The American Craft Beer Quick Hits – June 29, 2015

We blame the industry for this… It used to be that when we wrapped up our Weekend Picks on Friday, we could coast through the weekend. There was little need , The American Craft Beer Quick Hits – June 29, 2015to check in for updates – things were pretty much done. But clearly all that’s changed.

So here’s some of what’s happened in the world of craft beer while you were off enjoying yourselves.

Lagunitas To Build Third Brewery (Petaluma, CA / Chicago, IL) – Lagunitas Founder and resident madman Tony Magee, who is prone to issuing proclamations via his twitter feed, announced last week that they are building a third brewery in Azusa, California. The brewery, with a projected initial capacity of 420,000 barrels, is already under construction and expected to be online by 2017.

Ninkasi’s Artist In Residence (Eugene, OR) – We believe strongly that the art of craft beer extends well beyond what’s in the bottle and we’re excited about Ninkasi’s new “Artist In Residence” (AIR) initiative. Beginning in July, the brewery will be contracting artists annually to come in-house to share their creative directions with Ninkasi’s marketing and design teams. Their first AIR artist is Neal Williams, a Eugene-based gig poster artist and illustrator who has worked with bands like The Black Keys, Queens of the Stone Age, Dave Matthews Band, The Head and The Heart, Soundgarden, Andrew Bird, and Interpol among others.

 

Craft Beer Retail Legend Four Firkins Closes (Minneapolis, MN) – Due to what they explain as “competition from big-box retailers and grocery stores,” the legendary craft beer chain, Four Firkins, shuttered both of their stores on Friday. These stores and , The American Craft Beer Quick Hits – June 29, 2015their people championed craft beer long before it became what it is today and we’re saddened to see all this come to an end. Business can sometimes be such a cruel mistress.

Arrogant Bastard Hits The Road (Escondido, CA) – Stone will be sending their bastard out on the road this summer and are allowing different brewers to play with it in their backyards. First to take this bastard on (and maybe teach it a thing or two) is Great Divide, with Maui and BrewDog to follow. Check out this hilarious video for details.

Can Craft Beer Survive AB InBev? (Everywhere, USA) – We’re all about craft beer news, entertainment, and lifestyle here at ACB. We strive to stay on top of everything we think is meaningful about the biz and share the best of it with you whenever we can. That said, Bloomberg Business ran a worthy piece last Thursday that you might want to check out. Can Craft Beer Survive AB InBev? is chock full of deep background and tells stories that we’ve never heard before about both the Goose Island and Elysian acquisitions.

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