Distribution Expansion

Oskar Blues adds Mississippi, Utah

Oskar Blues Brewery (Longmont, CO/Brevard, NC) has recently added Mississippi and Utah to their distribution footprints. These state additions push the brewery very close to all 50 state distribution.

In Mississippi, Oskar Blues has partnered with Clark Beverage Group, Inc., Stokes Distributing Company, Continue Reading →

Bear Republic distribution returns to North Carolina

Bear Republic Brewing distribution has returned to North Carolina. The drought in California forced the brewery to pull shipments back from various marketss.

Craft Central is responsible for bringing Bear Republic distribution to the major cities of Greensboro, Winston-Salem, Charlotte and Continue Reading →

Hi-Wire Brewing adds Tennessee distribution

Asheville, North Carolina’s Hi-Wire Brewing is expanding distribution to Nashville, Tennessee.

This added distribution comes hot on heels of a new 27,000 square foot production facility completion just miles from the original downtown location.

Hi-Wire has chosen Lipman Brothers as their distributor Continue Reading →

Bell’s Brewery Adds Tennessee in November

Bell’s Brewery (Comstock, MI) is tacking on Tennessee distribution in November.

The brewery has signed distribution deals with Central Distributors, Inc., Clark Distributing Co., Inc., Volunteer Distributing Co., Budweiser of Chattanooga, Budweiser of Clarksville, Budweiser of Cookeville, BountyBev, LLC, Holston Distributing Co., Eagle Distributing Company-Memphis, Eagle Distributing Company-Knoxville, Mid-South Continue Reading →

Green Man Expands Distribution to Florida

Green Man Brewing (Asheville, North Carolina) has expanded its distribution to Florida. The brewery is now shipping Green Man IPA, ESB, Porter, and Harvester to the Sunshine State.

“There has been a huge pull of demand for Green Man down in Florida, and we Continue Reading →

Posted in Distribution Expansion, Oskar Blues Brewing

Oskar Blues adds Mississippi, Utah

Oskar Blues Brewery (Longmont, CO/Brevard, NC) has recently added Mississippi and Utah to their distribution footprints. These state additions push the brewery very close to all 50 state distribution.

In Mississippi, Oskar Blues has partnered with Clark Beverage Group, Inc., Stokes Distributing Company, Capital City Beverage Company and FEB Distributing, Inc. Expect the brewery’s 12 and 19.2 ounce cans in November/December.

M&M Distributing (part of the Admiral Beverage) will bring Oskar Blues to Utah in December and January, 2016. Oskar Blues offerings will limited and only in cans to start in the state as their portfolio exceeds 4% ABV. (State laws prohibit “high” alcohol beer sales.)

In 2016, Oskar Blues will complete it’s United States distribution conquest with North Dakota, South Dakota, Oklahoma, and Montana.

READ MORE: Oskar Blues News

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Bear Republic Brewing, Distribution Expansion

Bear Republic distribution returns to North Carolina

Bear Republic Brewing distribution has returned to North Carolina. The drought in California forced the brewery to pull shipments back from various marketss.

Craft Central is responsible for bringing Bear Republic distribution to the major cities of Greensboro, Winston-Salem, Charlotte and Asheville and the surrounding regions.

Bear Republic was founded in 1995

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Distribution Expansion

Hi-Wire Brewing adds Tennessee distribution

Asheville, North Carolina’s Hi-Wire Brewing is expanding distribution to Nashville, Tennessee.

This added distribution comes hot on heels of a new 27,000 square foot production facility completion just miles from the original downtown location.

Hi-Wire has chosen Lipman Brothers as their distributor of choice for the city.

Launch events include:

 

  • Tuesday, Oct 27th at Craft Brewed located on 2502 Franklin Pike in South Nashville

  • Wednesday, Oct 28th  at The Filling Station located on 904B Main Street in East Nashville

  • Thursday, Oct 29th at Tenn Sixteen Food & Drink Co. located on 1016 Woodland Street in East Nashville

  • Thursday, Oct 29th from 4pm-7pm at Frugal MacDoogal Wine and Liquor Warehouse located at 701 Division Street

Drinkers in Nashville, can expect Hi-Wire Lager, Prime Time Session Pale Ale, and Strongman Coffee Milk Stout. Additionally, some of the more rare beers inbound include  Farmhouse Series Volume 2: Peach Rye Saison, Pumpkin Vienna Lager and draft only releases of a Rye Kolsh and a Dark English Mild.

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Distribution Expansion, Wicked Weed Brewing Co

Wicked Weed Brewing wow available in Atlanta

Wicked Weed Brewing (Asheville, NC) has expanded distribution to Atlanta, the first market outside their home state of North Carolina.

Wicked Weed Brewing started out as a brewpub in downtown Asheville, North Carolina, and was a hit from day one. Next came the Funkatorium, nearby. This summer, the brewery commissioned a production facility just miles from their downtown home. This move allowed the brewery to bottle some of their most popular offerings. A new market was eminent, we just didn’t know where.

Atlanta Beverage will handle distribution to Atlanta. The distributor’s Kiefer Pirrung has been working to build a solid, well-educated craft beer sales team there, and that hard work was noticed by Wicked Weed.

