Beer Industry News, Insights, Jobs, & Events

Prepared cocktails recorded another strong performance in NIQ’s weekly off-premise scans report, as the rest of the industry continues to tackle year-over-year (YoY) declines.

The Guinness Open Gate Brewery in Baltimore will permanently close to the public on November 1, Diageo shared today.

Ryan Burk has built his career by crafting ciders for some of the largest brands in the industry. Now, his sights are set on something much smaller and more intimate.

Martignetti Companies closed its purchase of Republic National Distributing Company’s (RNDC) control state business, adding operations in 17 states, the companies announced today.

The on-premise beer market remains challenged, but the latest numbers reveal meaningful pockets of growth beneath the topline declines. Imported and non-alcoholic beer are gaining momentum, while draft is strengthening its position relative to packaged beer.

How do you balance two brands that are runaway successes? Stateside Brands president Matthew Quigley explained on the latest edition of the Brewbound Podcast how the maker of vodka iced tea brand Surfside is juggling the addition of Super Lyte, a non-carbonated hard sports drink (vodka + ade).

Mayflower Brewing (Plymouth, Massachusetts) will shutter its production facility and consolidate operations at sibling brewery Cape Cod Beer (Hyannis, Massachusetts), the Plymouth Independent reported.

Relaxation and anxiety/stress release are the top reasons consumers say they’re drinking intoxicating hemp beverages, market research firms NIQ and MRI-Simmons, and alcohol alternatives database the Dry Atlas shared during a webinar Tuesday.

Stateside Brands’ Super Lyte is on pace to quadruple the first-year sales of the previous top spirits-based, ready-to-drink (RTD) launch.

After backing out of a deal for Republic National Distributing Company’s (RNDC) Kentucky and Indiana operations in August, Breakthru Beverage is charting a cautious path forward.

As it foreshadowed last week, Molson Coors-owned Coors Distributing Company (CDC) has filed a pair of lawsuits to halt terminations from two of its largest suppliers.

Three Orange County, California-based craft breweries are linking up under The Bruery Group banner.

Beer gains among the largest beer vendors continued to be outweighed by top-heavy losses in August and early September, leading up to Labor Day, according to the latest monthly report from market research firm Circana.

With the possible exception of Halloween, beverage-alcohol off-premise sales are expected to slump toward Thanksgiving, according to the latest weekly report from market research firm Circana.