BJ’s Restaurants & Brewery reported that comparable restaurant sales decreased 2.2% during the latest quarter, as compared to a positive 2.3% in last year’s third quarter…

Coveted craft co. Founders Brewing announced today that it is expanding its distribution territory to include greater Kansas City, Kansas, represented by Central States Beverage…

Official announcements will come next year regarding BridgePort’s 30th anniversary activities…

Some doubted progress on one of the biggest craft brewers’ second brewery, but today New Belgium announced it will resume site work this November on its Asheville location in preparation for a groundbreaking next spring.

Government shutdown backlogs will no doubt be amplified by the increase in producers seen over the last 5 years. The TTB’s Thomas Hogue offered some perspective: Tom said the TTB has seen a 40% increase in wine permittees, a 60% increase in brewers and a 125% increase in craft distilled spirits permittees in that time.

Hop Harvest Fest is also an opportunity for some 60-plus distributors to descend on the brewery and get a little sneak peak of Terrapin 2014. We were privy…

Boulevard founder John McDonald will retain a substantial shareholding in a newly combined entity with Duvel Moortgat.

It certainly seems to us that Miami is one of the next frontiers for craft, with hot local breweries starting, lots of run room, and ye ol’ covetable Hispanic demo. Alan told CBD their mission statement to grow craft fits especially well in the Miami market…

Fast-growing (now the second-fastest, according to them) Utah craft brewer Uinta grew almost 70% in sales last year to land it on the Top 50 Craft Brewers list. Now it’s landing in Texas with Ben E. Keith.

We’ve heard for some time that Alchemy and Science was planning a venture in Miami. Now the Boston subsidiary has just announced a project in the Wynwood Arts District of Miami: “Concrete Beach.”

New Belgium plans to enter Ohio December 16 with a mixed bag of MillerCoors and A-B houses across the state.

This year’s big reveals included a new spring seasonal for Sam Adams, and their West Coast style Rebel IPA; more nitro offerings for Left Hand; and more on accommodating brewers for GABF 2014

In fact, “I believe that where the market is going is more local everyday,” said Davis Tucker, founder of Austin brewpub NXNW. And those upstarts with aspirations to be regional? In Davis’ opinion…

What happened to all the discussion around raw materials? There seemed a serious hop shortage for craft brewers back…

Next craft to go national? Could be Green Flash, with 49 states slated by end of year — and not even in the largest top 50.