The San Diego craft brewery scene is once again getting shaken up by the Kings & Convicts. After acquiring the Ballast Point brand from Constellation Brands in 2019, the company is acquiring the brewing facilities and taprooms of Saint Archer from Molson Coors.

The ownership of Utah’s Uinta Brewing has changed hands once again.

Cincinnati-based Rhinegeist Brewery announced today the forthcoming launch of RGBevs: a new line of malt-based, fruit-flavored alcoholic beverages. The company also revealed plans for a new hard tea brand, Geist Tea. Both new products are set to hit retailers with Rhinegeist’s full distribution footprint in early March.

Atlanta-based SweetWater Brewing has filed a lawsuit against an artist who claims he is owed $31 million for the use of the brewery’s rainbow trout logos, Law360 reported.

One of the nation’s largest craft breweries is dipping its toe into the non-alcoholic beverage space. Sierra Nevada Brewing Company has launched its first non-alcoholic product, Hop Splash, a sparkling water infused with Citra and Amarillo hops.

As the broader beer industry continues to grapple with the fallout from an outpouring of stories of sexual harassment and misogyny, one of the largest beer makers in the U.S. has entered 2022 with a series of sexually suggestive tweets as part of an anti-Dry January campaign.

The National Beer Wholesalers Association’s (NBWA) monthly survey of distributors’ beer purchasing behaviors recorded its highest December reading ever last month. However, the downward trend in hard seltzer and FMB purchasing continued as 2021 came to an end.

Big Storm Brewing Co. has purchased the assets of Darwin Brewing Co. in Bradenton, Florida.

Sierra Nevada Brewing company has hired Ellie Preslar as its new vice president of sales.

Bump Williams Consulting shared the results of the firm’s annual 3 Tier Growth Strategies Survey, and there were “multiple aligned growth plans” across the tiers unlike in past years.

The rumored interest in a deal between Constellation Brands and energy drinks maker Monster has led to Wall Street analysts hypothesizing scenarios in which the two companies could potentially come together. The latest analyst to run through the hypothetical tie-up scenarios comes from RBC Capital Markets’ Nik Modi.

The lines between alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages continue to blur. Bloomberg broke the news Sunday evening that Constellation Brands and energy drink maker Monster Beverage Corp. are considering a deal.

Anheuser-Busch InBev (A-B) is investing deeper into its beyond beer portfolio with the acquisition of Ocean City, Maryland-based hard tea maker Hoop Tea.

Trillium Brewing’s taproom and restaurant in Boston’s Fort Point neighborhood was evacuated Saturday evening after a fire. Trillium co-founder Esther Tetreault told Brewbound that the location’s management team acted swiftly at the first sign of an issue and there were no injuries.