Beer Industry News, Insights, Jobs, & Events

Most beer segments recorded improved trends as the final quarter of 2026 kicked off this month, but that didn’t guarantee the same result for top beer vendors.

Check out distribution news initially reported in the Brewbound Insider Newsletter October 19-21, including headlines from Crazy Mountain, Crowns & Hops, Ska Brewing and more.

Check out news items initially reported in the Brewbound Insider Newsletter October 19-21, including headlines from Suarez Family Brewery, Arlington Brewing, Shiner and more.

The settlement between Southern Glazer’s and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) puts oversight on the nation’s largest wine and spirits distributor – but may not actually prohibit the distributor from engaging in the very sort of discriminatory pricing that triggered the lawsuit.

Three Floyds Brewing is unleashing a variant of its sought-after, formerly festival-exclusive Dark Lord on retailers as a bookend to the Munster, Indiana-headquartered craft brewery’s 30th anniversary.

In a brunch conversation that meandered from Groundhog Day to Greek mythology, Boston Beer Company leaders and Brewers Association (BA) president and CEO Bart Watson mused on craft beer’s current slump and how it can be busted.

Beer’s summer may have left a bit to be desired, but the transition into fall shows possible end-of-year momentum for the segment, despite continued year-over-year (YoY) declines, according to the latest monthly report from market research firm Circana.

Anheuser-Busch InBev’s (A-B) BeatBox has been forced to modify its packaging after a UK alcohol industry watchdog upheld a public complaint that the drinks could appeal to underage drinkers.

Vodka + ade, hard sports drinks – whatever you call it, expect the segment to reach up to half a billion dollars in sales in 2027, according to Circana EVP of BevAl Scott Scanlon.

Early registration pricing for Brewbound Live ends this Friday, Oct. 23. Brewers, bev-alc leaders, distributors, retailers and investors gather December 9-10 in L.A., and those who register by Friday save $100 per ticket.

Shifting portfolio mixes and the safeguard of supplementing with offerings beyond beer was a hot topic during a panel discussion featuring five distributor leaders at last week’s NBWA Annual Convention in Orlando, Florida.

Whole Foods Market is back with its annual look at expected trends for the year ahead, and while the grocer focuses mainly on food, there are some signals of where beverage could be heading next.

Sapporo USA is adopting the focused strategy many breweries have recently enacted, and taking it to the next level and narrowing its focus to one thing in 2027: Sapporo Premium Beer.

This week’s beer goes out to the pro sports team single-handedly doing its best to help out the beer biz in 2026, the Milwaukee Brewers.