Craft Brewing And Distilling News for June 12, 2013
June 12, 2013•MillerCoors says it will expand capacity at its fast-growing craft and import unit, Tenth and Blake, with the addition of a new property in Milwaukee situated behind its existing 10th Street Brewery. The 110,000-square foot space, purchased from Securant Bank & Trust for an undisclosed sum, will be refurbished over the next few months and is expected to be functional by early next year. Tenth and Blake’s 10th Street Brewery currently produces a variety of beers for the company’s Chippewa Falls-based Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Company, including its Big Eddy Series. It also supports additional production for other Tenth and Blake brews. Tenth and Blake president and CEO Tom Cardella said the addition of the new space will allow the Milwaukee operation to expand its overall brewing and packaging capacity looking ahead. The unit saw high single-digit growth in the 12 months through March, driven by Blue Moon and the national rollout of its newer Batch 19 label.
•San Francisco-based Anchor Brewing has unveiled the fourth brew in its Zymaster Series, Fort Ross Farmhouse Ale. Fort Ross will be available on draft and in 22-ounce bottles beginning this month across 25 states and Washington, D.C. Billed as a Belgian-style farmhouse ale, the brew (7.2% abv) was fermented with a local saison-style yeast, in addition to hops, barley malt, wheat malt and a toasted Belgian wheat malt as well as Yerba Santa, a native California herb. The Zymaster Series has also included California Lager, Mark’s Mild and Flying Cloud San Francisco Stout. Earlier this year, Anchor announced plans to build a new production and distribution facility on the San Francisco waterfront, expected to grow the company’s annual capacity to 600,000 barrels.
•Oregon’s Deschutes Brewery is expanding availability of its Fresh Squeezed IPA for a limited time. Previously offered only at the Deschutes brew pub, Fresh Squeezed IPA is made with Citra, Nugget and Mosaic hops and characterized by a strong citrus flavor profile. The 6%-abv brew will debut at retail as part of Deschutes’ Bond Street Series, rolling out in 22-ounce bottles and on draft in 20 states over the next few weeks. Established in 2006, the Bond Street Series brings experimental favorites from the brewer’s flagship pub location in Bend, Oregon to a wider audience. Previous Bond Street offerings include Deschutes’ Hop Henge Experimental IPA and Hop Trip-A Fresh Hop Pale Ale.
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