facility in Chicago, IL)

The location has not been determined yet; the brewery is looking somewhere from mid-west to east coast.

The new location will feature a full production brewery, Stone World Bistro and Gardens, visitor center, tap room, and more. A note published by Stone co-founders Greg Koch and Steve Wagner today is acting as a public Request for Proposal. They hope communities that consider themselves a good fit for Stone will respond with their own proposals.

No budgets, or time table for construction have been set. Bottom line, Stone will be building closer to the east coast in the fairly near future.

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Brewery Expansions, Don't Miss This, Nebraska Brewing

Nebraska Brewing Soon To Be Biggest In State

Nebraska Brewing Company (Papillon, NE) is just days away from being able to boast something most people dream about – having the state’s largest brewery. Soon, Nebraska will have that title.

The new production facility is located in LaVista, Nebraska is about 15 minutes from their current spot. It has the capacity to produce 10,000 barrels (310,000 gallons) of beer to start, and is expandable to 50,000 barrels (1.5 million gallons) a year. A big step up from the 1,000+ barrels at the original location Paul and Kim Kavulak opened in 2007.

In addition to this growth news, soon craft beer drinkers and enjoy Nebraska’s lineup out of cans for the first time.

Nebraska’s year round offerings include EOS Hefeweizen, India Pale Ale, and Brunette Nut Brown. In addition, Nebraska has a Reserve Series that features various barrel aged offerings.

The new facility is located at 6946 S. 108th Street La Vista, NE. La Vista is home to another craft brewery, Lucky Bucket Brewing.

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Brewery Expansions, Don't Miss This, The Alchemist Pub & Brewery

A Second Brewery For The Alchemist?

Recently, The Alchemist, makers of one of the most sought after beers in America, made the tough decision to close their retail location in Vermont. Traffic, and lack of adequate parking forced the hand of owners Jen and John Kimmich. Shortly after the devastating news, The Alchemist announced they would open a second retail location, hopefully by the end of 2013.

The brewery is stuck in a great position. There is overwhelming demand, for their product.  However, the inability to produce as much of #1 selling Heady Topper as they want (at the price point they want) is limiting.

In a recent article published in Business Insider, it was hinted that a second brewery isn’t off the table for the Kimmich family.. The reality is, Heady Topper is in high demand. Bars and retail shop owners in Vermont and beyond are frustrated that they can’t keep up with demand. This has created a black market that recently got a lady arrested.

Expect a big year for The Alchemist in 2014.

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Brewery Expansions, Swamp Head Brewery

Swamp Head Is Moving & Expanding

Swamp Head Brewery (Gainesville, FL) is moving. They just needed more room. The current 6,000+ square foot space is at capacity.

The new space is right now the street from their current location,  next to Alley Katz bowling alley (3705 SW 42nd Ave, Gainesville, FL 32608).

Scherer Construction, CHW, has been tapped to build a 13,300 sq. ft. warehouse. This will allow for a new tasting room. more parking, and of course -more beer.

The new location should be open by September, 2014.

 

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Beer News, Brewery Expansions, Don't Miss This

Norway’s Largest Craft Brewery Sold

Hansa Borg Bryggerier has officially acquired a majority share in Nøgne Ø. The deal is said to expand the brewery’s current and future export markets.

Founder and head brewer Kjetil Jikiun will continue to be the head brewer. For those familiar with the brewery, the shareholder breakdown looks like this.

  • Hansa Borg Bryggerier 54.44%
  • Tore Nybø 15.63%
  • Anne Cecilie Nybø 10.13%
  • AHT Invest 9.91%
  • Kjetil Jikiun 9.91%

Nøgne Ø has the bragging rights of being Norway’s largest and oldest craft brewery. In addition to strong sales in Norway, Nøgne Ø’s lineup is exported to 31 countries including the United States. Nogne-O has done collaborations with various craft breweries, including Brewdog, Mikkeller, and Terrapin Beer Co. 

 

 

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Brewery Expansions, Stone Brewing Co.

Stone Purchases New Store Location

Stone Brewing Co (Escondido, CA) has purchased a spot near Petco Park in San Diego. The location used to house Proper Gastropub (seen above).

I’m told this new spot has been selected for a Stone Store to be open sometime in 2014.

Look for it in San Diego:

795 J St
(between 7th Ave & 8th Ave)
San Diego, CA 92101

Pic via Yelp.com

by Reid Ramsay