E-Malt.com News article: USA, OR & NY: Ninkasi Brewing Co. to expand distribution to New York state by the end of September

Eugene-based Ninkasi Brewing Co. is making a cross-country leap with its latest distribution deal, The Columbian reported on August 29.

Ninkasi Brewing Co. announced on its website on August 27 that it has signed a deal with a craft beer wholesaler - Sheehan Family Companies, to start full-time distribution of Ninkasi Brewing Co. in New York state by late September.

In May, Ninkasi Brewing Co. started sending one-off shipments for special events to New York City, where one of Ninkasi Brewing Co.’s founders has relatives. Now the Eugene-brewed beer will be available year-round in the Empire State through Sheehan Family Companies’ four New York distributors — Craft Beer Guild of New York, Union Beer Distributors, T.J. Sheehan Distributing and Tri-Valley Beverage, the representatives of Ninkasi Brewing Co. said.

“As a New York University alumni and legitimate fan of New York, I am excited to bring our beers to the growing number of passionate craft beer drinkers on the East Coast,” Ninkasi Brewing Co.’s co-founder and CEO Nikos Ridge said. “I look forward to working with The Sheehan Family Companies to build relationships with craft retailers across the state.”

“We’re still aiming for a target of 105,000 to 110,000 barrels this year,” spokeswoman Ali AAsum said.

The move into New York means Ninkasi Brewing Co. is now in 11 states fulltime. It is Ninkasi Brewing Co.’s third expansion into new markets this year, following its entry into Texas in July and Utah in February.

AAsum said Ninkasi Brewing Co. has been testing the waters in additional areas on the East Coast, sending shipments to Washington, D.C., and Philadelphia.


02 September, 2015