Craft Brewing, Distilling, and Cidering Resources
Just as you can never have too many craft beverages from which to choose, you can also never have too many resources. Therefore, we present for your consideration a wealth of sources for you to check into, check out, and harness for your own personal information blitz as you prepare to make your mark in the craft industry. These resources will get you started on your research. They are by no means the only sources out there. We have done our research, but events, websites, and businesses—especially in the always growing and changing craft market—tend to move, change, fold, and expand. As we have repeatedly stressed, do your homework. Get out and start investigating.
American Craft Spirits Association
P.O. Box 217
Bloomington, IN 47402
(812) 325-6121
American Distilling Institute
P.O. Box 577
Hayward, CA 94541
(510) 886-7418
Brewers Association
1327 Spruce Street
Boulder, CO 80302
(303) 447-0816, toll free: (888) 822-6273
California Brewers Association
P.O. Box 807
Sacramento, CA 95812
(916) 228-4260
Craft Brew Alliance
929 N. Russell Street
Portland, OR 97227
(503) 331-7270
Florida Brewers Guild
P.O. Box 523
Cape Canaveral, FL 32920
(561) 463-2337
P.O. Box 1207
301 W. Prospect Place
Moxee, WA 98936
(509) 453-4749, fax: (509) 457-8561
Hop Research Council
P.O. Box 298
Hubbard, OR 97032
(503) 982-7600
National Beer Wholesalers Association
1101 King Street, Suite 600
Alexandria, VA 22314-2944
(703) 683-4300, toll free: (800) 300-6417, fax: (703) 683-8965
U.S. Association of Cider Makers
2650 W. 2nd Avenue, #10
Denver, CO 80219
Market Trends and Craft Industry Websites
Artisan Spirit Magazine
P.O. Box 31494
Spokane, WA 99223
(509) 944-5919
Beer Marketer’s Insights
49 E. Maple Avenue
Suffern, NY 10901
(845) 507-0040, fax: 845-507-0041
info@beerinsights.combeerinsights.com
BevNET.com Inc.
44 Pleasant Street, Suite 110
Watertown, MA 02472
(617) 231-8800
Brewbound
44 Pleasant Street, Suite 110
Watertown, MA 02472
(617) 231-8800
Brewpublic
P.O. Box 14525
Portland, OR 97293
(503) 449-4522
Craft Brewing Business
20691 Forestwood Drive
Strongsville, OH 44149
Hard Cider News
226 N. Fehr Way
Bay Shore, NY 11706
(631) 940-7290
Make Craft Cider
Equipment Suppliers and Distributors
BrewCraft USA
3201 NW Lower River Road
Vancouver, WA 98660
21 Lawrence Paquette
Champlain, NY 12919
(360) 696-8356, (877) 355-2739
BSG CraftBrewing
800 West 1st Avenue
Shakopee, MN 55379
(800) 374-2739
DME Brewing Solutions
54 Hillstrom Avenue
Charlottetown, PE
Canada C1E 2C
(902) 628-6900
dmebrewing.ca
Premier Stainless Systems
510 Corporate Drive, Unit D
Escondido, CA 92029
(760) 796-7999, fax: (760) 796-7905
The eBay of brewing.
Real Beer Media Inc.
