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.
Brewers Association (BA) chief economist Bart Watson rounded off the trade group’s week of looking back at 2022 with a Collab Hour webinar Thursday, analyzing craft’s 2022 performance and sharing predictions for 2023.
A judge has denied Anheuser-Busch InBev subsidiary Grupo Modelo’s bid for partial summary judgment in its trademark infringement lawsuit against Constellation Brands for the company’s use of the Corona trademark for hard seltzer.
Bell’s Brewery is expanding the brand family of its flagship Two Hearted IPA, beginning with Hazy Hearted IPA and a new variety pack, the Comstock, Michigan-based brewery announced today.
U.S. craft breweries saw a “varied recovery” in 2022, with volume returning to pre-COVID-19 pandemic levels, but not all channels bouncing back and margins tightening, according to the Brewers Association’s (BA) annual Year in Beer report.
Inflation and other economic factors may be the talk of the country, but they’re not necessarily what craft brewers should be focusing on, Brewers Association (BA) chief economist Bart Watson shared during Brewbound Live last month in Santa Monica, California.
An LLC led by the former president and CEO of Pittsburgh Brewing has acquired Weyerbacher Brewing following the Easton, Pennsylvania-based craft brewery’s second bankruptcy case, according to LehighValleyLive.com.
Scottish craft beer maker BrewDog is no longer B Corp certified, less than two years after earning the status, The Guardian reported Thursday.
Austin Beerworks has purchased 64 acres of land in Austin, Texas, which will be the future home of “Austin Beerworks’ world headquarters,” the company announced last month.
Cleveland, Ohio-based Saucy Brew Works has acquired Cartridge Brewing for an undisclosed sum, the company announced Thursday.
The “pessimistic outlook” for beer has continued through Q4 2022, after the category recorded its sixth straight month of contraction, according to the National Beer Wholesalers Association’s (NBWA) November Beer Purchasers’ Index (BPI).
In two years, Loverboy has expanded distribution of its hard teas from four states to 44, partially initiated by retail partnerships with Total Wine and Kroger. To support the rapid expansion, the company is focused on “trying to grow into [its] own shoes” in 2023, founder and CEO Kyle Cooke told Brewbound.
Great Notion Brewing will open its first California taproom this year, taking over the former Sierra Nevada Torpedo Room in Berkeley, California. The move comes as the Portland, Oregon-headquartered craft brewery shifts its focus to own-premise growth, as direct-to-consumer (DTC) sales have trailed off.
Last week’s decision by Qatar officials to ban alcohol sales at stadiums – two days before the first 2022 FIFA World Cup match – could impact the relationship of FIFA and beer sponsor Anheuser-Busch InBev (A-B) through 2026.
Fort Collins, Colorado-based Odell Brewing Co. laid off nine staff members last week, about 5% of its workforce.
