Deschutes Expands Michigan Distribution

From Deschutes:

Bend, Oregon – Deschutes Brewery announced today its craft beers will be available in Wayne

County, Michigan beginning June 1, 2015. The Oregon-based brewery will partner with West

Side Beer Distributing’s Romulus Office for distribution of its beers in the South Detroit area. This

move expands Deschutes’ presence in Michigan beyond its fall 2014 distribution in Grand Rapids, E.

Lansing, and Kalamazoo.

Stacy Denbow, business development director for the brewery, said, “We’ve seen a tremendous

amount of excitement since our Western Michigan launch last fall, complemented by great execution

from West Side Beer. Our fans in Michigan are passionate about their craft beer and we’re looking

forward to them being able to get Deschutes in the Detroit area now.”

Beer is slated to arrive June 1 in the SE corner of Wayne County serviced by West Side. Initially,

Deschutes Brewery will offer Mirror Pond Pale Ale, Black Butte Porter, the nation’s number one

selling craft porter, Fresh Squeezed IPA, and its summer seasonal, Twilight Summer Ale. The beers

will be available only on draft until fall of 2015 when they will be release in six-packs.

Denbow continued, “We’ve been preparing to expand our distribution area in Michigan over the past

couple of years, but we always want to make sure we can provide adequate supply to our fans and

partner with wholesalers that share our core values. We’re hoping to soon open more of the Detroit

Metro area, and eventually move into the rest of the state. It’s important to us to take our time, assess

the situation thoroughly and do what is best for our customers there.”

Deschutes launched in Ohio, Kentucky, Central and Western Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin last year.

State College, PA and parts of Michigan will round out the brewery’s geographic expansion for 2015.

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