Former Firestone Walker brand director Hannah Barnett has jumped to Pabst Brewing. Barnett is now brand director for the Pabst Blue Ribbon maker.

Hensley Beverage is entering the next phase of its succession plan. The Phoenix, Arizona-headquartered, independent Anheuser-Busch InBev distributor has appointed chief operating officer Omar Perez as its new president.

Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits has closed on its acquisition of independent red network distributor Eagle Rock Distributing Co.’s Colorado operations. With the deal now in the books, SGWS announced a pair of key leadership appointments.

Anheuser-Busch InBev may be the top beer manufacturer in the world, but it has a way to go in spirits. “We are the competition,” A-B CEO Michel Doukeris said of the company’s position in the spirits category during Thursday’s Q2 earnings call.

Anheuser-Busch InBev’s U.S. business in Q2 recorded declines in depletions and shipments of 1.9% and 0.6%, respectively, the company reported Thursday morning.

Short’s Brewing is giving beer buyers a reason to do their holiday shopping early. The Michigan craft brewery has struck a multiyear licensing deal with Warner Brothers for the intellectual property to National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, which Short’s will use to launch a variety 12-pack later this year.

Tilray Brands chairman and CEO Irwin Simon had a message for Wall Street during the company’s full-year fiscal year 2026 earnings call: “We are no longer defined by one category, one market or one regulatory outcome.”

Tröegs Independent Brewers announced a series of sales and marketing moves, following the retirement of long-time VP of sales Jason Kidwell earlier this month.

The ownership factions of Ballast Point Brewing Company are entangled in a legal battle with one group alleging that $3 million of unauthorized loans have left the San Diego craft brewery in “imminent threat of operational collapse,”according to a pair of lawsuits filed in San Diego County Superior Court.

Hard tea, lemonade and boozy water maker NOCA continues to outpace the FMB segment, with additional chain retail gains coming this fall.

New Belgium Brewing has named Dave Knospe as its new CMO. He will supplant Rebecca Dye Yonushonis, who is leaving New Belgium later this summer.

Maine Beer Co. co-founder Dan Kleban says he’s willing to re-enter Maine’s U.S. Senate race to replace Democratic nominee Graham Platner and challenge incumbent Susan Collins.

Reyes announced Tuesday that Sazerac had selected the multistate distributor’s recently acquired RBG Spirits & Wine of Colorado branch as its new distribution partner.

The end of Deschutes Brewery’s partnership with Costco may have come as a surprise to the general public, but the Bend, Oregon-headquartered craft brewery and its key partners were planning for this “off-ramp moment,” CEO Peter Skrbek told Brewbound.