Here is a list of changes in distribution among craft breweries that have taken place over the last few months or so (or will be taking place soon). This is NOT a complete list by any stretch of the imagination. If you know of other official moves or talk of moves, leave a comment with a link to the source or get in touch with me at beersage -at- gmail -dot- com. I will do my best to get information from the breweries and/or distributors and follow up here.

Update I: Over 60 “changes” logged here now…keep them coming.

Update II: Please see retractions regarding Left Hand…

Update III: Now at over 80 changes logged. Added in changes for Avery Brewing, New Belgium (which I had forgotten about) and caved to adding Stone’s pullout from WI…also added +/- to help indicate which states are getting hit the hardest (partial changes equal .5).



Winning so far is Missouri with +5.5 and losing is Indiana and Rhode Island with -3.

Alaska / -2 / Out: Great Divide Brewing, Left Hand Brewing

Arizona / -1 / Out: Avery Brewing

Arkansas / -0.5 / Out: Avery Brewing (Eastern Arkansas only)

California / +2.5 / In: Hangar 24 (Southern CA: Los Angeles, Orange and San Diego counties), Nebraska Brewing (Southern CA), The Bruery (Northern CA), Uinta Brewing; Out: Avery Brewing (Northern CA: Bay Area and Sacramento)

Colorado / +1 / In: Firestone Walker Brewing

Connecticut / -2 / Out: Avery Brewing, Great Divide Brewing

Florida / -0.5 / Out: Avery Brewing (Central Florida only: Orlando area)

Idaho / +1 / In: Odell Brewing

Illinois / +1.5 / In: Boulevard Brewing (Chicago), Central Waters Brewing (Chicago only), Clown Shoes Beer (Chicago only?), Fifty Fifty Brewing (Chicago only? but not until December); Out: Great Divide Brewing (only partially)

Indiana / -3 / In: Sun King Brewing (Bloomington area); Out: Avery Brewing, Dogfish Head, Shelton Brothers portfolio

Iowa / -1 / Out: Left Hand Brewing

Kansas / +1 / In: Green Flash Brewing (July per Craft Business Daily)

Kentucky / -1 / – Out: Great Divide Brewing

Louisiana – / +1 / In: Ommegang

Maine / +3 / In: Clown Shoes, Stillwater Ales, White Birch Brewing

Maryland / +4 / In: Clown Shoes, Firestone Walker, New Belgium (September), Pretty Things

Michigan / -1 / Out: Great Divide Brewing

Minnesota / +2.5 / In: Alaskan Brewing, Brooklyn Brewery, Stone Brewing; Out: Great Divide Brewing (only partially)

Missouri / +5.5 / In: Deschutes Brewery, Firestone Walker, Green Flash Brewing, Nebraska Brewing (St. Louis only?), Stillwater Ales, Stone Brewing

Nebraska / -1 / – Out: Avery Brewing

Nevada / +0.5 / In: Trumer Berkeley (Reno)

New Jersey / +2 / In: Keegan Ales, Spoetzl Brewery

New Mexico / -1 / In: Green Flash Brewing (summer-ish per Craft Business Daily); Out: Avery Brewing, Great Divide Brewing

New York / +0.5 / In: Clown Shoes (upstate), Narragansett (NYC), Uncommon Brewers; Out: Avery Brewing (Upstate New York only), Great Divide Brewing (only partially)

Oklahoma / -1 / Out: Avery Brewing

Pennsylvania / +2 / In: Dock Street Beer (Lancaster, Reading counties), Firestone Walker, Nebraska Brewing (Western PA), Uncommon Brewers (Philly only?); Out: Great Divide Brewing (only partially)

Rhode Island / -3 / – Out: Avery Brewing, Dogfish Head, Great Divide Brewing

South Dakota / +1 / – In: Deschutes Brewery

Tennessee / -1.5 / – In: Christian Moerlein Brewing; Out: Avery Brewing, Dogfish Head, Left Hand Brewing (Knoxville-area distributor only)

Texas / -0.5 / – In: Brooklyn Brewery (Brewmasters’ Reserve Series), Maui Brewing; Out: Allagash Brewing

Virginia / +2.5 / – In: Clown Shoes, New Belgium (September), Uncommon Brewers; Out: Great Divide Brewing (Southern Virginia only)

Washington / -1 / – Out: Allagash Brewing

Washington D.C. / 1 / – In: Firestone Walker, New Belgium (September); Out: Great Divide Brewing

Wisconsin / -3.5 / – Out: Avery Brewing (leaving Beechwood Dist. only), Dogfish Head, Fort Collins Brewery, Stone Brewing