Craft beer industry news.
Lone Pine Brewing Company this week will debut its new line of hard seltzers, Lone Pine Craft Seltzer, in mixed 12 packs. The mixed 12 pack will include four flavors: Raspberry Lime, Strawberry, Blueberry Lemon, and Watermelon Cucumber.
Diageo has acquired fast-growing hard seltzer maker Far West Spirits LLC, which produces the Lone River Ranch Water brand.
LYTT is introducing Guaraná to Hard Seltzer with its first flavor: Moroccan Mint Tea. The product is rolling out this week in 6-Packs, with a suggested retail price of $9.99.
Peak Organic Brewing Company has introduced two new additions to their Highball brand extension, Highball: Sparkling Hard Teas & Lemonades.
Arlington Capital Advisors, a leading consumer-focused investment bank, announces it has hired Ashish Seth as a Managing Director. Ashish joins Arlington’s Bill Kraus, John Goldasich and Vann Russell as leaders in the consumer sector where Ashish will be exclusively focused on driving forward the firm’s leadership position in the restaurant space.
Nine Pin Ciderworks, New York’s first farm cidery, releases a new flavor of cider as part of their limited release can series called Maple Apple Jack. The newest edition to the continuously growing line up of ciders was made possible by collaborating with three Hudson Valley businesses including Samascott Orchards from Kinderhook, Harvest Spirits Distillery from Valatie and Crown Maple from Dover Plains.
Beth Hatef, a regulatory attorney focused on alcohol regulation and distribution issues, has joined the nationwide Food + Beverage Group at Davis Wright Tremaine.
Pelican Brewing Company’s flock favorite, Kiwanda Cream Ale, turns 25 this year and Pelican wants to celebrate with its fellow 25-year old’s all year long with a grocery store rebate program and a free pint at one of their three coastal brewpubs.
Garden Path Fermentation announces the release of their newest beer, The Subtle Blend Cherries, a native yeast ale refermented on multiple varietals of Skagit Valley cherries harvested from the Washington State University research orchards in Mount Vernon, and bottle conditioned with local fireweed honey.
Stone Brewing announces the release of Stone Dayfall Belgian White, a bright and refreshing beer brewed with Bergamot orange peel and coriander
Coronado Brewing Company and Karl Strauss Brewing Co. have come together to brew a unique, innovative new IPA.
Four Peaks Brewing Co., Arizona’s largest brewery, announced today the launch of Sun Day Solar Seltzer, a hard seltzer produced using clean, renewable energy from the Arizona sun. Packages featuring four flavors—Lime, Grapefruit, Tropical, and Prickly Pear—will begin hitting stores in Four Peaks’ distribution footprint this week.
Beer category dollar sales at off-premise retailers increased 11.3% during the four-week period ending February 20, according to market research firm NielsenIQ. At present, scan data is cycling the period in 2020 before COVID-19 pandemic shutdowns began and the on-premise channel was operating at full capacity. Consumer spending shifted almost exclusively to the off-premise channel in mid-March.
No- and low-alcohol offerings as a “potential market disruptor” for the beer category, growing retail sales to $3 billion by 2025, according to a new research report from Goldman Sachs analyst Bonnie Herzog.
