davesarman
07-09-2004, 10:14 AM
From the July Real Beer Newsletter:
BOULEVARD BREWING PLANS MAJOR EXPANSION
Boulevard Brewing Co. in Kansas City is planning a $15 million addition that would increase its beer-making capacity more than five-fold. The brewery has grown 15-20% annually for the past eight years, and it expects to produce more than 85,000 barrels this year. At that rate, it will soon reach its capacity of 105,000 barrels. The addition would enable it to eventually brew 600,000 barrels a year. "We now have 2.5% of the market in Kansas City, and there's no reason we can't have 5 or 8 or 10% of our hometown market," said Jeff Krum, chief financial officer for Boulevard. "Then there's Omaha; Des Moines; Yankton, South Dakota; St. Louis. We have a much smaller fraction in those places, but there's no good reason why - if we do things right - we can't grow our market share there." Construction of a new 70,000-square-food building to house a new brewhouse would begin in March 2005, and the new brewery would begin producing beer by June 2006.
I've been seeing their beers in more places in MN as well, both retail and in bars. Not bad beers either. I've had their Pale Ale, Hefe, Porter and Winter beers, my favorite I think is the Porter. Good to see good breweries expanding.
BOULEVARD BREWING PLANS MAJOR EXPANSION
Boulevard Brewing Co. in Kansas City is planning a $15 million addition that would increase its beer-making capacity more than five-fold. The brewery has grown 15-20% annually for the past eight years, and it expects to produce more than 85,000 barrels this year. At that rate, it will soon reach its capacity of 105,000 barrels. The addition would enable it to eventually brew 600,000 barrels a year. "We now have 2.5% of the market in Kansas City, and there's no reason we can't have 5 or 8 or 10% of our hometown market," said Jeff Krum, chief financial officer for Boulevard. "Then there's Omaha; Des Moines; Yankton, South Dakota; St. Louis. We have a much smaller fraction in those places, but there's no good reason why - if we do things right - we can't grow our market share there." Construction of a new 70,000-square-food building to house a new brewhouse would begin in March 2005, and the new brewery would begin producing beer by June 2006.
I've been seeing their beers in more places in MN as well, both retail and in bars. Not bad beers either. I've had their Pale Ale, Hefe, Porter and Winter beers, my favorite I think is the Porter. Good to see good breweries expanding.