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First Quarter Losses for Boston Beer Company

Boston Beer swings to 1st-quarter loss on recall costs
BOSTON - Boston Beer Co. Inc., which brews Sam Adams-brand beers, said Tuesday it swung to a loss in the first quarter, due to costs and lost sales stemming from a recall of some of its glass bottles last month.
For the quarter ended March 29, the company [...]

Posted by: Sean-o on Tuesday, May 13th, 2008

Traveling to Vancouver?

When you are in Seattle, you might want to take a trip to Vancouver.
If you do, please use the following as a guide.
Sean
2Beerguys.com
Drink Craft Beer, You’ve Earned It!!
p.s. If you have any additional feedback about these breweries, please let us know.

Get a sudsy overview of B.C. brews while touring some of the city’s haunts
By JOHN [...]

Posted by: Sean-o on Thursday, May 8th, 2008

More craft beer in a can

Santa Cruz craft brewery opts to use cans
CONTAINERS ARE RECYCLABLE, KEEP OUT OXYGEN, LIGHT
By William Brand
Bay Area News Group
SANTA CRUZ - Wonder what’s happening in the rapidly moving world of craft beer? How about craft beer in cans?
Alec Stefansky and Skot Colacicco, partners in Uncommon Brewers, a new Santa Cruz craft brewery, have made the [...]

Posted by: Sean-o on Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008

Dales expansion in Colorado

Brewery up and running in Longmont
Blues brew
By Tony Kindelspire
Longmont Times-Call
LONGMONT — Ten times the space. A ton more equipment. Automated equipment.
Oskar Blues brewed its first batch of Dale’s Pale Ale in April at its new $3 million Longmont brewing facility, located in an industrial building at Pike Road and Sunset Street.
From a catwalk about 20 [...]

Posted by: Sean-o on Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008

Harpoon Brewery’s CEO Rich Doyle Delivers Keynote Address at Craft Brewers Conference in San Diego‏

Harpoon Brewery’s CEO and Newly Elected Brewers Association Board Chairperson Rich Doyle Delivers Keynote Address at the 25th Annual Craft Brewers Conference in San Diego on Thursday, April 17th

Rich Doyle, CEO and co-founder of Boston’s Harpoon Brewery, will open the 25th Annual Craft Brewers Conference by delivering the keynote address this Thursday in San [...]

Posted by: Sean-o on Monday, April 14th, 2008

Let’s party like it’s 1933

Thanks to Kristen for forwarding the article
Today marks the 75th anniversary of the repeal of Prohibition. That’s right. 75 years and one day ago, it was illegal to drink a beer. Sad times indeed! The following snippet is from a piece on CNN regarding this special day (and where is the [...]

Posted by: Ian on Monday, April 7th, 2008

IRI Top 30 Beer Brand Performers in 2007

The 30 fastest growing beer brands in the U.S. last year included notables such as Bud Light, Miller Lite and Coors Light….
Click here to read the article.
IRI Top 30 Beer Brand Performers in 2007
Total U.S. Supermarkets

Rank
Beer Brand

1
Blue Moon Belgian White Ale

2
Samuel Adams Seasonal

3
Heineken Premium Light Lager

4
Stella Artois Lager

5
Newcastle Brown Ale

6
Coors Light

7
Bud Light

8
Yuengling Traditional Lager

9
Miller Lite

10
Samuel [...]

Posted by: Sean-o on Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008

Four Points by Sheraton’s Chief Beer Officer Update

March 26, 2008 10:41
Four Points by Sheraton’s Chief Beer Officer Celebrates One Year in Office With a Search for the First Ever Best Brews Summer Intern
Forget filing and faxing, this internship is about tasting and toasting
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Corporate America was changed forever a year ago when Four Points by Sheraton appointed the [...]

Posted by: Sean-o on Monday, March 31st, 2008

Seattle Beer Casualty

You’ve seen the stories. You’ve read the blog. Here is the first casuality of the Hop shortage and the rising costs of grain. This may be the first, but unfortunatility it will not be the last.
Sean
2Beerguys.com
Drink Craft Beer, You’ve Earned It!!
Once a local darling, Pacific Rim Brewing (general manager Dan Burke pictured in the [...]

Posted by: Sean-o on Thursday, March 27th, 2008

Information from Surly Brewing Company

We met the Surly folks at the Night of the Barrels. Their email gives you a little insight to the issues that some microbreweries encounter.
Sean
2Beerguys.com
Drink Craft Beer, You’ve Earned It!!!

Here are a few Surly updates for those interested… Grumpy’s NE is finishing off its ten year anniversary celebration this week. We kicked off their anniversary [...]

Posted by: Sean-o on Thursday, March 6th, 2008