Zoe Licata joined Brewbound in 2021 after several years of freelance reporting and documentary work. She’s a Massachusetts native, guinea pig for bev-alc innovation and savant in Gen Z culture.
Forty-six-percent of consumers who plan to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day (March 17) this year, will purchase beverage-alcohol for the occasion, according to consumer research firm Numerator.
“Focus” has been one of the buzziest words for craft breweries over the last 2+ years: focus within portfolios; focus across distribution networks; focus in annual planning and innovation launches, etc.
Club West, the Charlotte, North Carolina-based craft brewery formerly known as Sycamore Brewing, is in the process of being sold and will reopen this weekend, according to multiple reports published Thursday.
One consistent trend through the first two months of 2026 has been the strength of ready-to-drink cocktails (RTDs).
Despite holiday boosts and positive weekly scans, beer trends softened in February compared to January, according to the latest monthly report from market research firm Circana.
JuneShine Brands is shifting production of all its brands to third-party producers, the San Diego-based company announced today.
Total bev-alc dipped back into the red year-over-year (YoY) through the last week of February, after two consecutive weeks of growth in Circana-tracked off-premise channels, the market research firm reported this week.
Craft’s trends leveled out slightly in February after a strong January, according to the latest monthly report from market research firm Circana. The segment’s dollar sales are now about flat (+0.3%) year-to-date (YTD) through February 22.
Festivus is still nine months away, but there is already an airing of grievances among industry thought leaders before the end of Q1.
More people went out to bars and restaurants to celebrate Valentine’s Day this year compared to 2025, according to the last on-premise report from market research firm NIQ, citing “CGA intelligence” data.
Despite a post-holiday decline in off-premise sales week-over-week (WoW), bev-alc’s year-over-year (YoY) growth expanded in the latest week, according to market research firm Circana.
Anheuser-Busch InBev (A-B) has closed its previously announced acquisition of BeatBox Beverages, the companies shared today.
Beer wholesalers appear to be slightly more optimistic about the category through the first two months of 2026 compared to the start of 2025, according to the latest Beer Purchasers’ Index (BPI) from the National Beer Wholesalers Association (NBWA).
Any remaining concerns about the seasonality of ready-to-drink cocktails (RTD) may be eased by the latest weekly off-premise scan report from NIQ.
