Tagged: alcohol

February 15, 2016 @ 3:15 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this month, Indiegogo success, Stone Brewery Co., announced to its backers a new tentative brewing timeline. Back in 2014, the California-based brewery hit Indiegogo to raise $1 million for expansion of its amazing beer. During its run, the campaign secured$2,532,211 from 13,979 backers.  Stone Brewing… Read More

February 10, 2016 @ 2:06 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Nearly four years after one of the world’s largest drinks companies, Diageo, snubbed BrewDog for an industry award, the perpetually crowdfunding company is officially vowing revenge for the decision. According to The Daily Record, Diageo, who make drinks such as Guinness, Smirnoff and Johnnie Walker, was forced to apologize… Read More

February 6, 2016 @ 9:30 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Crowdcube #FundedClub member Bellfield Brewery recently announced, nearly a year after the closing of the company’s equity crowdfunding campaign, it is officially moving into the production stage. As previously reported, the new craft brewery with a mission: to make Gluten Free (GF) beers and lagers that taste… Read More

January 25, 2016 @ 5:18 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

With nearly a month until its equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs comes to an end, Chapel Down’s (EPIC: CDGP) Curious Brew has successfully capture over £1.4 million. As previously reported,  Chapel Down hit Seedrs last fall to support the expansion of the company’s “fast growing beer and cider… Read More

November 2, 2015 @ 8:45 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

London-based Nirvana Brewery has launched a crowdfunding campaign on Crowd for Angels with a mission to raise £135,000 for its new non-alcoholic beer line. While sharing details about its products, the company noted that non-alcoholic craft beers do not have to be as boring as the… Read More

October 28, 2015 @ 10:00 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

PicoBrew, Inc, creator of the PicoBrew Zymatic automatic beer brewing appliance, launched a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter to raise funds for its latest product, the PicoBrew Pico. Within 9 hours, the new device successfully crushed the $200,000 goal. While PicoBrew’s Zymatic product targets beer brewing… Read More

September 30, 2015 @ 1:10 am By Midori Yoshimura  |  

Those near Milwaukee, Wisc., tonight will have something new to drink to: Philly’s Premium Beverages LLC, a Grafton firm that sells readymade mixed drinks in bottles and cans is the first Milwaukee-area company to seek money from investors under Wisconsin’s year-old equity “crowdfunding” law, according to Milwaukee’s Journal… Read More

September 11, 2015 @ 1:26 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

TipsyPud has launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube to raise £85,000 to expand its UK-based pudding company. Started by entrepreneur, Lucy Anderson, the TipsyPud Indulgence Collections are aiming to take the growing £5billion UK gourmet food and gift markets by storm. The company shared: “Deliciously naughty,… Read More

September 3, 2015 @ 1:33 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

HonestBrew, a Westminster-based online retailer that works with craft breweries around the world, has launched a second equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube to raise £300,000 for expansion. HonestBrew considers itself to be UK’s leading online craft beer retailers. It ship tens of thousands of bottles across the UK each month; has… Read More

September 1, 2015 @ 7:53 am By JD Alois  |  

BrewDog and its “Equity for Punks” crowdfunding offer is now listed on Crowdcube in a “first” combined debt and equity capital raise.  The offer is marketed as the “Worlds Biggest [funding] Round”. According to Crowdcube, investors may purchase 2 shares of BrewDog stock for £95… Read More

August 3, 2015 @ 11:44 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last week, Sydney brand Poor Toms Gin made its appearance on the new series The Cult of New.  The new craft gin distillery has opened in Sydney earlier this year and its first batch was snapped up on Australia’s crowdfunding platform, Pozible.  The young business raised $25,000 in one day. It… Read More

May 18, 2015 @ 7:40 am By JD Alois  |  

Angels Den is raising capital for a new niche crowdfunding site, WhiskyInvestDirect. The live investment offer for the new funding portal wants to capitalize on a consumable that has seen an average annual return of 5% since 1980. WhiskyInvestDirect was founded by Paul Tustain and Rupert… Read More

February 6, 2015 @ 3:47 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Setting out to create a drinking glass that stands out from the rest, Portland-based North Drinkware has launched a crowdfunding campaign Kickstarter for The Oregon Pint. The North Drinkware team stated, “We made The Oregon Pint because we wanted a glass with a connection to… Read More

January 5, 2015 @ 10:51 am By Erin Hobey  |  

EeBria, the UK craft alcohol marketplace, enables customers to buy alcohol directly from small independent craft breweries, distilleries and vineyards around the UK.  The platform was established in 2013 and has grown consistently since its launch.  Currently crowdfunding on Seedrs, EeBria has secured over £128K of its… Read More

October 22, 2014 @ 5:29 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Ready to bring a whole new series to its channel, National Geographic announced on Tuesday (October 21st) it has added Kickstarter-success Chug to its Monday evening schedule. The project, which hit the crowdfunding giant’s platform last year, is created by rum company owner, Zane Lamprey, who is… Read More

October 20, 2014 @ 1:06 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

America’s beer palate is changing, making people want GrowlerWerks’ uKeg. FourPortland beer-loving engineers invented a growler that keeps craft beer fresh, cold and carbonated. They also met their crowdfunding campaign goal of $75,000 within 34 hours on Kickstarter. A stretch goal of $120,000 was met within three days, the uKeg… Read More

August 30, 2014 @ 11:06 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Helping to stop drunk drivers in their tracks, Washington D.C.-based company Edge Tech Labs has launched a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter to raise $40,000 for its DrinkMate. The device is a breathalyzer that fits in everyone’s up-and-going lifestyles. Pitching the product to future backers, the… Read More

August 6, 2014 @ 7:20 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

With a little over a week and a half until its crowdfunding campaign comes to an end on Indiegogo, California-based Stone Brewing Company has reached its initial $1M goal, thanks to 7,168 backers. As previously reported by Crowdfund Insider, the adult beverage company embarked on… Read More

June 6, 2014 @ 4:05 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Madison-based brewer is ready to make history! MobCraft Inc, known for polling and producing popular beer recipes, is now working through CraftFund for an equity crowdfunding campaign. CraftFund LLC was certified as Wisconsin’s very first equity crowdfunding platform under the new exemption that allows businesses… Read More

May 2, 2014 @ 12:06 pm By JD Alois  |  

Michigan’s first investment crowdfunding campaign under the new Michigan Invests Locally Exemption (MILE) has successfully reached its maximum goal. The Tecumseh Brewing Company this week reached $175,000 in local investments from Michigan residents. The company is the first in Michigan to raise funds under MILE,… Read More