Global hop acreage grew +0.8% to 62,886 hectares (nearly 155,395 acres) in 2021, increasing for the eighth consecutive year, global hop supplier BarthHaas reported Monday.

Anheuser-Busch InBev (A-B) will lay off 142 employees from its AB ONE operations, following the sale of the Oakland, California-based wholly owned distributor, the San Francisco Business Times reported.

Boston Beer Company’s leadership admitted the company has not performed “as expected” so far this year, lowering its guidance to a volume loss between -2% and -8%, during an earnings call with investors Thursday afternoon.

E-commerce beverage-alcohol platform Provi defended its antitrust lawsuit against Southern Glazer’s Wine and Spirits and Republic National Distributing Co. (RNDC) this week, arguing the two distribution giants have relayed a “misleading narrative” to the court, Law360 reported.

Flying Embers, a Ojai, California-based hard kombucha and hard seltzer-maker, continues to explore “fourth category” beverage alcohol.

When Los Angeles-based Jiant launched its hard kombucha in the summer of 2019, the company had three full time employees, including its co-founders, Larry Haertel Jr. and Aaron Telch.

What could the sale of a long fiercely independent craft brewery to a global brewing giant mean for consumer sentiment?

Diageo announced two new executive appointments this week, effective October 1: Debra Crew as chief operating officer (COO), and Claudia Schubert as president, North America.

In the words of the Whispers and Sonny & Cher: “the beat goes on.” At least for BeatBox Beverages.

While the on-premise has had a steady recovery overall this summer, beer sales in the channel are taking a hit.

On-premise value velocity increased +6% nationally in the week ending June 25 compared to the week before, continuing “similar seasonal patterns” to previous years, the market research firm CGA reported today.

Indeed Brewing Company will release two new offerings next month, diving head first into a new category outside of beverage alcohol: cannabis.

Following the New Jersey Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control’s (NJABC) move to enforce special conditions that restrict craft breweries’ ability to host events and offer food, state Sen. Michael Testa has announced he will introduce a bill to counter the restrictions.

The sale of Modern Times took another turn Thursday with the ultimate acquirer of the San Diego brewery still in question.