MGM Springfield names BBC its regional brewing partnerDate: 12/4/2014 SPRINGFIELD – MGM Springfield recently announced that it has finalized a partnership agreement with Berkshire Brewing Company (BBC). The agreement names BBC the premier regional brewing partner and craft beer provider for MGM Springfield.
BBC is a regional brewery located in South Deerfield. The brewery was established in 1994 by Christopher T. Lalli and Gary A. Bogoff, a pair of homebrewers with the vision of being Western Massachusetts’ local brewery. BBC is now producing a series of eight year round and nine seasonal beers.
Michael Mathis, MGM Springfield president, said, “We are thrilled to announce this partnership with the Berkshire Brewing Company. BBC has a history of brewing quality, good tasting products with Western Massachusetts in mind. Our company has a commitment to sustainability and BBC’s efforts to use local ingredients made this a natural partnership.”
The agreement was finalized on Oct. 29 at Four Star Farms in Northfield where BBC sources some of its hops ingredients for their brews. Terms of the agreement include introducing BBC’s product at other MGM properties as well as a commitment by BBC to strategize on growing their Massachusetts sourcing ingredients based on the volumes MGM Springfield will demand.
Bogoff, CEO of BBC, said, “BBC is excited about this incredible opportunity to have our products featured in a MGM Resort. Together we will look at more ways to source ingredients from our local farms. It is a win-win for Western Massachusetts.”
Bogoff, Gene and Bonnie E’toile, owners of Four Star Farms, Michael Mathis, and Mark Stolarczyk, MGM’s Vice President of Global Procurement, toured the farm, tasted products and got a look at the hop yards. This year, the farm yielded 2500 pounds of dry hops, more than in all its previous growing seasons combined. Four Star Farms currently supplies hops to BBC for specialty and small batch brews.
Mathis added, “We look forward to our global customer base getting a taste of what BBC has to offer. We are proud to be working with a company as excited about local sourcing as we are.”
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