More color on the recent Duvel Moortgat acquisition of Kansas City’s Boulevard: As we reported last month [see CBD 10-17-2013], the deal will result in a combined 54-person sales team between the brewing companies’ American operations, which Duvel Moortgat USA/Ommegang CEO Simon Thorpe told CBD would offer them “a lot of firepower on the street.”

Time for a state of the union on Green Flash, one of the fastest-growing, near-national craft producers. The San Diego brewer has just two states left to cover the nation…

Per latest IRI numbers to Nov. 3, YTD momentum remains strong for craft, with dollars up almost 17% and close to 13 dollar share of beer in food, up 1.45 share vs. YA. That’s accelerated the latest 13-week period, with dollars up 18.3% to 14.17 dollar share of beer in the channel…

The new office at 1327 Spruce Street covers 11,600 square feet and will accommodate the BA’s need for additional work space. The transaction has an expected close date of April 1, 2014, and a purchase price of $4 million.

It’s at the right time: Jason said Sacramento has been one of the fastest-growing for craft dollar share in grocery the past four years. “I believe we’re up past 18% of dollar sales in supers. So it could be 19 or more by now.”

We predicted earlier this year that many more craft brewers would get into nitro offerings, particularly with the success (and technological inquiries) that Left Hand has seen with Milk Stout Nitro…

In just a little bit, the Massachusetts statehouse will hear testimony for House Bill 267, a carve out for small brewers to the state’s franchise laws.

Building on Beer Business Daily’s SAMCOM show coverage of A-B high end: The company is making big bets on brands like Shock Top and Goose Island.

Odell Brewing will hit Texas in spring 2014, CBD has learned, the eleventh state in the brewery’s distribution footprint. They have partnered with Ben E. Keith Company, and will begin a statewide launch with draft only in March, followed by a package launch in April.

Today’s CBA Q3 call offered the regular round ups, but also a particularly titillating Q&A.

“This will the largest market we’ve opened in a long time,” expansion manager Stacy Denbow told CBD.

Deschutes Brewery announced today that its craft beers will be available in the states of Ohio and Kentucky starting on January 24, 2014.

The Boston Business Journal yesterday put a number on the summer’s Alchemy and Science/Coney Island deal: $2.9 million.

Earlier this year we reported SweetWater would enter Louisville. Now we know with whom, and when: Kicking off the week of Nov. 11, Atlanta’s biggest craft brewery is hitting Cardinal Country with River City Distributing, per VP sales Dave Guender

It’s not everyday that a craft brewer brings on a CMO, let alone one with a past like Ken Kunze’s, former marketing chief at Heineken USA and PepsiCo’s Sabra…