Justin Kendall

Justin Kendall

Editor, Brewbound

Justin Kendall provides daily coverage of the beer industry on Brewbound.com, conducts live-streamed interviews during Brewbound’s events and co-produces the Brewbound podcast. Kendall is a nearly 20-year career journalist who led alt-weekly newspapers in Kansas City, Missouri, and Des Moines, Iowa.

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January US Beer Shipments -9.4%; Imports -17%; State STWs -11%

January US Beer Shipments -9.4%; Imports -17%; State STWs -11%

U.S. brewers shipped nearly 1 million fewer barrels year-over-year (YoY) in January 2026, according to domestic tax paid shipment data shared by the Beer Institute. Shipments topped 9.6 million barrels in January, a 995,677-barrel decline from the nearly 10.6 million barrels shipped at the start of 2025.

Pabst, Brown-Forman FMB Partnership to End in July

Pabst, Brown-Forman FMB Partnership to End in July

Brown-Forman and Pabst Brewing Company are ending their production, sales, marketing and distribution partnership for FMBs such as the whiskey brand’s Jack Daniel’s Country Cocktails after five years.

A-B Touts Michelob Ultra Zero as Top NA Volume Brand; Heineken Still Leads in Dollar Sales, While Athletic Family Still Runs Ahead Of Pack

A-B Touts Michelob Ultra Zero as Top NA Volume Brand; Heineken Still Leads in Dollar Sales, While Athletic Family Still Runs Ahead Of Pack

Michelob Ultra Zero is now the No. 1 non-alcoholic beer brand by volume in off-premise scans tracked by Circana for the 12-week period ending February 8, Anheuser-Busch InBev shared this week. A-B hailed the brand as the “fastest-growing” NA beer in the industry. Although Michelob Ultra Zero is the top NA volume brand, it trails Heineken 0.0 in dollar sales.