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Saint Arnold Brewing Company Reports Record Setting 2006
| Source: Saint Arnold Brewing Company
HOUSTON, TX -- (MARKET WIRE) -- January 16, 2007 --Saint Arnold Brewing Company, the oldest craft
brewery in Texas, today reported that production in 2006 grew more than 20
percent for the third consecutive year. The Houston brewery produced a
record 13,638 31-gallon barrels last year, an increase of 25 percent over
2005. This comes on top of the 20 percent increase in 2005 and 27 percent
growth in 2004.
Strong demand prompted Saint Arnold Brewing to make a significant
investment to boost capacity by 67 percent this year. During 2006 four new
120 barrel fermenters were added along with a new bright beer tank,
filtration system and extra refrigeration.
"2006 was a banner year for Saint Arnold Brewing, with strong demand across
all our beer styles and lots of excitement about our single batch Saint
Arnold Divine Reserve series," said Brock Wagner, founder of Saint Arnold
Brewing. "In 2007, we will deliver on our commitment to using the finest
ingredients to produce flavorful, quality beer while continuing to
experiment and stretch boundaries with our Divine Reserve brand."
According to industry analysts, the craft and microbrewery segment is the
major growth market for beer drinkers. Through the first half of 2006, the
Brewer's Association reported craft beer production was growing at an 11
percent pace while the U.S. beer market overall grew 3.1 percent in the
first six months of this year. In 2005, about 1,400 craft brewers produced
about 6.3 million barrels of beer, worth about $3.8 billion in sales.
This winter, Saint Arnold Brewing Company is giving men an excuse not to
shave with a contest to see who can grow the best Donegal beard between New
Year's Day and St. Patrick's Day. Inspired by the documentary, "Growin' a
Beard," which follows competitors in an annual competition in Shamrock,
Texas, the winning Donegal will receive a Nintendo Wii. All competitors
will gain free admission to Saint Arnold's St. Patrick's Day Party at which
the judging will occur.
Editor's Note: A photo of Brock Wagner sitting in the brewery's tasting
room is available for download at
http://www.keeneypr.com/attachments/files/63/Brock%20Wagner%20025_1.jpg.
About Saint Arnold Brewing Company
Saint Arnold Brewing's ten brews are made and sold by the company's staff
of 18 dedicated employees. The brewery was listed by USA Today as one of
the "10 great places to see what's brewing in beer." It is located at 2522
Fairway Park Drive and its brewery tour and tasting is offered every
Saturday at 1:00 P.M. For more information on Saint Arnold's five
year-round and five seasonal beers as well as root beer, log on to
www.saintarnold.com.