Craft Brewers Alliance, Inc. (CBA) (Nasdaq:HOOK – News), an independent craft brewing company, reported net sales of $32.3 million and net income of $16,000 for the first quarter ended March 31, 2011 as compared with net sales of $27.5 million and net income of $209,000 for the same quarter a year ago. (more…)
Because it is “only” about beer and not regularly taken too seriously, citizens sometimes deny themselves the exquisite pleasure of watching money and power manipulate politics in the state Legislature. (more…)
CRAFT BREWERS ALLIANCE, INC. (Nasdaq:HOOK – News) has scheduled a question and answer conference call for Wednesday, May 18, 2011 at 8:30 a.m. PDT (11:30 a.m. EDT). The purpose of the conference call is to answer questions related to the Company’s financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2011, which will be summarized in its quarterly report on Form 10-Q to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 16, 2011. (more…)
Brewers Supply Group (BSG), the industry leader in distribution of brewing ingredients to the North American Craft Brewing Industry, has acquired one of its competitors, Crosby and Baker Ltd. The deal becomes effective on May 1, 2011. (more…)
West Virginia’s most widely known craft brewery is up for sale. The Mountaineer Brewing Company closed its doors a few weeks ago; now the owner is looking to sell the business. (more…)
Local brewer Chris Trudeau was ecstatic to hear that the Illinois Senate passed a measure Tuesday designed to allow craft brewers to self-distribute limited quantities of beer. (more…)
The latest four-week and year-to-date craft brewer sales scan data is out from Symphony IRI Group (SIG) today. The top two craft beer “styles,” pale ale and “seasonals,” both showed nice growth of just under 9 percent by dollars in the grocery, drug and convenience channels. (more…)
For the third year in a row, the Stevens Point Brewery is expanding. (more…)
Since the end of Prohibition Illinois has had a three-tier alcohol system: manufacturers, distributors and retailers.
Microbreweries, which are manufacturers, are aloud to distribute their own beer. (more…)
The Brewers Association, the not-for-profit trade group that tabulates production statistics for U.S. breweries, released its annual lists reporting the top 50 brewing companies in the country, based on 2010 beer sales volume. (more…)
