Beer mania: Expansion rules scene across city
None of the four major brewers in town who are sinking serious money into big expansions are worried about competition. The microbrew industry is growing and the owners and brewers at Trinity Brewing Company, Colorado Mountain Brewery, Bristol Brewing Company and Phantom Canyon Brewing Co. all say they’re expanding because they have to if they’re [...]
Phantom Canyon Brewing Company will begin work this week on a brewery extension at the north end of its building. The 1,200-square-foot addition to the building, which should be finished by March, will double Phantom’s brewing capacity as well as grow its business operation. The building addition will be topped with a second-floor outdoor patio [...]
Continue reading …Larkburger, a Colorado burger joint that recently opened a new location at 1904 Southgate, is applying for a liquor license. The new restaurant at the Broadmoor Towne Center will serve beer at its newest location if the city of Colorado Springs Liquor and Beer Licensing Board approves the application at its meeting Friday morning. “All [...]
Continue reading …Yesterday, the news was that the craft brewing industry in Colorado provided $714 million in economic impact. If that seemed high, apparently it was. The Colorado Brewers Association reported today that craft breweries bring an annual $446 million boost to the state economy – still an impressive number, although not nearly the almost three-quarters of [...]
Continue reading …Molson Coors will spend $3.54 billion to buy StarBev and its nine breweries in central and eastern Europe as it expands its operations further. The Denver brewer is betting on a vibrant region once the economic crises subsides in the European Union, where unemployment has now reached the highest point since the euro was introduced [...]
Continue reading …Plans for a new event center in Manitou Springs are moving forward. Julian Heron, president of the Craft Lager Festival, said the big project he’s been working on during the last year is gaining momentum. He aims to build an event center on the western edge of Manitou Springs that will have indoor and outdoor [...]
Continue reading …Scott Koons and his business partner John Bauer certainly like beer, but that’s not necessarily why they opened Colorado Mountain Brewery…
Continue reading …It seemed like an innovative way to buy a beer company: Start an online campaign to purchase the iconic Pabst Brewing Co. and sell shares on Facebook and Twitter to cover the $300 million cost. Michael Migliozzi II and Brian William Flatow found 5 million people who said they would invest a total of $200 [...]
Continue reading …Legislation to let convenience stores and groceries in Colorado sell full-strength beer was killed yesterday in the House. The bill died on a standing division in the House, with only 18 members — 12 of them Republicans — rising in support of House Bill 1284, well under the 33 votes necessary for approval. Senate Bill [...]
Continue reading …Colorado agriculture officials are turning to brewers to see if they can help boost sales of millet. Colorado produced a little more than 60 percent of all millet in the U.S. last year. The cereal grain is only a $50 million crop for the United States, while wheat is worth several billion dollars each year. [...]
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