USA, ME: Shipyard Brewing Company to offer its beers in cans and expand capacity

Due to the high demand for Shipyard Pumpkinhead, Shipyard Brewing Company announced on July, 12, it has leased space to begin brewing at an additional location in Memphis, Tennessee.

This will also allow Shipyard to offer its products in cans for the first time and expand its overall brewing capacity.

“This is a very exciting time in our growth,” stated Shipyard’s president Fred Forsley. “Our brewery in Portland is at full capacity and this allows us to meet consumer demand for our products.”

Shipyard has leased space within City Brewing in Memphis and manufactured tanks to employ its signature open top fermentation brewing process. Master Brewer Alan Pugsley did the first brew in June and cans of Shipyard Export will be available in Maine with other select markets to follow this summer. Shipyard Pumpkinhead will be available in cans this fall.

This is not the first time Shipyard has brewed outside of Maine. In 1997, Shipyard opened the world’s first airport microbrewery at the Orlando International Airport. Today, the Shipyard Brew Pub in Winter Park, Florida operates its own nano-brewery. Plans are also underway to open a 20 barrel brewing facility elsewhere in Florida later this year, using the same brewing system that had been installed at the Orlando airport.

About Shipyard Brewing Company

Founded in 1994, Shipyard Brewing Company is located on the historic waterfront in Portland, Maine and produces 17 varieties of award-winning English style and seasonal beers. Its products are distributed in over 35 states. The Brewers Association ranks Shipyard as the 16th largest craft brewery in the U.S. and 24th overall, making it one of the top 15 rising breweries in the country. In 2011, the brewery produced 129,285 barrels of its award-winning brews. This marks a 31.7% increase over 2010.

18 July, 2012