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Boston Beer Company has the No. 1 share of the hard tea segment with Twisted Tea, the more than 20-year-old flavored malt beverage brand that continues to record exponential growth in scans.

For its sophomore year, Heineken Silver will get another $100 million investment, Heineken USA leaders announced during the company’s annual business planning meeting. Heineken USA CEO Maggie Timoney shared the U.S. subsidiary of the Dutch brewing giant had learnings and has already “corrected” course for its low-cal, low-carb offering. In the 52 week-period ending September… Read more »

On-premise sales velocity slowed slightly in recent weeks, down -2% week-over-week (WoW) in the latest week (ending November 5) and -3% in the previous week, according to CGA, a NIQ-powered on-premise market research firm, in the latest On-Premise Impact Report.

The Brewers Association (BA) published its first Salary and Benefits Benchmarking Report since 2020. Sixty breweries responded with information about 80 common industry jobs, representing 7,396 employees.

In a significant win for the burgeoning industry, the New York Supreme Court ordered yesterday a preliminary injunction against the emergency measures that abruptly halted the sale of hemp-derived THC-infused products in August

Premium cocktail mixer brand Q Mixers is debuting a vibrant new look for the second time in its 17-year history as it seeks to build a stronger connection with consumers both before and after purchase.

After 10 years in business, Portland, Oregon-based Ecliptic Brewing has agreed to be acquired by Great Frontier Holdings – the craft beverage platform formed by the merger of Ninkasi Brewing and Wings & Arrow earlier this year. Citing a “really challenging” “past two years,” Ecliptic founder John Harris announced the sale on the brewery’s social media pages Wednesday evening.

Domestic tax paid shipments from U.S. breweries have now declined for seven months in a row, declining an estimated -7.4% (nearly 14.3 million barrels) in September versus September 2022, according to the Beer Institute (BI) in the trade group’s latest round of monthly economic reports.

In turbulent times, the supply chain rollercoaster delivers more chills than thrills. Fear not – Agrowgate partners Tim Near and David Van Wees joined Justin on the Brewbound Podcast this week to break down everything craft beverage producers need to know. This year, harvests of oats and other grains were down, which could potentially increase… Read more »

We now know who will lead the next chapter of New Belgium Brewing. Chief marketing officer Shaun Belongie has been named the next CEO of New Belgium, effective immediately, taking the spot left vacant by Steve Fechheimer earlier this year.

Indeed Brewing Company has appointed Ryan Bandy, former director of experience, as the Minneapolis, Minnesota-based craft brewery’s new chief business officer.

Finestkind Brewing, the parent company of New Hampshire’s Smuttynose Brewing Co., has acquired Brooklyn, New York-based Five Boroughs Brewing Co.

The demand for craft beer isn’t growing anymore, and craft has officially become a mature – not maturing – market, Brewers Association (BA) chief economist Bart Watson told industry members Monday at the Massachusetts Brewers Guild’s Technical Brewing and Business Conference, held at Jack’s Abby in Framingham, Massachusetts.

Rising prices and a slight dip in guest traffic have contributed to falling spirits sales in the on-premise channel over the last year, according to a new report from market research firm NIQ’s on-premise data arm CGA.