1459 18th Street, #287
San Francisco, CA 94107-2801
(650) 260-5178
Southern Wine & Spirits of America
1600 NW 163rd Street
Miami, FL 33169
(305) 625-4171
Wine Warehouse
6550 E. Washington Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90040
(800) 331-2829
A Flight of Breweries, Distilleries, and Cider Makers
Alaskan Brewing Company
5429 Shaune Drive
Juneau, AK 99801-9540
(907) 780-5866, fax: (907) 780-4514
Albemarle CiderWorks
2545 Rural Ridge Lane
North Garden, VA 22959
(434) 297-2326
Alchemy & Science
431 Pine Street, Suite G10
Burlington, VT 05401
Anchor Brewing Company
1705 Mariposa Street
San Francisco, CA 94107
(415) 863-8350, fax: (415) 552-7094
Balcones Distilling
212 S. 17th Street
Waco, TX 76701
Bold Rock Hard Cider
1020 Rockfish Valley Highway (Rt. 151)
Nellysford, VA 22958
(434) 361-1030
Boston Beer Company
One Design Center, Suite 850
Boston, MA 02210
(617) 368-5000
Braxton Brewing Company
27 W. 7th
Covington, KY 41011
Brooklyn Brewery
#1 Brewers Row, 79 N. 11th Street
Brooklyn, NY 11249
(718) 486-7422
Brooks Dry Cider
3012 16th Street, Suite 210
San Francisco, CA 94103
(323) 369-0006
Cismontane Brewing Company
29851 Aventura
Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 92688
(949) 888-2739
Denizens Brewing Company
1115 East-West Highway
(301) 557-9818
Dogfish Head Brewing Company
6 Cannery Village Center
Milton, DE 19968
(302) 226-BREW
Dry Dock Brewing Company
15120 E. Hampden Avenue
Aurora, CO 80014
(303) 400-5606
Few Spirits
918 Chicago Avenue
Evanston, IL 60202
(847) 920-8628
Firestone Walker Brewing Company
1400 Ramada Drive
Paso Robles CA 93446
(805) 225-5911
Founders Brewing Company
235 Grandville Avenue SW
Grand Rapids, MI 49503
(616) 776-2182
Four Saints Brewing Company
218 S. Fayetteville Street
Asheboro, NC 27203
(336) 560-7687
Gordon Biersch Brewing Company
357 E. Taylor Street
San Jose, CA 95112
(408) 278-1008, fax: (408) 278-1406
Grain Station Brew Works
755 NE Alpine Avenue
McMinnville, OR 97128
(503) 687-2739
Grand Traverse Distillery
781 Industrial Circle, Suite 5
Traverse City, MI 49686
(231) 947-VODKA
info@grandtraversedistillery.com
Green Flash Brewing
6550 Mira Mesa Boulevard
San Diego, CA 92121
(858) 622-0085
Greenbar Craft Distillery
2459 E. 8th
Los Angeles, CA 90021
(213) 375-3668
greenbar.biz
Harlem Brewing Company
200 W. 138 Street
New York City, NY 10030
(888)559-6735
13005 Fitzhugh Road, Building B
Austin, TX 78736
(512) 537-5100
June Lake Brewing Company
131 S. Crawford Avenue
June Lake, CA
(858) 668-6340
Kings County Distillery
Brooklyn Navy Yard, Building 121
63 Flushing Avenue, Box 379
Brooklyn, NY 11205
Lagunitas
1280 N. McDowell Boulevard
Petaluma, CA 94954
(707) 769-4495
Mammoth Brewing Company
18 Lake Mary Road
Mammoth Lakes, CA 93546
(760) 934-7141
Modern Times Beer
3725 Greenwood Street
San Diego, CA 92110
(619) 546-9694
New Belgium Brewing Company
500 Linden Street
(970) 221-0524, toll free: (888) NBB-4044
New York Distilling Company
79 Richardson Street
Brooklyn, NY 11211
(718) 412-0874
Olde Saratoga Brewing Company
131 Excelsior Avenue
Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
(518) 581-0492
Russian River Brewing Company
725 4th Street
Santa Rosa, CA 95404
(707) 545-BEER
Saint Arnold Brewing Company
2000 Lyons Avenue
Houston, TX 77020
(713) 686-9494, toll free: (800) 801-6402
St. George Spirits
2601 Monarch Street
Alameda, CA 94501
(510) 769-1601
Sierra Nevada Brewing Company
1075 E. 20th Street
Chico, CA 95928
(530) 893-3520
Southern Tier Brewing Company
2072 Stoneman Circle
Lakewood, NY 14750
(716) 763-5479, fax: (716) 763-5489
Stone Brewing Company
1999 Citracado Parkway
Escondido, CA 92029
(760) 294-7899
Tandem Ciders
2055 N. Setterbo Road
Suttons Bay, MI 49682
(231) 271-0050
Tributary Brewing Company
10 Shapleigh Road
Kittery, ME 03904
(207) 703-0093
Tuthilltown Spirits
14 Grist Mill Lane (P.O. Box 320)
Gardiner, NY 12525
(845) 255-1527
Uinta Brewing
1722 Fremont Drive
Salt Lake City, UT 84104
(801) 467-0909
Uncle John’s Cider Mill & Fruit House Winery
8614 North US 127
(989) 224-3686
Virginia Beer Company
401 2nd Street
Williamsburg, VA 23185
Wildnerness Brewing Company
This brewery hasn’t launched as yet. Their Kickstarter page is www.kickstarter.com/projects/1693254250/wilderness-brewing-co/description
Wormtown Brewery
455 Park Avenue
Worcester, MA 01610
(508) 239-1555
Zero Gravity Craft Brewery
115 St. Paul Street
Burlington, VT 05401
(802) 861-2999
American Craft Beer Week
When: Mid-May
Where: In brewpubs and small, independent craft breweries nationwide.
