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.
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) for beer at home continues to tick up, increasing +3% last month (seasonally unadjusted) versus February 2023, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).
A bipartisan bill is reigniting the fight to give a tax dedication to bars and restaurants with draft beer systems.
Domestic tax paid shipments increased +1.8% in January 2024 versus January 2023, marking the first year-over-year (YoY) increase since February 2023, according to the Beer Institute (BI), citing estimates from the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB).
On-premise sales velocity on Super Bowl Sunday (February 11) was down -19% versus an average Sunday this year, and -4% versus 2023, according to CGA, NIQ’s on-premise market research arm.
Karben4 Brewing has filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy, citing the continued impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, and internal disputes among ownership.
In the latest installment of Brewbound’s A Round With – a weekly Insider-exclusive Q&A series with industry leaders – Atomic Clock co-founders Colleen and Brian Quinn chat about their vision for their new brewery and what has led them to start their own venture.
Beer ordering improved slightly in February, but remains in contraction, according to the National Beer Wholesalers Association (NBWA) in the latest Beer Purchasers’ Index.
Anheuser-Busch InBev (A-B) recorded double-digit shipments and depletions declines for its U.S. business in 2023, drawing to a close a tumultuous year for the company, A-B reported today.
Hard MTN Dew is transitioning to Boston Beer Company’s beer distributor network and will expand to all 50 states, outgoing Boston Beer CEO Dave Burwick said today during the company’s full-year and Q4 earnings report.
This time last year, Brewers Association (BA) chief economist Bart Watson warned that the U.S. hop supply was becoming “unsustainable,” and predicted a drop in hop production in 2023.
All of Boston Beer Company’s named executive officers (NEO) except for CEO Dave Burwick will receive salary raises in 2024, according to a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commision (SEC) Form 8-K filed on February 16.
Kirin-owned New Belgium Brewing announced several leadership changes today and provided an update on its search for a new chief marketing officer.
After a decade in business, Stormalong Cider is finally creating the taproom of its dreams and that its fans have been requesting.
The Office of Communications (Ofcom), the U.K.’s communications regulator, has dismissed a complaint from Brewdog and CEO James Watt against the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), which claimed the BBC treated and portrayed Watt and his company “unjustly or unfairly” in a 2022 expose, BBC reported.
