Denver’s Great Divide and Aurora-Colorado-based Dry Dock Brewing have formed a “strategic partnership” in which Great Divide will take over brewing of Dry Dock’s beers and ready-to-drink offerings by the end of 2023, the companies announced Friday.

The Oskar Blues brewery and taproom in Austin, Texas, has closed, and Ninkasi Brewing has shuttered its Better Living Room taproom in Eugene, Oregon.

Constellation Brands has launched Shyft, “a new flavor changing” flavored malt beverage (FMB), in three markets as part of a newly created “emerging brands group” aimed at creating new-to-world brands with “a more focused but longer testing approach,” CEO Bill Newlands announced during the company’s “Investor Day” on Thursday.

Ball Corporation recorded a -9.9% volume decline for its North and Central America can business during the third quarter, the company reported today. Global shipments declined -3% in the quarter.

Blake’s Hard Cider and Austin Eastciders are merging under the Blake’s Beverage Company umbrella, bringing together the top-selling cider brands in Texas and Michigan and creating the second-largest cider company in the U.S, the company announced today.

The accelerated downturn of Bud Light led to double-digit declines in shipments, depletions and revenue for Anheuser-Busch InBev’s (A-B) U.S. business in the third quarter.

Dogfish Head will be going back to the future in 2024 with a refreshed logo that pays homage to its nearly two-decades old logo, marketing director Jennie Baver shared during Boston Beer’s national sales meeting last week. The company will also roll out 4-packs of 12% ABV rum, tequila and vodka canned cocktails.

Whole Foods principal buyer for beer Mary Guiver highlighted the growth of non-alcoholic (NA) beer, but cautioned suppliers that the natural grocery chain is near its limit during a panel discussion at the Beer Institute’s annual meeting in Denver earlier this month.

Aiming to appeal to consumers looking to moderate their consumption, Southern California-based Passion Tree Hard Seltzer rolled out “mini” 7.5 oz. cans in a variety 10-pack and two single-flavor 6-packs this week in Target stores across California, Florida, Texas, New York and Illinois.

Seattle-based Two Beers Brewing Co. will begin winding down operations after 16 years and close in the coming months, the company announced Wednesday evening.

Incoming National Beer Wholesalers Association (NBWA) chairman Jim Fabianao II stressed that distributors “must control our own destiny,” in his first speech during Tuesday’s Annual Convention general session in Las Vegas.

The health of the beer category is the top concern across all distributor networks “by a significant margin,” per a biannual survey conducted by the National Beer Wholesalers Association (NBWA), president and CEO Craig Purser shared in his remarks during the opening General Session of the trade group’s 2023 Annual Convention.

Sierra Nevada Brewing Company chief commercial officer Joe Whitney will retire, effective January 5, 2024, according to a message shared by Ken Grossman late Friday.

Ten months into his tenure as Beer Institute (BI) president and CEO, Brian Crawford said the trade organization and the overall industry have made many strides, but still face several challenges. Crawford cautioned that the founding principles established by the BI in 1862 – limited government intervention, lower taxes and free enterprise – are “facing headwinds” that put those organizational pillars “in danger.”