SweetWater Brewing Co. announces plans to expand its distribution in Texas with Ben E. Keith Company. Starting August 22, locals in Austin and the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex will be able to sip on SweetWater’s signature 420 Extra Pale Ale, the exceptionally popular Hash Session IPA, award winning IPA, crowd pleasing Blue, plus seasonals like fall’s Hash Brown, and limited release styles like Bourbon Barrel Aged Imperial Stout, and Pit & Pendulum. SweetWater will be on draft at bars and restaurants, in grocery stores, package stores, and specialty bottle shops.
“We are excited to sell and distribute SweetWater’s high quality and award-winning beers,” says Flint Prewitt, Vice President of Sales and Operations for Ben E. Keith. “Their impactful marketing and beer styles are a perfect fit for the Texas craft beer drinker.”
Craft lovers in the state should follow SweetWater’s Texas Facebook page for information on launch events, and where they can spot the brewery’s iconic rainbow trout tap handle.
To learn more about SweetWater Brewing Company and its full lineup of brands, visit www.sweetwaterbrew.com.
MEDIA CONTACT: Tucker Berta Sarkisian | Talking Head | tucker@sweetwaterbrew.com | c. 404.337.1062
ABOUT SWEETWATER BREWING COMPANY: SweetWater Brewing Company is an Atlanta-based craft brewery living by the motto "Don't Float the Mainstream!" The award-winning lineup of year-round beers includes SweetWater 420, Hash Session IPA, IPA and Blue. SweetWater also features a Catch and Release series of beers available on a limited basis throughout the year, an experimental, one-time-only Dank Tank series, and a Cork & Cage 750 mL series of progressive styles. SweetWater Brewery – located at 195 Ottley Drive in Atlanta – is open for tours every Wednesday, Thursday and Friday from 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. as well as Saturdays and Sundays from 2:30 – 4:30 p.m. For more information about SweetWater Brewing Company, please visit sweetwaterbrew.com. Follow SweetWater on Twitter/ Instagram @sweetwaterbrew, or become a fan on Facebook at facebook.com/sweetwaterbrew.
ABOUT BEN E. KEITH BEVERAGES: Ben E. Keith Company, established in 1906, began selling Anheuser-Busch products in 1933. Today, Ben E. Keith Company’s Beverage division is the third largest independent beer wholesaler in the country. The company also distributes import beers, craft beers, wine products and nonalcoholic beverages. With fourteen Sales & Distribution Centers in Texas including Abilene, Austin, Brownwood, Commerce, Dallas, Denton, El Paso, Ft. Worth, Houston, Kerrville, Llano, Palestine, San Antonio, and Waco, the company operates throughout the state of Texas. For more information, please visit www.BenEKeith.com/beverage. Follow us on Facebook.com/benekeith, Twitter.com/BeneKeith_Bevs.