Craft beer industry news.
Functional adult non-alc (ANA) spirits brand Aplós has closed a $5 million funding round, the company announced today. The raise follows a breakout year of triple-digit growth across wholesale and retail channels.
BeatBox, the cross-category party punch producer, is reportedly discussing a potential acquisition with Anheuser-Busch InBev (A-B), according to a story by the Wall Street Journal. Citing unnamed “people familiar with the matter,” the WSJ estimated the deal at $700 million, but couched that negotiations could “fall apart.”
Craft beer’s off-premise losses accelerated in October, according to the most recent monthly report from market research firm Circana. In multi-outlet grocery, mass retail and convenience stores (MULO+C), craft’s dollar sales have declined 4.5% and volume, measured in case sales, declined 6% year-to-date (YTD) through November 2, according to Circana.
Monster Brewing’s 2026 innovation slate will include a pair of lagers and the company’s first spirits-based, ready-to-drink offering.
Increased costs related to President Donald Trump’s tariffs and trade policies are weighing on consumers’ minds heading into the Thanksgiving holiday, according to data insights firm Numerator.
The nominees for the 2025 Brewbound Awards reflect the evolution of the industry over the past year, from category-defining craft leaders to breakout brands, operational trailblazers, and champions of modern brewing culture. Their work represents the creativity, resilience, and strategic thinking moving the industry forward.
Rogue Ales & Spirits informed the landlord it owed nearly half a million dollars that it was shutting down on Friday, according to local news reports. The Newport, Oregon-headquartered craft brewer and distiller allegedly owes the Port of Newport $545,000 in rent and Lincoln County $30,000 in taxes. The Port of Newport owns the building that houses Rogue’s 47,000 sq. ft. production brewery, warehouse and taproom.
As Circana EVP of BevAl Scott Scanlon put it: “The improved data from the Halloween holiday was fun while it lasted.” Scanlon’s somber comments accompanied Circana’s latest weekly off-premise scans report, in which total bev-alc dollar sales declined 4.5% year-over-year (YoY) and 6% week-over-week (WoW), for the period ending November 9.
Bev-alc retailers are adjusting their buying habits as the Trump administration’s signature economic policy continues to add volatility to the spirits and wine industries.
Jocks – beer doesn’t need you anymore. As I’ve documented here over the past few weeks, clearly you’ve broken up with us on many fronts except to occasionally spray our product on each other a couple of times a year in locker rooms. But don’t mind us, we’ll be over here with the cool nerds!
Oregon’s Rogue Ales & Spirits has apparently shut down operations at its production facility and brewpubs on Friday, according to a report that first appeared in the Lincoln Chronicle.
With the snap of Thanos’ fingers, Creature Comforts Los Angeles branded taproom is no more. The taproom closed in October after two years in business.
The COVID-19 pandemic, increases in remote and hybrid work, inflation and economic uncertainty … all have contributed to many Gen Z consumers feeling lonely. In a recent survey, 15% of Gen Z said they “never” felt lonely in the past year, compared to 60% of baby boomers who said the same, David and Jonah Stillman, the co-founders and father-and-son duo behind consulting firm GenGuru.
Iron Hill Brewery may have another act coming. The mid-Atlantic brewpub chain, which abruptly shuttered earlier this fall, is set to be acquired by restaurateur Jeff Crivello, according to filings in U.S. Bankruptcy for the District of New Jersey, where the chain filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy in October.