Additionally, Eagle Rock Distributing carries the brewery’s lineup as well for Georgia.

Look for launch parties around the city the week of October 17th.

Launch beers will include Freak of Nature, Pernicious, Tyranny, and Xibalba, a new pumpkin beer. (All pictured above.)

Image via Wicked Weed

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Distribution Expansion, New Belgium

New Belgium Adding West Virginia Distribution in February

New Belgium Brewing (Fort Collins, CO) will add West Virginia to their distribution footprint starting February 15th, 2016. The timing will correspond with the opening of their Asheville, North Carolina brewery.

The list of West Virginia distributors includes:

  • Capital Beverage Company (MC)
  • Northern Eagle (ABI)
  • Wine and Beverage Merchants of West Virginia (Coors)
  • Eagle Distributing Company (ABI)
  • The American Beer Company (ABI)
  • Jefferson Distributing Company (ABI)

Initial offerings include: Fat Tire, Ranger IPA, Slow Ride Session IPA, a new year-round offering, and Spring Seasonal. Draft, bottles and cans all will be avaiable immediately.

West Virginia is New Belgium’s 41st state of distribution.

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Bell's Brewing, Distribution Expansion

Bell’s Brewery Adds Tennessee in November

Bell’s Brewery (Comstock, MI) is tacking on Tennessee distribution in November.

The brewery has signed distribution deals with Central Distributors, Inc., Clark Distributing Co., Inc., Volunteer Distributing Co., Budweiser of Chattanooga, Budweiser of Clarksville, Budweiser of Cookeville, BountyBev, LLC, Holston Distributing Co., Eagle Distributing Company-Memphis, Eagle Distributing Company-Knoxville, Mid-South Distributing and Tarver Distributing Co. Inc..

“We are extremely excited to work with each and every one of our new distributor partners. With their help, we will be able to continue the level of customer service our fans expect in Tennessee,” Bell’s Vice President Laura Bell said.

For those looking for Bell’s in Tennessee (especially on and off premise managers) here is the county by county breakdown:

Central Distributors, Inc.

·         Chester
·         Decatur
·         Fayette
·         Hardeman
·         Hardin
·         Haywood
·         Henderson
·         Madison
·         McNairy

Clark Distributing Co., Inc.

  • Crockett
  • Dyer
  • Gibson
  • Lake
  • Lauderdale
  • Tipton

Clark Distributing Co., Inc.

  • Crockett
  • Dyer
  • Gibson
  • Lake
  • Lauderdale
  • Tipton

Volunteer Distributing Co.           

  • Benton
  • Carroll
  • Henry
  • Obion
  • Weakley

Budweiser of Chattanooga          

  • Bledsoe
  • Hamilton
  • Marion
  • Rhea
  • Sequatchie

Budweiser of Clarksville                

  • Dickson
  • Ft. Campbell Military Reservation
  • Hickman
  • Houston
  • Humphreys
  • Montgomery
  • Robertson
  • Stewart
  • Sumner (partial)

Budweiser of Cookeville               

  • Cannon
  • Clay
  • Cumberland
  • DeKalb
  • Fentress
  • Jackson
  • Macon
  • Overton
  • Pickett
  • Putnam
  • Smith
  • Van Buren
  • White

BountyBev, LLC

  • Cheatham
  • Davidson
  • Rutherford
  • Sumner (partial)
  • Trousdale
  • Williamson
  • Wilson

Holston Distributing Co. 

  • Carter
  • Greene
  • Hawkins
  • Johnson
  • Sullivan
  • Washington
  • Unicoi

Eagle Distributing Company-Memphis    

  • Shelby

Eagle Distributing Company-Knoxville     

  • Anderson
  • Blount
  • Campbell
  • Claiborne
  • Cocke
  • Grainger
  • Hamblen
  • Hancock
  • Jefferson
  • Knox
  • Loudon
  • Morgan
  • Roane (partial)
  • Scott
  • Sevier
  • Union

Mid-South Distributing  

  • Bedford
  • Coffee
  • Franklin
  • Giles
  • Grundy
  • Lawrence
  • Lewis
  • Lincoln
  • Marshall
  • Maury
  • Moore
  • Perry
  • Warren
  • Wayne

Tarver Distributing Co. Inc.                           

  • Bradley
  • McMinn
  • Meigs
  • Monroe
  • Polk
  • Roane (partial)
by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Distribution Expansion, Green Man Brewing

Green Man Expands Distribution to Florida

Green Man Brewing (Asheville, North Carolina) has expanded its distribution to Florida. The brewery is now shipping Green Man IPA, ESB, Porter, and Harvester to the Sunshine State.

“There has been a huge pull of demand for Green Man down in Florida, and we are excited for our fans to have access to our beer close to home,” says PR Manager Elise Carlson.

In Florida, Green Man distributors Include:

-S.R. Perrot, Inc. in Lake, Flagler, Volusia, and Putnam Counties

The launch welcomes the fourth state added to Green Man’s distribution region, alongside North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee.

by Reid Ramsay