2014 and 2015 were banner years for craft beer growth. According to some metrics that growth might be slowing down. Craft Brewing Business just posted some interesting metrics from the company Kinnek. They show a slight decrease in the number of "brewhouses" purchased in 2015, compared to 2014. A nearly [...]
A few weeks ago we reported on a bit of a Twitter feud between The Full Pint and the rest of the craft beer media world. TFP had reported that, according to credible sources, that Cigar City was going to be bought by AB InBev. Turns out they were right, [...]
Greg Koch, Stone Brewing's Executive Chairman, recently stepped down from his position as the CEO of Stone Brewing. He said it was time and that his leaving was not a sign the brewery would sell to the largest bidder, Stone Brewing will never sell out. Stone Brewing is sacrosanct. We’re not [...]
Last year we reported on the growing concerns that many brewery owners have about pay to play. Pay to play is the act of either distributors or breweries paying, through money or goods, to put their beer on tap in the place of a competitor. This has been illegal since the [...]
MillerCoors has been sued for not producing Coors Light in the Rockies. This sounds familiar. Remember when Blue Moon was sued for not being craft beer? Big Beer is starting to hear it from consumers. Whether you want to call these consumers clueless, or not is up to you, but [...]
There's buyouts, sellouts, equity positions, but everyone forgets about those sneaky mergers! It was just announced that Southern Tier and Victory are merging breweries under the title Artisanal Brewing Ventures (ABV.) According to the Unionville Times, the new partnership provides "provides capital, security and vision for the future." Under the umbrella [...]
With so many amazing variations and styles of beers you'd think we'd eventually run out of ideas. Wrong! Thanks to big data that may never happen. According to PC World, marketing company Havas Helia, has brewed the first's beer from big data. Late last year, Havas Helia's goal was to create a [...]
It was announced in December that New Belgium (NB) was exploring the possibility of selling. "Selling" isn't as simple as it sounds. A sale could mean a minority equity stake (see Dogfish Head) or selling the whole thing (see Elysian Brewing.) The interesting thing is, NB has invested millions in becoming [...]
Craft Brewing companies are getting into the realm of technology company valuations. After a series of buyouts and equity sales in the past 12 months, this has to be the biggest purchase to date. Constellations Brands has bought one of the fastest growing craft breweries in the nation, Ballast Point of San [...]
From Big Beer buyouts, to selling minority stakes to private equity firms craft beer is in the throws of upheaval and its landscape is ever changing. Ballast Point is one of the biggest breweries in the US (31st biggest to be exact) and it looks like it will add to the [...]
Unfortunately, brewing craft beer isn't all about the quality. It's often about how good you are at getting your product noticed. So, in a way, sometimes what get's noticed is the loudest and shiniest, as opposed to the highest quality. Look no further than Big Beer. Brands like Bud Light and [...]
Wow. This craft beer boom train is getting full. Businesses are scrambling to jump aboard, whether they are breweries or not. Now Pepsi Cola company is riding the craft beer wave and they intend to launch a series of fountain craft soda. From Fox Business News The maker of Pepsi-Cola and [...]
