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Chuckanut Brewery Taps Skagit Tulip Ale

April is the Skagit Tulip Festival and with it the Skagit Farm to Pint Roadshow that benefits Viva Farms (an organization that empowers aspiring and limited-resource farmers by providing bilingual training in holistic organic farming practices).

Last Call: Sycamore Brewing Accuses Stone of Trademark Infringement; Laurelwood Brewing Acquires Assets from Ninkasi Brewing

Last Call: Sycamore Brewing Accuses Stone of Trademark Infringement; Laurelwood Brewing Acquires Assets from Ninkasi Brewing

Two weeks after a jury sided with Stone Brewing in its trial against Molson Coors, the Escondido, California-headquartered craft brewer is tangled in another trademark infringement lawsuit – this time as the defendant. The founders of Laurelwood Brewing have bought back the distribution and brand rights of the Portland, Oregon-based company from Eugene, Oregon-based Ninkasi Brewing, The Oregonian reported Wednesday.

Constellation Brands Net Sales +11%, Shipments +8.8%, Depletions +8.9% in FY 2022

Constellation Brands Net Sales +11%, Shipments +8.8%, Depletions +8.9% in FY 2022

Constellation Brands’ beer business recorded an +11% increase in net sales growth, to $6.75 billion, for the company’s 2022 full fiscal year. FY 2022 marked the company’s 12th consecutive year of volume growth, with +8.8% shipments (sales to wholesalers) growth and +8.9% depletions (sales to retailers) growth – amounting to an additional 30 million case equivalents, CEO Bill Newlands said during a conference call with investors.