Known as the Mother of all Beer Weeks, American Craft Beer Week celebrates craft brewers and craft beer culture in the U.S. It’s a national celebration across the U.S. with events at breweries near you.
Great American Beer Festival
When: Late September
Where: Colorado Convention Center, Denver, CO
Three days long, with over 600 breweries and more than 3,000 beers to enjoy, this festival has been drawing tens of thousands of beer enthusiasts for over three decades. Purchase your tickets early, as the festival has sold out the past six years!
SAVOR: An American Craft Beer & Food Experience
When: Early June
Where: Washington, DC
SAVOR is the main beer and food pairing event in the U.S. With 65 of the nation’s top independent craft brewers participating, this is where beer enthusiasts and foodies can interact directly with some of the greatest brewers and brewery owners in the world.
National Homebrewers Conference and National Homebrew Competition
When: Mid-June
Where: San Diego, CA
AHAconference.org and HomebrewersAssociation.org
Join hundreds of homebrewers at the national conference for amateur brewers. Education and fun combine for a great experience!
Source: American Distilling Institute
American Distilling Institute (ADI) Spirits Conference & Vendor Expo
Anne Sophie Whitehead, Conference Director
P.O. Box 577
Hayward, CA 94541
(502) 299-0238
annesophie.whitehead@gmail.com
A gathering of craft distillers, industry experts, and suppliers, the conference includes four days of seminars, hands-on distilling workshops, tastings, and the annual awards ceremony for the “Judging of Artisan Spirits.”
Art of the Cocktail
Victoria, British Columbia
11120 110 A Avenue
(250) 389-0444
artofthecocktail.ca
Art of the Cocktail is a three-day event showcasing all things cocktail. Supporting the craft cocktail movement and the educated consumer, it provides seminars, the Grand Tasting, and three competitions to immerse you in a spirited world.
Bite of Bend
Northwest Spirits & Mixology Show
P.O. Box 731
Bend, OR 97709
(503) 510-5603
The NW Spirits and Mixology Show is the premier consumer event for craft distillers and mixologists. Held in Bend, Oregon, as a unique component of the Bite of Bend, the NWMS is an opportunity to build your brand with up to 25,000 consumers who come to the Northwest’s pre-eminent playground.
Breckenridge Craft Spirits Festival
137 S. Main Street
Breckenridge, CO 80424
(907) 547-9759
breckenridgecraftspiritsfestival.com
A grand tasting of handcrafted spirits. Admission provides complimentary tasting glass, delicious craft spirits tasting, craft cocktails, people’s choice voting, artisanal snacks, and live music.
Distill America
1001 Wisconsin Place
Madison, WI 91768
kevinguthrie80@gmail.com [Note: request pending for phone contact]
The folks organizing this event strive to open the public’s heart and mind to the many facets of craft distillation. From the international giants to the boutique micro distillers, they want you to taste it all!
621 Kalamth Street
Denver, CO 80204
This weeklong experience highlights American small-batch distilling with featured spirit tastings, craft cocktail events, and workshops highlighting top artisan distillers and bartenders from across the country.
Great American Distiller’s Festival
101 N. Weidler Street
Portland, OR 97227
(503) 449-5680
A gathering of small distillers from across the country who come to Oregon—the Mecca of craft distilling, to share their products, passion, and expertise in handcrafting spirits. The event is in conjunction with Portland Cocktail Week and includes tastings, seminars, mixology contests for bartenders, and much, much more!
Independent Spirits Expo
Chicago, IL
P.O. Box 781
Westport, CT 06881
(203) 226-4181
The largest gathering of small, independent, family-owned, handcrafted spirits and the distillers, importers, bottlers, distributors, and representative under one roof! Sample some of the best of the boutique vodkas, gins, rums, tequilas, mescals, whiskies, and liqueurs from all around the world.
Kentucky Bourbon Festival
One Court Square
Bardstown, KY 40004
Linda Harrison, Executive Director
(502) 348-3623, toll free: (800) 638-4877 #4, fax: (502) 348-3403
Celebrating one of the world’s finest spirits in the bourbon capital of the world.
London Cocktail Week
A unique celebration of our capital’s unrivalled cocktail culture—through a host of seminars, pop-up bars, tastings parties, and master classes held throughout the city. Aimed at both novices and experienced professionals. London Cocktail Week will inspire, educate, and unite cocktail lovers.
