Anheuser-Busch InBev has pulled from within its ranks for its next North American Zone and U.S. CEO, naming Brendan Whitworth to the post today.

Denver Beer Co. is joining the NFT scene.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo ended the state’s state of emergency on Thursday, which meant the expiration of delivery and to-go privileges granted to breweries, bars and restaurants during the pandemic. The New Jersey bill (S.B. 3452) that would have brought the state excise tax rate on spirits-based, ready-to-drink canned cocktails in line with beer has been pulled from consideration for now, sources confirmed with Brewbound.

U.S. brewers shipped an estimated 15 million barrels of beer in May 2021, an +8.9% increase (more than 1.2 million barrels) compared to May 2020, according to the Beer Institute (BI), citing unofficial estimates of domestic tax paid shipments from the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB).

New Lord Hobo CEO Brian Walsh says his goal is to bring stability to the Woburn, Massachusetts-based craft brewery. Walsh, an industry veteran who most recently helped lead the post-bankruptcy business Smuttynose Brewing Company in New Hampshire, was introduced last Thursday as CEO, taking the reins from founder Daniel Lanigan, who remains a member of the company’s board of directors.

Iconic Denver craft beer bar the Falling Rock Tap House will permanently close on Sunday, June 27, after 24 years in business. Owners Chris, Steve and Al Black made the announcement Saturday in a blog post titled “So long and thanks for all the beers.”

Lord Hobo Brewing Co. has appointed industry veteran Brian Walsh as the Woburn, Massachusetts-based craft brewery’s new CEO. The company informed employees today that Walsh, who last served as CEO of Smuttynose Brewing Company, has assumed the post from Lord Hobo founder Daniel Lanigan, who will remain a member of the company’s board of directors.

With a trippy Southern California vibe and inspiration from mimosas, the SunDaze line of citrus ready-to-drink canned cocktails is aiming to unchain the juice occasion from brunch. SunDaze — which checks in at 6% ABV and comes in three flavors: Original Citrus, Botanical Citrus and Spicy Citrus — was founded by long-time CPG marketing consultant Arthur Gallego, who is serving as CEO, and Juan Diego Cordón Toledano, who is heading innovation.

Following an investigation into sexually inappropriate conduct shared on social media, the Cicerone Certification Program announced today it has accepted an employee’s resignation.

After a group of former BrewDog employees called out the Scottish craft brewery for espousing a “culture of fear” and “toxic attitudes towards junior staff” in an open letter, co-founder and CEO James Watt admitted BrewDog has not always “got it right.”

More than 75% of beer wholesalers said the summer selling season is off to “a strong start,” as Memorial Day trends either met or exceeded expectations, Goldman Sachs analyst Bonnie Herzog found in her latest “Beverage Bytes survey” of about 40 distributors covering 145,000 retail outlets (about a quarter of the total U.S. outlets that sell alcoholic beverages).

Duvel Moortgat has named Seraf De Smedt president of Duvel USA, the parent company of Boulevard Brewing and Brewery Ommegang.

In one of the more surprising M&A transactions thus far this year, Lynne Weaver and CANarchy went public Friday with plans for the Three Weavers founder and a group of investors to buy back the Inglewood, California-based craft brewery.

Efforts to equalize the tax rate for ready-to-drink canned cocktails with beer in New Jersey have picked up steam in recent weeks.