Craft beer industry news.
Many craft breweries have made distribution and packaging changes in the last few years to combat changing off-premise trends and consumer purchasing habits. But transitions don’t always mean immediate positive changes, as Belching Beaver can attest.
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) alleges that Total Wine & More “will continue to evade its production obligations absent an enforcement order” from the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. The agency and the national beverage-alcohol retailer are at odds over whether Retail Services & Systems, Inc. (RSSI), Total Wine’s parent company,… Read more »
Indianapolis-based Ash & Elm Cider Co. is headed north in 2024 and opening a second restaurant and tasting room in Carmel.
I hope you didn’t forget to pick up a 19.2 for grandma this week on your “Crap, is that today??” c-store visit on the way to your family Thanksgiving dinner this week. #BlackoutWednesday has consequences people – do your shopping before doing your BCBS vertical next year, mmmkay?
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After a year of waiting, Wiley Roots Brewing Company announced the return of Midnight on the Run, the brewery’s 10% ABV Imperial Stout, along with two new flavors and a select single barrel aged release.
More signs of the times keep coming in the beer industry, with consolidations, expansions, production shifts and IP sales. Jess, Zoe and Justin reconvene to discuss the latest industry shakeups at Made by the Water, Young Lion, Other Half, RiverWalk, Ipswich and Anchor. Plus, the team shares whether they’ll be participating in Drinksgiving/Blackout Wednesday.
Total BevAlc sales growth improved slightly with volume performance up across beer, flavored malt beverage, cider and hard seltzer, while dipping negative on sequential basis in wine and spirits categories during the two-week period that ended November 4, according to an analysis of NielsenIQ data by Goldman Sachs Equity Research.
Ipswich Ale Brewery, one of the oldest craft breweries in Massachusetts, will transfer most of its production as part of an expanded partnership with Newburyport, Massachusetts-based RiverWalk Brewing, both breweries announced last week.
One shareholder of Massachusetts-based Tree House Brewing has filed a lawsuit against co-owners Nate Lanier and Damien Goudreau, claiming they have misused company funds, neglected to offer shareholder dividends, and withheld tax documentation. Eric Granger, a Monson, Massachusetts resident who owns 2% of Tree House’s shares, filed the lawsuit against Lanier, Goudreau and Tree House… Read more »
Early bird registration is now open for MaltCon2024, the largest international gathering of malt professionals that will take place on February 23-24, 2024.
Minneapolis-based Indeed Brewing Company’s Rum King (10.5% ABV) is making a special return this month as a part of the brewery’s Creature Comfort series. Pre-orders of this barrel aged black Imperial Stout will be available for pick up on Saturday, Nov. 25.
The Association of Pickleball Players (APP) announced the addition of Partake Brewing as official non-alcoholic beer of the APP Tour, combining the brewery’s award-winning selection of low-calorie, non-alcoholic beverages with the fastest-growing sport in the U.S.
The Cicerone Certification Program announced that six individuals, Craig Thomas, David Reese, Federico Lantschner, Jen Blair, Patrick Combs, and Shelley Smith, have earned the title of Master Cicerone, joining a group of only 22 other individuals worldwide to earn the title.
