Boston Beer Company had a more positive start to fiscal year 2025 compared to the company’s recent quarterly performances, according to Q1 financial results released after trading ended on Thursday.

Bev-alc industry members continue to tout concerns that Gen Z is drinking less, with many blaming the generation’s increased attention to health and wellness versus previous generations. However, that narrative is “greatly overblown,” according to Rabobank senior beverage analyst Bourcard Nesin in a recent report from the financial services company.

The U.S. market was somewhat prepared for President Donald Trump to enact tariffs during his presidency, as promised during his campaign. But it wasn’t prepared for how “aggressive” those tariffs would be, including the speed and extent of their implementation, Rabobank global strategist, beverages, Stephen Rannekleiv said Thursday during a webinar hosted by the Brewers Association (BA).

Nearly 60 industry members have furthered their education and technical skills in brewing and distilling thanks to the support of the Michael James Jackson Foundation (MJF), according to the nonprofit’s impact report, released last month.

Craft brewers’ collective production declined 4% in 2024, to 23.1 million barrels of beer produced, the Brewers Association (BA) shared today in the release of its annual craft brewing production report. The trade group representing small and independent craft breweries described 2024’s numbers as “highlighting the new realities of a maturing market in a rapidly evolving environment.”

Beer’s Q1 on-premise sales were a mixed bag, according to the latest data report from tech and on-premise data firm BeerBoard.

Few were immune to beer’s tough March, even the country’s largest beer vendors, according to the latest monthly report from market research firm Circana.

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) for beverage-alcohol away from home continued to outpace overall inflation through the first three months of 2025, according to the latest report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).

Constellation Brands’ lowering of its medium-term forecasts Wednesday may not have been a total surprise to industry members given the volatility of the beer market, stacked on top of today’s tumultuous economic climate.

Get out your day-glo body paint and fuzzy boots because festival season is about to start with Coachella’s two-weekend-long party – and this year the adult non-alcoholic (ANA) category is coming out in force.

After months of avoiding a concrete answer on how tariffs could impact Constellation Brands’ Mexican beer import business, the company has now lowered its medium-term projections due to economic expectations.

Craft off-premise declines accelerated last month, which should come as no surprise to anyone keeping up with March scans and data reports. In the last four weeks (ending March 23), craft beer dollar sales declined 5.1% year-over-year (YoY) and volume, measured in case sales, fell 6.4%, in Circana-tracked off-premise channels (total U.S. multi-outlet, plus convenience), according to the market research firm’s latest monthly report.

Canadian cannabis giant Tilray Brands recorded a 1% year-over-year (YoY) net revenue decline across all its business ventures in Q3, but the latest financials are simply growing pains as the company continues to streamline and consolidate its business, leadership shared today during the company’s quarterly earnings call with investors and analysts.

Half of consumers went out for a drink in March, and on-premise visitations aren’t expected to slow down despite economic uncertainty, according to NIQ’s on-premise marketing research arm CGA.