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After a three year hiatus, Chicago craft beer lovers will soon be able to patronize the Lagunitas Brewing Company taproom again.

Non-alcoholic (NA) beer maker Athletic Brewing Company produced 170,000 barrels of beer in 2022, which would place it just within the Brewers Association’s (BA) top 20 craft breweries by volume. By the end of 2023, the Stratford, Connecticut-based brewery is expected to be in the top 15.

After a decade of leading Diageo, CEO Sir Ivan Menezes will retire as CEO and exit the company’s board of directors, effective June 30, the beer and spirits giant behind Guinness and Johnnie Walker announced today.

Not everyone agrees on how to make a margarita, but one thing most cocktail enthusiasts do align on is that the cocktail has mass appeal.

The California Craft Brewers Association (CCBA) has sponsored two bills this legislative session: one that would allow members to produce cider and perry with existing licenses, and another that would restore transparency in beer production data reporting.

Orpheus Brewing will close its taproom and production facility in Atlanta on April 23, but the brand will live on as it transitions into beverage platform Bevana’s portfolio, Orpheus founder and brewmaster Jason Pellett shared Sunday on Twitter.

With the on-premise permanently altered following the COVID-19 pandemic, beer, wine and spirits producers are evaluating how to hold onto and gain shelf space.

Virginia retailers are now required under law to separate alcoholic versions of non-alcoholic brands from their soft drink counterparts.

FIFCO USA has unveiled a new 7.5 oz can for its malt-based beverage line Seagram’s Escapes, aiming to leverage the new format and $1 price point to carve out space at retail outlets and bring in new customers.

This week, we have a tale of two market expansions and one is off to either a great start (selling more beer than expected) or a rough one (running into out of stocks), depending on your perspective.

Expect more Voodoo Ranger beers to flood the market. New Belgium Brewing has struck an agreement to acquire the Daleville, Virginia-based production facility Constellation Brands built in 2017.

The Brewbound team reports live from the California Craft Beer Summit in Sacramento. The team discusses early takeaways from the first major meeting of California’s craft brewers since 2019, including thoughts on David Walker of Firestone Walker’s optimism for craft beer, Brewers Association chief economist Bart Watson’s early production data and much more.

Columbia Distributing, one of the National Beer Wholesalers Association’s (NBWA) largest members, has resigned from the trade group “effective immediately.”

Leaders from Dogfish Head, Athletic Brewing and Greater Good Imperial Brewing Company will examine the growing demand for higher ABV products and non-alcoholic beers during Brewbound’s first Brew Talks conversation of 2023.