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Vermont’s Hermit Thrush Brewery to Close

Vermont’s Hermit Thrush Brewery to Close

Brattleboro, Vermont-based Hermit Thrush Brewery will close next month after nearly a decade. The sour-centric craft brewery announced the news of its impending closure on social media yesterday.

Comment Period Deadline Approaches on Potential Alcohol Beverage Labeling and Advertising Changes

Comment Period Deadline Approaches on Potential Alcohol Beverage Labeling and Advertising Changes

The deadline to file written comments in the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau’s review of potential rules and regulations changes for alcoholic beverage labeling and advertising is set to expire this Friday (March 29). Among the changes under consideration are mandatory disclosures for alcohol content, nutritional information, ingredients and major allergens.

Brewbound Podcast: Anderson Valley’s Kevin McGee on Keeping a Legacy Brand Fresh; Full Circle’s Arthur Moye on Building a House of Brands

Brewbound Podcast: Anderson Valley’s Kevin McGee on Keeping a Legacy Brand Fresh; Full Circle’s Arthur Moye on Building a House of Brands

This week’s Brewbound Podcast features two On Location interviews from the California Craft Beer Summit in Sacramento. Anderson Valley Brewing president and CEO Kevin McGee shares how he’s keeping the legacy craft brand relevant, and why he’s entangled in a legal battle with the nation’s largest beer wholesaler with potential wider implications for California craft brewers. Then, Full Circle owner Arthur Moye explores plans for the Speakeasy brand.

A Round With… Holidaily Brewing’s Karen Hertz

A Round With… Holidaily Brewing’s Karen Hertz

In the latest installment of Brewbound’s A Round With – a weekly Insider-exclusive Q&A series with industry leaders – Karen Hertz dishes on running a brewery that’s defying the trends. Hertz is the founder and chief brewista of Golden, Colorado-based Holidaily Brewing, the country’s only certified gluten-free, woman-owned craft brewery.

Sazerac to Acquire BuzzBallz RTD Brand

Sazerac to Acquire BuzzBallz RTD Brand

Spirits giant Sazerac announced today plans to acquire Southern Champion’s ready-to-drink (RTD) portfolio, including BuzzBallz, the spherical wine-, spirit- and malt-based cocktail brand.

Brewbound Podcast On Location: Russian River’s Natalie Cilurzo on Pliny The Younger’s 20th Anniversary; Calicraft on Going Beyond Beer

Brewbound Podcast On Location: Russian River’s Natalie Cilurzo on Pliny The Younger’s 20th Anniversary; Calicraft on Going Beyond Beer

Russian River co-owner Natalie Cilurzo joins the Brewbound Podcast On Location at the California Craft Beer Summit to discuss the 20th anniversary release of Pliny the Younger triple IPA, with festivities starting this weekend. And Calicraft founder and CEO Blaine Landberg and marketing director and brewmaster Thomas Vo share how the brewery is expanding beyond beer with the Bloom line of fruit-forward offerings.