Firestone Walker leadership shared their vision for 2024 with their wholesaler partners while also providing a business update of 2023 so far. The lion’s share of the meeting with its distributor partners was centered around the Paso Robles, California-headquartered craft brewery’s top brand, 805.

Austin, Texas-based hard seltzer brand Mighty Swell has been acquired by Lemonati LLC, according to a press release from buy-side advisory firm Houlihan Lokey.

Seven California beer and beverage distributors have formed an alliance to provide a nearly statewide network to suppliers under the California Beverage Solution banner. The founding seven distributors include six independent Anheuser-Busch distributors, along with one of the largest craft-focused distributors in the country.

This week’s Brewbound Podcast features a replay of the Brew Talks Boston three-tier reality check conversation with Dogfish Head’s Sam Calagione, Total Wine & More’s Andrea Starr, Burke Distributing’s Kristen Burke and Bump Williams Consulting’s Dave Williams.

Non-alcoholic beer brand Best Day Brewing is chasing a Year 2 milestone, producing between 15,000 and 20,000 barrels of beer, founder and CEO Tate Huffard told Brewbound.

Sierra Nevada leadership shared highlights of its year so far, revealed its sales and marketing strategy for 2024 and provided an update on its Can Do Innovation Center during last week’s meeting with wholesalers.

Sierra Nevada shared its 2024 brand plans today with wholesalers. The slate of new products will include new hazy and imperial IPAs, non-alcoholic beers and hop waters, and offerings for day drinking occasions.

Groups of potential buyers have begun reaching out to Craft Beer Cellar founders Kate Baker and Suzanne Schalow about purchasing their Belmont, Massachusetts-based bottle shop and Trinktisch European Food Hall since they announced plans to sell last week.

The next Dunkin’ alcoholic beverage releases from Harpoon parent company Mass Bay Brewing will be Dunkin’ Spiked Iced Coffee and Dunkin’ Spiked Iced Tea.

Catawba Brewing Company’s locations in Charlotte and Wilmington, North Carolina have been closed by Made By the Water, the portfolio company of family office Wiregrass Equity Partners, according to reports.

Boston Beer Company chief sales officer John Geist will retire at the end of the year after 26 years with the company and seven years leading sales.

The latest Gallup poll of U.S. drinkers found that consumption habits have remained “relatively stable,” the firm reported Monday. Gallup’s “Consumption Habits” poll, conducted from July 3-27, found that 62% of Americans say they drink alcoholic beverages, hovering around the 63% average the poll has returned since 1939.

Tilray Brands announced an $85 million all cash deal to acquire eight craft beverage brands from Anheuser-Busch earlier this week. Tilray CEO and chairman Irwin D. Simon spoke with Brewbound about the transaction on Tuesday. Here’s our Q&A.

Tilray Brands is acquiring eight craft brands from Anheuser-Busch InBev in a blockbuster all cash deal announced today.