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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Crowns & Hops Launches Equity Crowdfunding Campaign

Crowns & Hops Launches Equity Crowdfunding Campaign

Crowns & Hops Brewing Co. is getting its own facility — and the Inglewood, California-based craft brewing company is asking drinkers if they want to be a part of it.

Houston’s 8th Wonder Launches Delta 8 THC Seltzer in Texas

Houston’s 8th Wonder Launches Delta 8 THC Seltzer in Texas

8th Wonder Brewery and Distillery in Houston released a Delta 8 THC non-alcoholic seltzer last week, advertised as the first Delta 8 seltzer product in Texas — a state that has been debating the legality of Delta 8 products in recent months.

People Moves: Oskar Blues Founder Enters Cannabis Industry; Jim Randall Joins BeerBoard

People Moves: Oskar Blues Founder Enters Cannabis Industry; Jim Randall Joins BeerBoard

Oskar Blues founder Dale Katechis will join Colorado-based cannabis company Veritas as a partner who “will play an active role in strategic growth initiatives for the brand,” a spokesperson told Brewbound. Katechis founded Oskar Blues in Lyons, Colorado, in 1997. The brewery grew to become the 14th-largest craft brewery by volume in the U.S. in 2015, when Fireman Capital Partners acquired a majority stake in it.

Drizly: RTDs Growing 15 Times the Rate of Hard Seltzer

Drizly: RTDs Growing 15 Times the Rate of Hard Seltzer

Ready-to-drink (RTD) canned cocktails’ share of Drizly sales is growing at 15 times the rate of hard seltzer, according to e-commerce alcohol marketplace Drizly’s 2021 Consumer Report.

Last Call: Spirits Lead Seltzer/RTD Label Approvals, Says BW166; July 4 Weekend Brings Out 53% of Consumers, CGA Reports

Last Call: Spirits Lead Seltzer/RTD Label Approvals, Says BW166; July 4 Weekend Brings Out 53% of Consumers, CGA Reports

Consulting firm BW166 reported that label approvals for seltzer and seltzer-like products are accelerating, with approvals trending at 334 per month compared to the 228 per month in 2020. More than half (53%) of on-premise visitors went to a bar or restaurant during the July 4 weekend, according to CGA, an on-premise market research firm.