Looking to capitalize on Pennsylvanias’ fond memories of Jersey Shore vacations, Cape May Brewing will expand its Keystone State distribution this year. The Cape May, New Jersey-headquartered brewery will begin selling its products in the counties surrounding Pittsburgh, Scranton and Harrisburg.
Last Call: Self-Distribution Inches Closer in Virginia; NA Beer +26% During Dry January on Drizly; Beast Unleashed Distribution Contract Critiqued
Things just got a little easier for New Jersey craft breweries planning to play the remaining games of the NFL season in their taprooms.
Brand families are nothing new in the beer business. Within craft beer, they’re spreading like a zombie outbreak, which is fitting given the abundance of news about a few dead guys and a certain skeleton this week.
The National Beer Wholesalers Association’s (NBWA) Beer Purchasers’ Index improved slightly in January to 38, after the record low reading reported in December.
U.S. brewers shipped an estimated 159,865,930 barrels of beer in 2022, a -4.6% decline versus 2021, according to the Beer Institute (BI), citing domestic tax paid estimates from the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB).
With a +2.1% increase in dollar sales, the beer category outperformed wine (-2.4%) and spirits (+1.2%) in off-premise dollar sales, according to NielsenIQ data analyzed by 3 Tier Beverages for this episode of Brewbound Data Club. 3 Tier consultants Mary Mills and Stephanie Roatis discuss the beer category’s performance – which included dollar sales increases… Read more »
Single-serve cans and 12-pack cans gained the most share among package formats for beer from Brewers Association-defined independent craft breweries, chief economist Bart Watson wrote in his annual packaging trends report.
To celebrate the Brewbound Podcast reaching 100 episodes, Justin, Jess and Zoe break the format to see how well they know each other (or don’t) after all these years. Brewbound Insider newsletter writer Sean McNulty joins the festivities as quizmaster.
Traverse City Whiskey Co. has broken ground on a new 70,000 square foot distillery in hopes of turning Northern Michigan into a hub for whiskey in the Midwest.
2022 marked a record year for New Belgium Brewing Company, as the Fort Collins, Colorado-headquartered craft brewery’s volume topped 1.2 million barrels (+15% year-over-year), driven by the continued success of the Voodoo Ranger IPA portfolio, New Belgium CEO Steve Fechheimer shared. Meanwhile, Bell’s Brewery declined around -8%, to just shy of 450,000 barrels.
Craft beer dollar sales at off-premise retailers reached more than $4.74 billion in 2022, a -4.7% decline year-over-year (YoY), according to the market research firm IRI.
Dead Guy is getting a few friends. Rogue Ales & Spirits is transforming its iconic 30-year-old flagship offering into a brand family with the launch of Dead Guy IPA.
Since 2013, e-commerce platform ReserveBar has specialized in selling luxury spirits and wine — now it wants to supply your next tailgate, too.
