Bud Light Seltzer To Release Hard Soda and Sour Variety Packs
Anheuser-Busch InBev-owned Bud Light Seltzer will release two new variety packs in the coming months featuring the brand’s “loudest flavors ever.”
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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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Brewers Association’s Year in Beer Report: Total U.S. Breweries Increases to 9,000
More than 9,000 breweries operated in the U.S. in 2021, a 6% increase from 2020, according to the Brewers Association (BA) in the trade group’s Year in Beer 2021.
Openings and Closings: Hi-Wire To Open Ninth Taproom Location; Foreign Objects Opens First Brick-And-Mortar Location
Asheville, North Carolina-based Hi-Wire Brewing will open a new brewery and taproom in Cincinnati next year, located at the new Factory 52 development.
Anheuser-Busch Halts Production of Cacti Hard Seltzer
Anheuser-Busch InBev (A-B) announced Friday that it will no longer be producing Cacti Agave Spiked Seltzer, less than a year after the hard seltzer’s launch.
Last Call: Revolution Brewing Debuts Freedom Lemonade; A-B Restructures Commercial Team
Chicago-based Revolution Brewing announced the newest variation in its Freedom Session Sours series: Freedom Lemonade.
Tilray Acquires Breckenridge Distillery, Announces Plan for Cannabis-Infused Non-Alcoholic Distilled Spirits
Global cannabis firm Tilray has acquired Breckenridge, Colorado-based craft spirits-maker Breckenridge Distillery, with the intent to create cannabis-infused, non-alcoholic distilled spirits, once federally permissible.
Civil Lawsuit Alleges Heineken USA Misled Consumers with Non-Alc Heineken 0.0 Due to 0.03% ABV
A Louisiana resident filed a lawsuit last month against Heineken USA, alleging that the company has misled consumers in the labeling and marketing of its Heineken 0.0 non-alcoholic beer, as the product contains 0.03% ABV, Louisiana Record reported Tuesday.
Data Roundup: FMB/Hard Seltzer Reading Continues to Fall, While Imports Expand Territory; BI Releases October Domestic Tax Paid Estimate
The FMB/hard seltzer reading on the National Beer Wholesalers Association’s monthly Beer Purchasers’ Index fell to an “unprecedented” 31 in November 2021.
Drizly: Retailers To Stock RTDs and Craft Beer Over Hard Seltzer in 2022
More than half of the 500 retailers in Drizly’s annual retailer report said they will devote more shelf space to ready-to-drink beverages (RTDs) in 2022, according to the e-commerce alcohol delivery platform.
NBWA/Fintech Webinar: Craft Gains +7.5% Share On-Premise; Hard Seltzer Shows Seasonality
The more things change, the more they stay the same. That was the theme of the third quarter industry review by Fintech and the National Beer Wholesalers Association (NBWA).
New Adult Non-Alcoholic Beverage Association Aims to Unify NA Producers Across All Beverage Categories
More than 40 beverage companies and their leadership have joined forces as the founding members of the Adult Non-Alcoholic Beverage Association (ANBA), an industry trade organization created to support companies in the non-alcoholic beer, wine, and spirits spaces.
Societe Brewing to Expand Distribution in California, Launch Hazy IPA in 2022
Societe Brewing more than doubled its sales in 2021, increasing +120% vs. 2020.
A-B Brewers Collective West GM Christine Perich Details 2022 Focus and Innovation
The Brewers Collective West (BC West) — the western division of Anheuser-Busch InBev’s (A-B) craft business unit — will continue to focus on innovation as it transforms into more of a “beverage company” in 2022, Christine Perich, general manager of BC West, detailed to Brewbound.
Craft Beverage Warehouse to Offer Digital Can Printing in 2022
Craft Beverage Warehouse (CBW), a Milwaukee-based beverage packaging distributor, is making a $4 million investment to begin offering digital can printing to craft beverage companies in 2022.