US, CA: Lagunitas Brewing Co. planning to join the ranks of the nation’s largest craft brewers

Petaluma's Lagunitas Brewing Co. is planning a $9.5 million expansion that will put it in the ranks of the nation's largest craft brewers, the Press Democrat reports.

The expansion will allow the company, which produced more than 100,000 barrels last year, to reach 600,000 barrels a year.

That number approaches rival Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. of Chico, which at 760,000 barrels in 2010 was the nation’s second-largest craft brewer.

22 March, 2011