Charlotte’s Sycamore Brewing and San Diego’s Stone Brewing have agreed to end their trademark infringement lawsuit over the phrase “Keep It Juicy,” according to a May 13 court filing.

Spencer Brewery, the only Trappist brewery in the U.S., is closing its doors.

Sonoma County-based Golden State Cider founders Jolie Devoto and Hunter Wade have sold the 10-year-old business to Christopher and Ariel Jackson, according to The Press Democrat.

Heineken-owned Lagunitas Brewing Company has closed on the sale of its 50% stake in Santa Rosa, California-based Moonlight Brewing Company to Patrick Rue, the founder of Orange County’s The Bruery and owner of Erosion Wine Co. in St. Helena, California.

Athletic Achieves B-Corp Status Non-alcoholic beer maker Athletic Brewing Company has achieved Certified B Corporation status, which the organization says means a “business is meeting high standards of verified performance, accountability, and transparency on factors from employee benefits and charitable giving to supply chain practices and input materials.” “Being able to identify as a B… Read more »

The price of beer — like most goods — is on the rise. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) for beer increased +5% in April, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Wednesday.

Sonic Hard Seltzer — the drive-thru fast-food chain’s collaboration hard seltzer brand with Oklahoma City’s COOP Ale Works — is now available nearly statewide in 30 states as part of the spring resets.

Molson Coors has named beer industry veteran Jeff Agase as the new head of its craft division, Tenth & Blake.

Cincinnati legacy craft beer brands Christian Moerlein, Little Kings, and Hudepohl are changing hands once again. Cincinnati Beverage Co. (CinBev), the company formed by three former marketing and advertising executives who acquired the brands in late 2019, has been sold to another local firm whose identity has not yet been disclosed, the Cincinnati Business Courier reported

Heineken USA CEO Maggie Timoney opened the company’s sales meeting stressing that its underlying business “is really, really strong” despite supply chain headaches and out of stocks.

Winners of the World Beer Cup – an international beer competition organized by the Brewers Association (BA) – were announced Thursday for the first time since 2018, at the conclusion of Craft Brewers Conference (CBC) in Minneapolis.

Long-time Anheuser-Busch InBev marketing executive Andy Goeler will retire at the end of the year after a 43-year career with the world’s largest beer maker. Plus, leadership changes at Pabst, FIFCO USA, Orpheus and the Texas Craft Brewers Guild.

Heineken USA is getting into the spirit-based, ready-to-drink canned cocktail market with Dos Equis Margarita, a line extension of the imported Mexican beer brand that will hit retailers in 10 states by the end of June.

“Steeled by struggle, renewed by resilience, optimistic and independent, we are stronger than ever,” Brewers Association (BA) president and CEO Bob Pease said during the opening session of the 2022 Craft Brewers Conference (CBC) in Minneapolis.