(Petaluma, CA) – Lagunitas Brewing Company founder and owner, Tony Magee, told BeerPulse last week that the brewery is probably going to end the year at 260,000 barrels, up approximately 57% from 2011. This despite a hangup or two with getting the new Rolec brewhouse installed and having to temporarily suspend bottling while installing a brand-new bottling line.
260,000 barrels will likely push Lagunitas ahead of Deschutes Brewery, which currently sits in 5th place in terms of annual production among craft brewers. Lagunitas would then trail only The Boston Beer Company, Sierra Nevada, New Belgium and Spoetzl Brewery (makers of Shiner Beer).
Last year, the company produced just over 165,000 barrels, according to the Brewers Association. In 2009, it produced just over 72,000 barrels and has grown 260% in just three years. An unprecedented steep and rapid ascent for a craft brewery producing that much volume.
Magee said that the company has ramped production up way ahead of the 260k barrel/year mark. The company produced and shipped over 33,000 barrels of beer during the month of October or an annual pace of 420,000 barrels.
Magee, who was on his way to Chicago and then New York City where he’s speaking today, also noted that the Chicago brewery buildout is on track to happen on schedule.
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