Pabst Brewing Company has tapped Anheuser-Busch InBev (A-B) to help contract brew its beer, the company announced today.

Spirits-based ready-to-drink (RTD) canned cocktails are projected to grow at a +6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) in the U.S. through 2028, according to market research firm IWSR.

Two New England legacy craft houses are merging in a deal that unites 14 brands. The parent companies of Harpoon and Smuttynose – Mass. Bay Brewing Company and FinestKind Brewing, respectively – have merged to form Barrel One Collective, the companies announced today in news first shared with Brewbound.

Nearly two-thirds (63%) of consumers plan to celebrate New Year’s Eve – and many of them report planning to buy beer, according to market research firm Numerator.

Craft beer ended its four-month streak of off-premise dollar sales improvement during the four-week period (L4W) that ended December 1, according to market research firm Circana.

The first of two major reports that will inform the 2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans’ alcohol consumption recommendations has found that moderate drinking is better than not drinking for certain health issues.

The Brewers Association (BA) has named Bart Watson as the trade group’s next president and CEO. Watson will succeed Bob Pease, who is retiring from the organization, effective January 3. Watson’s first day in the new role will be January 6.

After one month on par with the increase in overall inflation, the consumer price index (CPI) for beer at home rose faster than inflation for all items year-over-year (YoY) in November 2024, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).

Allagash Brewing is returning to Colorado for the first time in almost 20 years. The Portland, Maine-headquartered, Belgian-inspired brewery will have statewide distribution through Elite Brands.

When is a marketing strategy not a marketing strategy? Can social media alone sustain a brewery? What makes public relations different from other tactics in the marketing toolkit? Kevin York, founder of the eponymous craft beer-centric communications agency, tells it all after a decade in business.

Spindrift is in advanced talks to be acquired by a private equity firm for north of $650 million, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal.

The total beer category lost the most share of overall beverage dollars at off-premise retailers year-to-date through late September, according to NIQ data shared by Bump Williams Consulting (BWC). Beer – which includes flavored malt beverages (FMB), hard seltzer and hard cider – lost -0.5 sharepoints for the 39-week period ending September 28.

Constellation Brands its weighing its options in the face of proposed 25% tariffs on goods imported from Mexico and Canada under the incoming second Trump administration. CFO Garth Hankinson discussed the company’s position during a fireside chat with managing director Dara Mohsenian at the Morgan Stanley Consumer and Retail Conference on Tuesday.

Draft beer recorded its third consecutive year-over-year (YoY) volume decline on Thanksgiving Eve, according to on-premise, draft-centric data firm BeerBoard.