Brewbound Insiders are digging into the latest non-alcoholic beverage trends, with the arrow continuing to point up for the category as Dry January approaches.

This week’s Brewbound Podcast features interviews with some of Brewbound’s 2023 award winners, including Athletic Brewing founders Bill Shufelt and John Walker; Lawson’s Finest Liquids founder Sean Lawson and CEO Adeline Druart; and BeatBox Beverages co-founder and COO Aimy Steadman.

Brewbound revealed its 2023 Award Winners and class of Rising Stars today during the multimedia trade publication’s Brewbound Live business conference in Marina del Rey, California.

The Brewbound team encourages you to skip this episode of the Brewbound Podcast and go to Brewbound.com and watch the 2023 Brewbound Live business conference. If you’re a fan of this podcast, you won’t want to miss Brewbound Live.

I hope you didn’t forget to pick up a 19.2 for grandma this week on your “Crap, is that today??” c-store visit on the way to your family Thanksgiving dinner this week. #BlackoutWednesday has consequences people – do your shopping before doing your BCBS vertical next year, mmmkay?

More signs of the times keep coming in the beer industry, with consolidations, expansions, production shifts and IP sales. Jess, Zoe and Justin reconvene to discuss the latest industry shakeups at Made by the Water, Young Lion, Other Half, RiverWalk, Ipswich and Anchor. Plus, the team shares whether they’ll be participating in Drinksgiving/Blackout Wednesday.

It was hard to miss the HEINEKEN SILVER branding tonight at the F1 race in Vegas 🧐. HEINEKEN is doubling down on the light beer brand, dedicating another $100 million to ‘getting the word out’ in 2024.

Short’s Brewing CEO Scott Newman-Bale joins the Brewbound Podcast to discuss the Bellaire Inn, the brewery’s solution to the workforce housing crunch in its northern Michigan home. Thanks to the inn, Short’s was able to remain fully staffed through its busy summer season.

In turbulent times, the supply chain rollercoaster delivers more chills than thrills. Fear not – Agrowgate partners Tim Near and David Van Wees joined Justin on the Brewbound Podcast this week to break down everything craft beverage producers need to know. This year, harvests of oats and other grains were down, which could potentially increase… Read more »

Hard tea and spritzer brand Loverboy is getting into the non-alcoholic space with a pair of 6-packs: lemon iced tea and white tea peach. Loverboy SVP of sales Derek Hahm and SVP of commercial strategy Todd Anderson discussed the launch of the brand, and how it will be incorporated into the Bravo reality series.

I have great news for 2016 Sean! (I’m Sean, BTW … yes, I dressed myself today, why?) TREE HOUSE is coming to NY state! Plus, New York 3 a.m. braggot drinkers, you have a reason to rejoice.

Craft declines have accelerated slightly as seasonal buying patterns return to the off-premise, according to Circana in the data firm’s monthly beer report.

Bernstein Autonomous analysts Nadine Sarwat and Trevor Stirling share what they know so far about Ozempic, Wegovy and other diet/diabetes drugs’ effect on alcoholic beverage consumption. Sarwat and Stirling break down why these drugs have entered popular culture conversations, what users are saying about their cravings, comparisons to past diet trends and much more.