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🍀 INSIDERS Week in Beer: Guinness Nitrosurges Across the Pond

🍀 INSIDERS Week in Beer: Guinness Nitrosurges Across the Pond

Hope your St. Pat’s Day celebrations are off to a fine start given the calendar timing this year! Sean 2004 would likely already be a couple of pints in alongside ya at this time of day … but Sean 2024 is more likely just getting back from a yoga class. Listen – times change, people. Pretty sure we’re already getting close to Jess’ Saturday nap time.

A Round With… Lone River’s Katie Beal Brown

A Round With… Lone River’s Katie Beal Brown

In the latest installment of Brewbound’s A Round With – a weekly Insider-exclusive Q&A series with industry leaders – Katie Beal Brown chats about the rollercoaster ride of turning a cherished family cocktail recipe into a nationally distributed, ready-to-drink product … and kicking off right before the pandemic turned the bev-alc world upside down.

Craft Declines Accelerate in February Scans; 9 of Top 30 Brands Growing Dollars & Volume

Craft Declines Accelerate in February Scans; 9 of Top 30 Brands Growing Dollars & Volume

Off-premise dollar sales of craft beer declined -2.7% in the four-week period ending February 25 in Circana-tracked multi-outlet and convenience store scans. Craft scans are now down -2% year-to-date (YTD) through late February, amounting to a loss of around $12.3 million for the segment, with sales of $619.9 million, the Chicago-based market research firm reported. This comes as the average case price of craft beer is up +$0.75 in the last four weeks, to $43.44, and up +$0.64 YTD, to $43.39.

Brewbound Podcast: How Breweries Can Navigate Leasing Issues

Brewbound Podcast: How Breweries Can Navigate Leasing Issues

Landlord issues have been a frequent reason cited among recent brewery closures. What do you need to look out for in a lease? When should you start renewal discussions? How do you navigate improvements? BPE Law Group associate attorney Melanie De Marco gives a leasing 101 course.