Jessica Infante

Jessica Infante

Managing Editor, Brewbound

Jessica Infante joined Brewbound in 2019 after nearly a decade in a variety of marketing roles in the craft beer industry. Prior to that, she was a daily newspaper reporter at the Jersey Shore. Jess holds a bachelor’s degree in magazine journalism from the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University and a master’s degree in integrated marketing communication from Emerson College. She is a certified Cicerone and lives in Salem, Massachusetts.

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Openings and Closings: Montauk Plays Ball at Citi Field; The Lost Abbey Moves in with Mother Earth; The Bruery to Close Washington, DC Shop

Openings and Closings: Montauk Plays Ball at Citi Field; The Lost Abbey Moves in with Mother Earth; The Bruery to Close Washington, DC Shop

Tilray-owned Montauk Brewing will open two new branded spaces at Citi Field, the home of the New York Mets in time for the 2023 MLB season. The Lost Abbey has entered an alternating proprietorship with Vista, California-based Mother Earth Brew Co. The Bruery is shuttering its Washington, D.C., location after six years in operation.

Press Clips: CPI for Beer Outpaces Inflation Again; Constellation Records $66.5M Impairment Charge for Craft Business; Lazy Magnolia Gets New Owners

Press Clips: CPI for Beer Outpaces Inflation Again; Constellation Records $66.5M Impairment Charge for Craft Business; Lazy Magnolia Gets New Owners

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) for beer both at home (+6.1%) and away from home (+5.5%) outpaced overall inflation (+5%) in March 2023 compared to March 2022, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). Constellation Brands recorded an impairment charge of $66.5 million pertaining to what’s left of its craft beer division in its fiscal year 2023 fourth quarter, according to its most recent 8-K form filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Heineken USA Cutting Draft Sales from 5 States for 12 Months

Heineken USA Cutting Draft Sales from 5 States for 12 Months

Heineken USA (HUSA) will halt shipments of all draft products to five states for the next year, a company spokesperson told Brewbound. Those states include Vermont, Wyoming, Montana, North Dakota and South Dakota. The Lagunitas brand, which Heineken wholly acquired in May 2017, is excluded from the draft cuts.