Greg Koch, CEO and co-founder of the tenth-largest craft brewer in the United States, knows a thing or two about making beer.
Koch has built Stone Brewing Co., which was founded in 1996, into a brewer that generates more than $137 million in annual revenue. The company has reported 50% year-over-year growth (on average) since it was founded. It brews dozens of styles, selling IPAs with strongly suggested “Enjoy By” dates and beers with grapefruit, chipotle peppers, coffee and other flavorful concoctions.
Now Koch hopes to persuade the Germans and other Europeans that an American can make a high-quality beer. This summer, Stone Brewing announced it will spend more than $25 million to turn a Berlin gasworks complex into the first American craft brewery on the continent. The site could open as early as next year, with Stone planning to make beer for Germany and other European markets…CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL STORY ON FORTUNE.COM
