Craft beer industry news.
At-home drinking is here to stay, according to a new report from IRI Beverage Alcohol Research. With inflation concerns and on-premise challenges, consumers are opting to indulge at home – and these conditions are impacting growth opportunities, putting a premium on innovation and affecting everything from e-commerce strategy to packaging and premiumization.
Spirits company The CoreBev Group has partnered with cold brew coffee brand RISE Brewing Co. for its latest canned cocktail launch, Moonlight Barista.
Bars and restaurants in New York and Illinois have outpaced other key markets. In both states, velocity increased +4% compared to the same period in 2021, but was flat compared to the week ending July 16.
Sycamore Brewing, the family-owned brewery in Charlotte, N.C. known for its award-winning craft liquids, is celebrating National IPA Day with the re-release of Peak Farm (7.2% ABV).
Break out your steins: It’s almost fall, and that means the return of DC Brau’s popular German-style offering – Oktoberfest, a malt-forward amber lager that’s available once a year, and only for a limited time.
Family-run, Roslindale-native brewery, Distraction Brewing Company, is covering serious ground this summer with pop-ups all across the city. With the help of its recently built A Little Distraction beer trailer, founders Mike and Lora Estey, along with their team, are now bringing their latest and greatest brewery creations on-the-go with this traveling beer-tap mobile. For… Read more »
Nashville’s Tennessee Brew Works is pleased to announce the release of their highly celebrated Basil Ryeman ale.
Beverage Distributing is excited to announce the addition of its first non-alcoholic brand to its distribution portfolio: Grüvi. Cape Beverage will begin distributing three popular Grüvi brands to New Jersey retailers starting next month: Non-Alcoholic Juicy IPA, Alcohol-Free Dry Secco, and Alcohol-Free Bubbly Rosé.
Eight months after announcing intentions to sell its U.K. craft brewing operations, Kirin subsidiary Lion has sold its Magic Rock and Fourpure brands to Odyssey Inns Ltd, a hospitality group led by Stephen Cox, who co-founded Devon’s Utopian Brewing.
THC-infused soda maker Green Monké has secured an exclusive long-term partnership to co-create beverages with one of the cannabis industry’s best-known brands. Plus, Canadian cannabis giant Tilray has signed on with Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits to distribute its forthcoming portfolio of CBD-infused beverages starting this fall.
Cincinnati’s Rhinegeist Brewery will begin “a two-stage expansion” into Houston, Texas, starting in mid-August via Silver Eagle Distributors.
In honor of National IPA Day, No-Li Brewhouse is showing off Spokane Craft Brewing to the world at the Times Square Nasdaq Board in New York City!
Why stop at four seasons? Left Hand Brewing Company announces the official establishment of a fifth season, which falls perfectly between summer and autumn: Pumpkin Spice Season.
In support of small businesses and the black community, the mobile app, Crackem, has officially partnered with America’s first Black arts and craft brew festival to celebrate and give exposure to Black owned breweries and industry influencers during the upcoming Barrel and Flow Fest.
