Consolidated Statements of Income (unaudited) (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2010	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2010
Income Statement [Abstract]
Sales	$ 43,633	$ 39,097	$ 123,442	$ 108,064
Less excise taxes	3,156	2,379	9,172	6,655
Net sales	40,477	36,718	114,270	101,409
Cost of sales	27,762	28,090	78,869	75,536
Gross profit	12,715	8,628	35,401	25,873
Selling, general and administrative expenses	10,530	7,717	30,489	21,467
Merger related expenses	0	353	0	353
Operating income	2,185	558	4,912	4,053
Income from equity method investments	0	263	691	686
Gain on sale of Fulton Street Brewery, LLC	0	0	10,398	0
Interest expense	(205)	(357)	(747)	(1,165)
Interest and other income, net	22	75	42	203
Income before income taxes	2,002	539	15,296	3,777
Income tax provision	771	163	5,889	1,458
Net income	$ 1,231	$ 376	$ 9,407	$ 2,319
Basic and diluted net income per share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.07	$ 0.02	$ 0.50	$ 0.14
Shares used in basic per share calculations (in shares)	18,843	17,119	18,831	17,093
Shares used in diluted per share calculations (in shares)	18,935	17,232	18,936	17,153