Craft beer industry news.
The nominees for the 2025 Brewbound Awards reflect the evolution of the industry over the past year, from category-defining craft leaders to breakout brands, operational trailblazers, and champions of modern brewing culture. Their work represents the creativity, resilience, and strategic thinking moving the industry forward.
Rogue Ales & Spirits informed the landlord it owed nearly half a million dollars that it was shutting down on Friday, according to local news reports. The Newport, Oregon-headquartered craft brewer and distiller allegedly owes the Port of Newport $545,000 in rent and Lincoln County $30,000 in taxes. The Port of Newport owns the building that houses Rogue’s 47,000 sq. ft. production brewery, warehouse and taproom.
As Circana EVP of BevAl Scott Scanlon put it: “The improved data from the Halloween holiday was fun while it lasted.” Scanlon’s somber comments accompanied Circana’s latest weekly off-premise scans report, in which total bev-alc dollar sales declined 4.5% year-over-year (YoY) and 6% week-over-week (WoW), for the period ending November 9.
Bev-alc retailers are adjusting their buying habits as the Trump administration’s signature economic policy continues to add volatility to the spirits and wine industries.
Jocks – beer doesn’t need you anymore. As I’ve documented here over the past few weeks, clearly you’ve broken up with us on many fronts except to occasionally spray our product on each other a couple of times a year in locker rooms. But don’t mind us, we’ll be over here with the cool nerds!
Oregon’s Rogue Ales & Spirits has apparently shut down operations at its production facility and brewpubs on Friday, according to a report that first appeared in the Lincoln Chronicle.
With the snap of Thanos’ fingers, Creature Comforts Los Angeles branded taproom is no more. The taproom closed in October after two years in business.
The COVID-19 pandemic, increases in remote and hybrid work, inflation and economic uncertainty … all have contributed to many Gen Z consumers feeling lonely. In a recent survey, 15% of Gen Z said they “never” felt lonely in the past year, compared to 60% of baby boomers who said the same, David and Jonah Stillman, the co-founders and father-and-son duo behind consulting firm GenGuru.
Iron Hill Brewery may have another act coming. The mid-Atlantic brewpub chain, which abruptly shuttered earlier this fall, is set to be acquired by restaurateur Jeff Crivello, according to filings in U.S. Bankruptcy for the District of New Jersey, where the chain filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy in October.
On the precipice of its first national chain retail placement, Waste arrives as the world’s first canned cocktail made from upcycled ingredients.
Boulder, Colorado-based Upslope Brewing is the latest brand to join fast-growing brewery platform Wilding Brands, the companies announced today.
Even for an industry born out of risk and uncertainty, hemp beverages are now officially in uncharted waters. As part of the funding bill to reopen the government signed into law last night by President Donald Trump, hemp-derived products will be required to contain less than 0.4 mg THC per container, as of November 13, 2026. Swept away like a storm in the night, the multi-billion-dollar, hemp-derived THC industry is waking up this morning to the stark reality that, barring the creation of a legal federal framework, they will be virtually extinct within a year.
In this episode of the Brewbound Podcast, Mark Anthony Brands president David Barnett details how the bev-alc company is “doing better than most” in today’s challenged marketplace. He spoke about the company’s highlights with Brewbound editor Justin Kendall, in a conversation recorded at the National Beer Wholesalers Association’s (NBWA’s) Annual Convention in Las Vegas.
The Senate advanced a spending package Monday that includes language that would effectively ban all hemp products. The package now moves to the House, which could pass it through to President Trump as early as today. Industry members for and against the ban have been vocalizing their stance online and in D.C. Below are some of the latest updates.
