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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. But clearly all that’s changed. So here’s some of what happened at Boulevard, New Holland, Surly and Wynwood Brewing last week.
Another Vice at Boulevard (Kansas City, MO) – Hey we’ve all got our vices and last Friday Boulevard Brewing announced that they’ve picked up a new one.
Natalie Gershon has been appointed by the company to be their new Vice President of Marketing.
Zero Knowledge – A beverage industry veteran Gershon last served as vice president of marketing for Zevia Zero Calorie Soda (so we think it’s safe to say she has zero knowledge). And she’s been tasked with directing the company’s marketing initiatives and blowing off irritating requests for promotional beer from sketchy industry websites like American Craft Beer.
Pabst To Distribute New Holland Nationwide (Los Angeles, CA) – Last week the Pabst Brewing Company signed a distribution deal with Michigan-based New Holland Brewing. Once the alliance becomes fully implemented, Pabst will reportedly “sell all of New Holland’s beers to wholesalers nationwide.”
Words To Drink By (Los Angeles, CA) – “Just because it happened to you, doesn’t make it interesting.”
Dennis Hopper – American Actor
Two Heads Better Than One? (Minneapolis, MN) – Todd Haug’s timely departure from Surly Brewing understandably left HUGE shoes to fill. So big in fact that the Minneapolis Star Tribune is reporting that two brewers (Ben Proudfoot Smith and Jerrod Johnson) will now be heading the brewery’s production as a team.
Craft Beer Alliance Acquires A Minority Interest In Wynwood Brewing (Miami, FL) –Last Thursday the Craft Brew Alliance (home to a growing family of craft breweries including Widmer Brothers and Kona) announced that they’d signed a letter of intent to purchase a reported 24.5 percent stake in Miami’s Wynwood Brewing Company.
