The price of beer — and most other goods — keeps going up. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) for beer in May increased +4.5% compared to a year ago, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday.

McDermott: Alcohol Suppliers Hit with ADA Website Accessibility Lawsuits McDermott Will & Emery’s Alva Mather and Jeremy White cautioned beverage alcohol suppliers that they may be “in legal crosshairs” due to an “uptick in website accessibility cases,” according to a recent blog post. Mather and White wrote that plaintiff firms are issuing “pre-suit demand letters… Read more »

New Belgium Brewing, in partnership with HospitableMe, a firm specializing in diversity, equity and inclusion training, will launch the Poured For All Initiative this fall, a free safety and inclusion training program for all bars and restaurants aimed at welcoming underrepresented communities into craft beer.

A California superior court judge signed an order Monday approving bidding procedures and setting forth the schedule for the auction of San Diego craft brewery Modern Times, according to Orange County Superior Court of California court records.

Six months after taking the helm as president of Anheuser-Busch InBev’s Brewers Collective, Andy Thomas shared his views on how the world’s largest beer manufacturer’s craft beer division is approaching the summer selling season and the rest of the year.

Denver’s Great Divide Brewing Company rolled out a brand refresh last week that gives the 28-year-old craft brewery’s 12 oz. 6-packs a more unified look on store shelves, founder Brian Dunn told Brewbound.

Seattle-based Ghostfish Brewing Company is expanding to the East Coast. The dedicated gluten-free brewery is in the process of opening a production facility in Westfield, New York, about 60 miles west of Buffalo, to supply markets east of the Mississippi River.

Ryan Burk has joined Feel Goods Company, parent company of Good Beer Hunting, as co-founder following his departure from Boston Beer last month. At Feel Goods, a marketing and innovation studio focusing on beverages, Burk will work alongside co-founder Michael Kiser to create programming for new clients and work on brand development for existing ones.

Live Oak Bank filed an objection today in the Orange County Superior Court of California, contesting the jurisdiction of the court to relieve debts owed by Modern Times Beer to Live Oak, as well as the sale of assets at Modern Times’ flagship Anaheim location, as part of the sale of the San Diego craft brewery.

Ball Corp., the world’s largest aluminum beverage can manufacturer, has partnered with the investment firm Manna Capital Partners to create an aluminum can sheet rolling mill and recycling center in Los Lunas, New Mexico.

The beer industry is on track to have a strong start to the summer selling season, according to the National Beer Wholesalers Association’s (NBWA’s) May Beer Purchasers Index (BPI).

The Brewers Association (BA) shared a treasure trove of production data this week, from the top 50 craft breweries by production volume, to the large regional breweries that fall outside of the trade group’s craft brewery definition. Beyond the largest craft breweries, there are several growth stories playing out among taprooms, microbreweries and brewpubs.

Kihei, Hawaii-based Maui Brewing Company has placed a “stalking horse” bid to acquire San Diego, California-based Modern Times Beer, which has been accepted by a court-appointed receiver.

Large regional breweries that fall outside of the BA’s definition of a craft brewer collectively produced more than 8.64 million barrels of beer in 2021, a +2% increase on a comparable basis, according to data provided by the trade organization. The BA excludes companies that are at least 25% owned by a larger brewing company from its craft brewery data set and sets a production ceiling for BA-defined craft brewers at 6 million barrels.