E-Malt.com News article: USA, IL: Two Brothers Brewing Company enters Florida

For the first time in six years Two Brothers Brewing Company is expanding their distribution footprint to a brand new market, craftbee.com reported on November, 9.

Cavalier Distributing, the highly respected specialty beer distributor based in Ohio and Indiana, has opened a new distribution facility in Lakeland, Florida and Two Brothers Brewing Company is thrilled to be a part of this new expansion.

“Two Brothers Brewing Company is excited to have expanded the brewery enough to allow for a new market and the opportunity to work with Cavalier Distributing made Florida an easy choice for our expansion,” says co-owner Jason Ebel.

Florida is a new landing spot for craft beer and the recent shift in sales to the craft market has peeked interests for many breweries. Two Brothers Brewing Company currently distributes in five markets and is experiencing growth of more than 40% in 2012.

Two Brothers Brewing Company is now poised to bring their highly regarded craft beers to the south. Year after year Two Brothers Brewing Company had been investing in the efficiency of their brewery and, after years of continued plant expansions, a new state-of-the-art bottling line is now being built to keep up with demand. This new bottling line will be fully operational in mid-2013 which will continue their expansion in other key craft beer markets and to supply the pan handle state with bottles of some of the most unique and compelling craft beer the Midwest has to offer.

14 November, 2012