Los Angeles International Spirits Expo
Los Angeles Convention Center
1201 S. Figueroa Street
Los Angeles, CA 90015
Los Angeles International Spirits Expo is an ideal destination that helps the professionals and experts of the sector to connect and interact with each other and also enhances the ideal opportunities and new developments that help the growth and expansion of the industry.
Manhattan Cocktail Classic
344 Atlantic Avenue, #A1
Brooklyn, NY 11201
info@manhattancocktailclassic.com
Part festival, part fête, part conference, part cocktail party—the Manhattan Cocktail Classic is an annual celebration of the myriad points of intersection between cocktails and culture. With nearly 100 events spread across five days and four boroughs—and a multi-day trade conference to boot—the Manhattan Cocktail Classic offers a vast array of unique experiences to enthusiasts and professionals alike, expanding the very definition of what constitutes a “cocktail event.”
Nashville Whiskey Festival
2225th Avenue S.
Nashville, TN 37203
The Nashville Whiskey Festival culminates with the Grand Tasting at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum. This event features approximately 70 distillers pouring product and offering educational seminars. There will also be a cigar bar, an outdoor pavilion, and a full spread of snacks available throughout the evening.
Philadelphia Whiskey & Fine Spirits
1818 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103
The Grand Tasting will feature over 200 premium spirits from around the world, including whiskey, scotch, bourbon, tequila, gin, rum, and vodka. Guests can converse with industry representatives, try cuisine from Philadelphia’s best restaurants, and enjoy lounges and entertainment.
Pittsburgh Whiskey & Fine Spirits Festival
777 Casino Drive
Pittsburgh, PA 15212
(412) 281-2681
The Pittsburgh Whiskey & Fine Spirits Festival is nationally recognized as one of the top five whiskey events in the country. On hand will be more than 300 varieties of whiskey, scotch, vodka, gin, rum, tequila, and cordials, all laid out by the finest purveyors of distilled spirits from around the world. They’ll be served up by some of the most knowledgeable distillers and mixologists in the industry.
Portland Cocktail Week
1001 SE Water Street, Suite 225
Portland, OR 97214
(513) 760-5874
Portland Cocktail Week brings skilled bartenders, spirits professionals, and cocktail enthusiasts to the heart of Stumptown for education and camaraderie!
San Diego Spirits Festival
1000 N. Harbor Drive
San Diego, CA 92101
(858) 551-1605
info@SanDiegoSpiritsFestival.com
San Diego Spirits Festival is the major cocktail, culinary, and cultural extravaganza celebrated annually each summer on San Diego Bay. The goal is to advance the industry and all that it encompasses via market launches, industry advancement and exposure, product innovation, education, and of course, a good time filled with entertainment, camaraderie, and just good fun.
Tales of the Cocktail
538 Louisa Street
New Orleans, LA 70117
Ann Tunnerman, Founder
Christina Gaspari, Event Manager
(504) 948-0511
Christina@talesofthecocktail.com
Join Tunnerman and Gaspari in New Orleans for five days—where the cocktail reigns supreme. All hail the cocktail!
Whiskies of the World
San Francisco, San Jose, Houston, Atlanta, and Austin
168 Park Bolton Place
San Jose, CA 95136
(408) 225-0446
Lana Chizhik-Smith
Whiskies of the World organizes whiskey tasting events with brands across the globe attending and showcasing their latest releases. We welcome consumers and the trade alike to our events and we promote whiskey knowledge and appreciation. Whiskies of the World is part of the IWSC Group.
WHISKYFest
Chicago, New York, San Francisco
Whisky Advocate Magazine
P.O. Box 37850
Boone, IA 50037
(610) 967-1083
Offers whiskey enthusiasts the opportunity to sample from more than 200 rare and exclusive whiskies from around the world, savor gourmet food, and attend seminars by distillery managers and master blenders.
WHISKYLIVE
King Street House
15 Upper King Street
Norwich, England
NR3 1RB
44 (0) 1603 633808
An international celebration of whiskey with a unique opportunity to sample the greatest whiskies in the world while mingling with the producers, distillers, and marketers. Sample rare and sought-after whiskies and meet the stars of the industry.
Craft Beverage Expo
When: May
Where: California
Executive Director: Kellie Shevlin
As the number-one event dedicated to the business of craft beverage, Craft Beverage Expo unites all craft producers, including artisan wine, craft beer, cider, spirits, and mead. The three-day event celebrates collaboration, highlights innovation, and showcases the best and next practices across all segments of this vibrant community.