Minneapolis-headquartered Surly Brewing is looking to put down roots in another midwest state, with a brewery and taproom in Michigan or Ohio, VP of marketing Bill Manley said.

Global brewer Carlsberg Group – maker of Russian beer brand Baltika – has stopped advertising its Carlsberg flagship and Baltika in Russia, CEO Cees ’t Hart announced this week. Anheuser-Busch InBev has requested its joint venture partner, Turkish brewer Anadolu Efes, pause the production and sale of Bud in Russia.

Brewing giant Heineken N.V. has joined a growing list of global firms to halt operations in Russia following the country’s invasion of Ukraine.

Orpheus Brewing’s Jason Pellett announced Thursday that he will step down as CEO of the Atlanta, Georgia-based brewery to focus on his role as brewmaster.

Some hard seltzers and hard kombuchas in Utah are a signature away from being relegated to state-run liquor stores due to a bill that bans drinks made with flavors containing trace amounts of ethyl alcohol from grocery and convenience stores.

Following a year of explosive growth, non-alcoholic craft brewer Athletic Brewing is looking to lighten things up. The Stratford, Connecticut-headquartered brewery is launching Athletic Lite, a non-alc light beer that checks in at 25 calories, 0 grams of sugar, and 5 grams of carbohydrates.

The leisure and hospitality industries have 1.5 million fewer employees than they did before the pandemic began, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ (BLS) February 2022 employment report, released today.

Flavored offerings across several beer category segments are driving growth, according to Bump Williams Consulting’s most recent report. “Flavors clearly stand out as a common thread when it comes to answering the question of ‘Where is growth coming from?’” Williams wrote.

Independent wholesaler Craft Collective will expand to its fourth New England state next week when it launches operations in Vermont. Speaking to Brewbound, co-founder and CEO Adam Oliveri explained the impetus behind the expansion is a partnership with Vermont Beer Makers, who will sell the rights to their brands to Craft Collective after about a decade of self-distribution.

The Brewers Association (BA), the trade group representing the nation’s small and independent craft breweries, nearly doubled its revenue in 2021 compared to 2020, according to the organization’s annual report.

Two weeks after calling New York City’s vaccine mandates “a crime against humanity” and igniting a maelstrom of social media backlash, Threes Brewing co-founder and CEO Josh Stylman has resigned, the Brooklyn-based craft brewery announced Tuesday.

Ray Guerin, chairman of Reyes Beverage Group, announced his plans to retire, effective April 30, in an internal memo Monday.

The open rate of bars, breweries and restaurants tracked by BeerBoard has returned to 93% during the February 24-27 weekend, the highest it has been since May 2020, according to the Syracuse, New York-based on-premise tracking firm.

As the lines between beer, wine and spirits continue to blur, Molson Coors is launching Vizzy Mimosa Hard Seltzer to capitalize on the popularity of the sparkling wine-based cocktail.