The owners of Cricket Hill (Fairfield, New Jersey) have listed the brewery for sale as they prepare to retire. At 24 years old, Cricket Hill is one of the Garden State’s oldest craft breweries. Ballast Point (San Diego, California) plans to lay off 37 employees effective December 15, according to a pair of Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act notices in California filed on October 8.
One thing Josh Penney noticed after moving to Brooklyn from Los Angeles late last fall – aside from markedly less sunny weather – was a broader diversity in beer styles across brewery taprooms. “It seemed to be a wider range of things that were really appealing to everybody,” he said. “Because out on the West Coast, you might have a robust porter, but then you have, like, six different IPAs.”
Dan Kleban suspends Senate campaign; BrewDog layoffs hit U.S.; Sunset’s new GM; Outlaw rides into Texas; Lawson’s and Crowns & Hops partner on Illumin-8.
The Brewbound team recaps the 2025 Great American Beer Festival and the start of the NBWA’s Annual Convention and trade show, on the latest edition of the Brewbound Podcast, recorded in Las Vegas. Plus, an interview with Rebecca Maisel.
Check out these news items initially reported in the Brewbound Insider Newsletter October 8-10, including headlines from Stateside Vodka, the Beer Institute, Sierra Nevada and more.
Tonya Cornett thought she would end her career at 10 Barrel Brewing. She had joined the Bend, Oregon-based craft brewery in 2012, piled up competition medals for her beers and created a following at the brewery. She thrived as the brewery’s R&D brewmaster before and after its 2014 sale to Anheuser-Busch InBev.
Check out these news items were initially reported in the Brewbound Insider Newsletter October 6-7, including headlines from Upright Brewing, Boston Beer, the Brewers Association and others.
From the screen to the cooler, actors Tom Holland and Robert Downey, Jr. are bringing their respective beverage startups together for a limited edition collaboration: BERO Coffee Draught and Happy Eternal Hoptimist ground coffee.
Check out these news items initially reported in the Brewbound Insider Newsletter October 1-3, including updates from the Brewers Association, Maine Brewers Guild, Constellation Brands and more.
Check out openings and closings news from Dangerous Man, Nebraska Brewing and Funkwerks, all initially reported in the Brewbound Insider Newsletter October 1-3.
How does an ready-to-drink (RTD) brand that was built on the beach translate to other seasons? Surfside, Stateside Vodka’s hard iced tea and lemonade canned cocktail brand, is betting big on sports this fall.
Check out these news items initially reported in the Brewbound Insider Newsletter, including updates from Providence Brewing, Rupee Beer, Pabst Blue Ribbon and more.
Check out these news items initially reported in the Brewbound Insider Newsletter between September 24-26.
AleSmith is celebrating its 30th anniversary with momentum behind new products – in and out of beer – and a growing contract brewing business. In this episode of the Brewbound Podcast, AleSmith president Brandon Richards shares how the San Diego craft brewery has evolved to meet drinkers’ needs with new products while fortifying its business by brewing for others.
