Zoe Licata

Zoe Licata

Senior Reporter, Brewbound.com

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.

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Brew Talks: Craft Doesn’t Need a Reset, But It Needs to Refocus

Brew Talks: Craft Doesn’t Need a Reset, But It Needs to Refocus

Craft beer doesn’t need a complete reset in strategy, but rather a re-focus on what consumers care about to stay relevant, the panelists of Brewbound’s first in-person Brew Talks meet-up of 2021 said earlier this month.

Regulatory Roundup: Beverage Alcohol Trade Groups Ask Senate Appropriations Committee to Increase TTB Funding; FDA and CDC Warn Consumers of Delta-8 THC Risks

Regulatory Roundup: Beverage Alcohol Trade Groups Ask Senate Appropriations Committee to Increase TTB Funding; FDA and CDC Warn Consumers of Delta-8 THC Risks

Beer industry trade groups are calling on the leaders of the U.S. Senate appropriations committee to allocate additional funds to the Department of the Treasury’s Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau’s (TTB) 2022 fiscal year budget. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued warnings this week about the potential risks of Delta-8 — a form of the psychoactive cannabinoid tetrahydrocannabinol (THC).

People Moves: Illinois Guild Leader Heads to Gopuff; Nicole Nugent Joins Ashland Hard Seltzer Parent Co.; Toppling Goliath National Sales Director Departs for Brew Pipeline

People Moves: Illinois Guild Leader Heads to Gopuff; Nicole Nugent Joins Ashland Hard Seltzer Parent Co.; Toppling Goliath National Sales Director Departs for Brew Pipeline

After five years at the helm of the Illinois Craft Brewers Guild (ICBG), executive director Danielle D’Alessandro will depart at the end of September. Nils Weldy has been named the first executive director of the Charlotte Independent Brewers Alliance (CIBA), a nonprofit organization that advocates for breweries and cideries in and around Charlotte, North Carolina.