121-year-old Anchor Brewing has been acquired by Japan’s Sapporo Holdings LTD.
Anchor Brewing was established in 1896; most well-known for their Anchor Steam Beer. By 1965 the brewery was nearing bankruptcy when it was purchased by now craft beer pioneer Fritz Continue Reading →
As June 2017 draws to a close, the operating brewery count has hit 5,562. That’s an increase of 906 breweries during the same time period last year according to the Brewers Association.
Bart Watson, chief economist for the not-for-profit trade association Continue Reading →
Nico Freccia, the co-founder of San Francisco’s 21st Amendment didn’t go looking for a new partnership with Colorado’s Funkwerks, and New York’s Brooklyn Brewery. Like some of the best ideas in life, it grew organically.
The beer business is changing rapidly. Continue Reading →
New York based Brooklyn Brewery has taken minority stakes in both San Francisco’s 21st Amendment Brewery (21A) and Fort Collins, Colorado’s Funkwerks. The trio is creating a combined sales team.
The baseline purpose of this deal is competition. The beer industry Continue Reading →
Lagunitas Brewing and Elk Rapids, Michigan based Short's Brewing have formed a new partnership. Lagunitas has purchased a 19.99% equity stake in Short's Brewing.
According to Short's, this partnership will allow the brewery to gain access to additional resources (besides cash) Continue Reading →
NOFX can easily considered one of the most successful independent bands of all time. Formed in 1983 by bassist Fat Mike and guitarist Eric Melvin, the band has never signed with a major label. That kind of independence is very Continue Reading →
One of America’s strongest imperial stouts Dogfish Head World Wide Stout, will be a bit different when it rolls around again in 2017. This July you’ll be sipping Dogfish Head Oak Aged Vanilla World Wide Stout.
November, as the weather is Continue Reading →
