{"id":9551,"date":"2013-01-28T13:32:20","date_gmt":"2013-01-28T19:32:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.guysdrinkingbeer.com\/?p=9551"},"modified":"2018-02-06T14:21:22","modified_gmt":"2018-02-06T20:21:22","slug":"greenbush-brewing-inks-deal-with-wirtz-beverage-for-statewide-distribution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.guysdrinkingbeer.com\/greenbush-brewing-inks-deal-with-wirtz-beverage-for-statewide-distribution\/","title":{"rendered":"Greenbush Brewing Inks Deal With Wirtz Beverage For Statewide Distribution"},"content":{"rendered":"

Another big get for the newly assembled craft beer team at Wirtz, coming off the heels of Deschutes entry into Illinois through the distributor.<\/p>\n

Greenbush was previously distributed by Windy City Distribution, which was recently purchased by Reyes Beverage – the parent company of Chicago Beverage Systems.<\/p>\n

\"Print\"<\/a>PRESS RELEASE<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

January 28, 2013 – In a new agreement announced today, Greenbush Brewing Company and Wirtz Beverage Illinois will join forces to distribute the brewer\u2019s craft beer brands in Chicago and throughout Illinois. Greenbush, based in Sawyer, MI, is not new to the Chicago market, though the agreement with Wirtz will be the first opportunity for the brewer to sell and market their brands statewide in Illinois.<\/p>\n

“This partnership with Wirtz Beverage represents a really excellent opportunity for Greenbush to build our brand,” says Greenbush co-owner Scott Sullivan. \u201cIt allows us to work alongside a partner with a longstanding reputation in the market, building a craft beer program from the ground up. It’s a great opportunity for us to grow together.”<\/p>\n

In the near term, Greenbush will focus on the Chicagoland on-premise market. Growth plans by the brewery include packaging its Anger, Dunegras, Closure, Distorter, Brother Benjamin and Retribution brands. The package rollout will begin this month in Michigan and follow shortly to Illinois.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is a huge market for craft beer and the investments we\u2019ve made and the success we\u2019ve had thus far really support that,\u201d noted Julian Burzynski, WBI Senior Vice President. \u201cWe have the most knowledgeable people in the market and a statewide reach to build these brands. We know we can help Greenbush with a long-term growth strategy.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Wirtz Beverage craft beer team includes more than 100 Cicerone certified sales consultants statewide and Master Cicerone and Cicerone Level II specialists. The company is strategically expanding its craft beer portfolio to include local, regional and national partners.<\/p>\n

The new agreement will be effective February 1, 2013.<\/p>\n

About Greenbush Brewing<\/strong><\/p>\n

Prior to summer 2011, Scott Sullivan, Justin Heckathorn and Jill Sites handed out more than 9,000 bottles of homebrewed beer to everyone they could think of, and Greenbush Brewing Company was born. Opened in June 2011 in Sawyer, Michigan, the burgeoning brewery creates beer with names like Anger, Closure, Mammoth and Doomslayer\u2014and with nothing under 6% ABV, the monikers are indicative of the styles. The brewery serves beer and food out of its Sawyer taproom seven days a week and currently distributes throughout the state of Michigan, in metro Chicago and Northern Indiana.<\/p>\n

About Wirtz Beverage Illinois<\/strong><\/p>\n

Wirtz Beverage Illinois is the state\u2019s most established alcohol beverage distributor with operations statewide serving premium wine, spirits and craft beer brands. The company is an affiliate of Wirtz Beverage Group, one of the nation\u2019s leading alcohol beverage distributors. With nearly $2 billion in annual sales and 3,000 employees, Wirtz Beverage Group has operations in Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Nevada and Wisconsin.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9552,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[21,505],"tags":[635,553],"yoast_head":"\nGreenbush Brewing Inks Deal With Wirtz Beverage For Statewide Distribution<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.guysdrinkingbeer.com\/greenbush-brewing-inks-deal-with-wirtz-beverage-for-statewide-distribution\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Greenbush Brewing Inks Deal With Wirtz Beverage For Statewide Distribution\" 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