U.S. brewers shipped approximately 11.4 million barrels of beer in February, returning to pre-pandemic levels after “two unusual years of swings,” according to Beer Institute (BI) VP of research Danelle Kosmal, citing numbers from the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB).

Constellation Brands’ beer business topped $7.456 billion in net sales, an +11% year-over-year increase (YoY), during its 2023 fiscal year, which ended February 28, the company reported today during its full-year and fourth-quarter earnings report.

California Black-owned breweries Full Circle Brewing and Speakeasy Ales & Lagers announced a merger today that the companies say will create the largest Black-owned brewing company in the U.S.

New brands accounted for 12.6% share of total beer brands in the last 52 weeks (ending February 25), but only 1.2% of total beer dollar sales in NielsenIQ-tracked off-premise channels, indicating a lack of “innovation efficiency,” according to Bump Williams, president and CEO of Bump Williams Consulting (BWC), in the company’s monthly industry update.

Washington-based sister cider companies Yonder and The Source have merged into a single entity, founder Caitlin Braam announced. Samuel Adams’ entrepreneurism-centric philanthropy Brewing the American Dream is accepting applications for its 2023 business and brewing experienceship.

Beer contributed more than $400 billion to the U.S. economy in 2022, Beer Institute (BI) VP of research Danelle Kosmal shared this week in the trade group’s annual state of the industry webinar.

Drizly, an Uber-owned alcohol e-commerce delivery platform, began “company wide” layoffs this week, according to several social media posts by former employees.

After a three year hiatus, Chicago craft beer lovers will soon be able to patronize the Lagunitas Brewing Company taproom again.

Non-alcoholic (NA) beer maker Athletic Brewing Company produced 170,000 barrels of beer in 2022, which would place it just within the Brewers Association’s (BA) top 20 craft breweries by volume. By the end of 2023, the Stratford, Connecticut-based brewery is expected to be in the top 15.

With the on-premise permanently altered following the COVID-19 pandemic, beer, wine and spirits producers are evaluating how to hold onto and gain shelf space.

Virginia retailers are now required under law to separate alcoholic versions of non-alcoholic brands from their soft drink counterparts.

Columbia Distributing, one of the National Beer Wholesalers Association’s (NBWA) largest members, has resigned from the trade group “effective immediately.”

Brewers Association (BA) chief economist Bart Watson continues to tease early data from the BA’s annual production survey, and the numbers aren’t getting any better.

Ale Asylum’s flagship Hopalicious pale ale is back from the dead, eight months after the Wisconsin brewery closed its doors, thanks to another Madison brewery.