Craft beer industry news.
Spring weather in Southwest Colorado might be traditionally inconsistent, but one thing locals and visitors can count on is the release of Ska Brewing’s Mexican Logger to kick off the season.
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has begun an antitrust investigation into Southern Glazer’s Wine and Spirits, reviewing how the nation’s largest alcoholic beverage distributor may have favorably priced wine and liquor that advantaged larger retailers, according to Politico, citing three anonymous sources “with knowledge of the probe.”
Publicly traded canning company Wildpack Beverage announced this week it has entered an agreement to receive a $20 million 12-month secured loan from Manna Capital Partners, which will go towards scaling operations across its six U.S. manufacturing plants. The deal is expected to close on April 10.
Dogfish Head co-founder Sam Calagione has been hitting the road to promote the company’s new year-round offering Citrus Squall, a higher ABV beer-cocktail hybrid, and its spirits-based canned cocktails at retailers across the country.
After launching in Mexico last fall, Jack Daniel’s & Coca-Cola ready-to-drink (RTD) canned cocktails have rolled out in the U.S. The 7% ABV spirits-based RTD, the result of a partnership between Coca-Cola and Jack Daniel’s parent company Brown-Forman, is inspired by the ubiquitous “Jack & Coke” bar call and combines two of the world’s most recognizable beverage brands in one package.
Live from the California Craft Beer Summit, the Brewbound team catches up with Russian River’s Natalie Cilurzo on the 2023 launch of Pliny the Younger triple IPA, the brewery’s shift from sours to lagers and more. Plus, Oak Park Brewing’s Rodg Little discusses the Sacramento brewery’s mission, the People’s beer and much more.
With distributed craft volume poised to decline in 2023, leaders of Hi-Wire, Monday Night and Weathered Souls will discuss their breweries’ multi-state taproom expansions during Brewbound’s first Brew Talks gathering of 2023.
Flora Brewing, a contract brewery started by Sarah Flora, one of the top female digital creators in brewing, known for her educational homebrewing videos on YouTube, which have garnered over two million views, will make its commercial debut through the incubator brewery, Pilot Project, in Chicago, Illinois.
Middle-tier beer ordering continued to “shift towards a more predictable environment” in March, according to the National Beer Wholesalers Association’s (NBWA) monthly Beer Purchasers’ Index (BPI).
The Lagunitas Brewing Company, the OG of IPA that has a rich, mischievous history of hop-forward and innovative craft brews, is reopening its Chicago TapRoom & Beer Sanctuary within the 300,000-square-foot brewery in Douglas Park on April 13.
Drizly, an Uber-owned alcohol e-commerce delivery platform, began “company wide” layoffs this week, according to several social media posts by former employees.
Jerry Steinman, the founder of beer industry trade news source Beer Marketer’s Insights, died at age 99 on March 25.
Stella Artois is proud to announce its re-entry into tennis as the Official Beer Sponsor of the Miami Open and its new partnership with American tennis icon, Frances Tiafoe.
Andrews Distributing Company is partnering with (512) Brewing Company to expand the distribution of (512)’s iconic brands to more beer lovers throughout North Texas on March 31, 2023.
