USA, MD: DuClaw Brewing Co. beers to be distributed in four new states

DuClaw Brewing Co. is headed into its next phase of expansion, setting its sights on distribution in four new states as craft beer sales across the U.S. continue to explode, Baltimore Business Journal reported on September, 18.

The beer maker plans to enter North Carolina, Ohio, New York and West Virginia by May. DuClaw, headquartered in Rosedale, currently distributes in all of Maryland, Washington, D.C., Delaware, New Jersey and the bulk of Pennsylvania and Virginia.

The expansion comes as DuClaw adds two new fermentation tanks, allowing it to double its 25,000 barrels brewed this year to between 50,000 and 55,000 barrels in 2015, said President Dave Benfield.

DuClaw is on pace to boost sales 50 percent this year, he said, and adding North Carolina could boost growth by 20 percent to 30 percent, alone.

“With growth being so intense, it’s hard to make strong predictions,” Benfield said of making sales projections, noting that DuClaw will brew 40 different beers in 2014.

DuClaw moved in April 2013 from Bel Air to Baltimore County, where it occupies 60,000 square feet.

19 September, 2014