Cigar City Brewing Company Introduces Southern California Distribution

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  1. Jason

    Jason Founder (0) Aug 23, 1996 Massachusetts

    2/21/2018 TAMPA, FL - Continuing the growth in production and distribution of its world-class beers, Cigar City Brewing is pleased to announce the addition of the Southern California market to its distribution footprint. Stone Distributing has signed on as Cigar City Brewing’s wholesale partner in the Southern California market and will help introduce SoCal to CCB’s dynamic line-up of ales and lagers, including Jai Alai IPA. Kegs and twelve-ounce cans of Jai Alai IPA, Maduro Brown Ale, Florida Cracker Belgian-style White Ale and their newest year-round offering Guayabera Citra Pale Ale will be available from San Diego to Santa Barbara beginning in late February.

    Looking to build on the strong relationship between Stone Distributing and their CANarchy portfolio-mates Oskar Blues Brewery, Cigar City Brewing enters the California market poised for strong and sustained growth following their launch. One of the fastest growing brands in the country, CCB boasts the best-selling craft six-pack can through national IRI reporting in Jai Alai IPA with other year-round and seasonal offerings complementing. National and international awards and accolades have garnered attention for the brewery since their inception in 2009.

    “Southern California is a mecca for craft beer and we’re excited to tell our story to the beer-loving masses in SoCal,” says CCB’s El Lector Neil Callaghan. “Stone Distributing has been a huge influence in crafting (pun intended) the beer scene in the area and we couldn’t be happier to partner with their team.”

    Stone Distributing Senior Director of Sales Brian Dewey says, “We are incredibly stoked to have Cigar City join our limited portfolio of innovative brewers. They are bringing a regional portfolio that complements our partners and providing our customers something uniquely different for Southern California. It will be exciting to watch how the market responds with such a dynamic lineup of beers.”

    Market launch events will be taking place throughout Southern California in late February, March and April with numerous Cigar City Brewing representatives travelling from Tampa to celebrate the arrival of its award-winning beers. These events will feature Cigar City Brewing beers and will be incredible opportunities for the area’s craft beer fans to learn about Cigar City Brewing’s history and its award winning beer from the people who know it best.

    Cigar City Brewing’s beer, including award-winning Jai Alai IPA, will be available in fifteen states encompassing Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Virginia, Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, Colorado, Utah, Texas, Illinois and California starting in February. Cigar City Brewing’s ales and lagers are also exported to Denmark.

    Visit Cigar City Brewing’s website [www.cigarcitybrewing.com] for full beer information and to find CCB beer closest to you.

    About Cigar City Brewing:
    Cigar City Brewing, makers of Jai Alai IPA and Hunahpu’s Imperial Stout, was founded in 2009 by Joey Redner with the goal of creating world-class beer that reflected the flavors and history of the Tampa region. This unique approach has resonated with local and national markets and the brewery has grown quickly to produce over 90,000 barrels of beer in 2017. Along with Oskar Blues Brewery, Perrin Brewing, Squatters Craft Beers and Wasatch Brewery, Cigar City Brewing is a part of CANarchy, a craft brewing collective that represents the largest canned craft beer supplier in the country.
     
  2. jnance88

    jnance88 Zealot (548) Jun 10, 2014 California
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    Yay? In my humble opinion, this will go the way of Founder's and Bell's in California. It was great beer when I couldn't get it easily but now that it is in my backyard, I realize that local breweries do better beer.
     
  3. QuakeAttack

    QuakeAttack Pooh-Bah (1,999) Mar 19, 2012 California
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    Finally! Other than Founders and a few other breweries, I usually stick to California breweries. However, CCB is outstanding and I have been fortunate to try their beers at the brewery and at beer festivals. I will be Southern CA in April and will have to pick-up some of their beer.
     
  4. chrisjws

    chrisjws Pooh-Bah (2,768) Dec 3, 2014 California
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    Hell yes. Now when we getting Hunahpu's Day west coast edition?!
     
  5. pinballplayer

    pinballplayer Maven (1,373) Jul 2, 2014 California
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    I remember having my first Invasion Pale Ale in Miami in 2013 like it was yesterday. Such a revelation at the time. It will be interesting to see how it stacks up in today's market.
     
  6. dcgunman

    dcgunman Pooh-Bah (2,608) Jul 1, 2009 California
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    I thought these guys sold out? Maybe I'm wrong? Or maybe it was Funky Buddha?
     
  7. Rbarnes4381

    Rbarnes4381 Initiate (0) Oct 29, 2013 California
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    I visited the tasting room like 4+ years ago and thought all the beers I had were sub-par to average at best except Good Gourd, which I thought was one of the best pumpkin beers I had ever had. Jai Alai was nothing special.
    No, I didn't have Huna or any barrel aged beers, but I don't think we are getting those anyways. I think are local options are far superior
     
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  8. Hoppedelic

    Hoppedelic Savant (1,041) Dec 6, 2010 California
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    I remember hearing they were talking with AB InBev but they ended up selling to Oskar Blues/ Fireman Capital.
     
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  9. TrojanRB

    TrojanRB Grand Pooh-Bah (3,185) Jul 27, 2013 Texas
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    Bold move. Probably won’t work out. Unless they are aggressive on price and are super fresh.

    What does a 6 pack of Jai Alai sell for?
     
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  10. theJohnChamp

    theJohnChamp Zealot (528) Feb 25, 2014 California
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    If SoCal gets Abraxas and Fremont BA stuff, I don't see why we wouldn't get Huna (eventually).. Just my thought but who knows.
     
  11. RaulMondesi

    RaulMondesi Grand Pooh-Bah (5,209) Dec 11, 2006 California
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    I took one of my fav WBAYDN? pics with a Jai Alai:
     
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  12. ryno09

    ryno09 Pundit (811) May 1, 2010 California

    Bell's, yeah, not as exiting as it would have been 5 years ago. Founders however is great since there's no equivalent of Backwoods Bastard locally.

    You mean Xocoveza?
     
  13. PG2G

    PG2G Initiate (0) Dec 26, 2011 California

    I think Huna is only released at Huna Day. Doesn't even get distributed in their home market.
     
  14. Rbarnes4381

    Rbarnes4381 Initiate (0) Oct 29, 2013 California
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    My understanding is that Huna isn't distributed, that is what Huna Day is for.
     
  15. ElijahSF

    ElijahSF Initiate (0) Aug 30, 2013 California

    Meh, too many others to drink before it. Kinda surprising they chose southern CA.
     
  16. jwacky

    jwacky Devotee (387) Apr 13, 2017 California

    IIRC from when I was last in Florida, 6pks are pretty cheap. Like, $9.
     
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    jwacky Devotee (387) Apr 13, 2017 California

  18. MissFeisty

    MissFeisty Initiate (0) Dec 18, 2012 California

    Basically what I’m getting from some of the posts in here is: It ain’t rare anymore, and because it’s not the “look at me brewery” anymore, it’s not exciting to have them distro here? This is really silly. New beer option that has historically been made well, I don’t see how this can be anything other than exciting.
     
  19. StoutOfIdeas

    StoutOfIdeas Aspirant (210) Feb 20, 2018 Texas
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    Really enjoyed Jai Alai when my friend from Florida brought it over. Looking forward to trying it as a local shelfie!
     
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  20. pro100

    pro100 Zealot (543) Oct 12, 2014 California

    Maybe this is news five years ago but there's way too many local options these days for any new out of state brewery to touch down in Cali. The amount of breweries in state nowadays are staggering. A few new shelfies to add to the supermarket isles is not news
     
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