Lagunitas Brewing sales up 40% in 2012, pouring $25 million into Chicago facility
Lagunitas Brewing Co. more than doubled its brewery’s capacity in Petaluma, Calif. to 600,000 barrels after completing a $19 million expansion this spring. Its sales are up about 40% this year and the company is spending another $25 million to convert a 300,000 square foot steel fabrication plant in Chicago into a second brewery scheduled to open next year. Its top seller is a hop-heavy India pale ale, a category often called IPA.
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