Craft beer industry news.
The Beer Institute (BI) is forecasting U.S. beer shipments to decline between one and three percent in 2018, chief economist Michael Uhrich shared during the national trade association’s “State of the Industry” webinar today.
With more than 6,300 breweries competing for consumer mindshare in today’s crowded beer environment, standing out is a “constant battle.” That’s how Neal Stewart, vice president of marketing for Dogfish Head Craft Brewery, described the difficulty of differentiating a craft brand in 2018 during last week’s Brew Talks meetup, held during the annual Craft Brewers Conference in Nashville, Tennessee.
San Clemente-based Left Coast Brewing Co. will open its second location in mid-June.
Three is certainly the magic number. Sound Craft Seltzer Co., the newest craft beverage brand from local Seattle sister companies Two Beers Brewing and Seattle Cider Company, is slated to hit the market as the craft answer to the burgeoning hard seltzer trend.
Baltimore-based independent brewery, Heavy Seas Beer, has officially begun a renovation and expansion project, due to be completed June 2019.
Highland Brewing Company has teamed up with Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats to create a signature beer, Half Yüszch, for the band’s sold out May 11 tour stop at the iconic Asheville brewery. Half Yüszch is a Czech-style Pilsner whose name is inspired by a yüszch (meaning usual) tradition for the band where they drink a beer and take a shot. Thus, a beer is a Half Yüszch.
Drizly, the first and largest alcohol e-commerce marketplace, launched its revolutionary way to shop adult beverages in Lexington, by adding Liquor Barn, and in Covington, Southgate and Fort Thomas, adding The Party Source.
2 Towns Ciderhouse introduces its new Pearadise cider this week. After hearing the cry for a pear cider, the company decided to add a bit of Pearadise to its seasonal lineup by bringing back a familiar name with an imperial recipe featuring Washington-grown anjou pears, Oregon-grown muscat grapes and as always, fresh-pressed 100% Northwest apples.
Sun King Brewery, a leader in the independent craft beer movement in Indiana, is excited to announce the four independently-operated, local restaurants that will fill the modern day food hall that will be located inside its Carmel, Ind. tap room and distillery scheduled to open this summer: BEAST, La Margarita, Oca and Pi.
The Ithaca Beer Co. announces the release of “Brew York” Pale Ale, the first New York State brewery to commit to high volume, long-term use of New York-grown ingredients – forecasting upwards of 1,500 barrels (1 barrel equals 31 U.S. gallons) this year.
Mad Anthony’s summer seasonal Imperial IPA, Hop Loco, is back and it’s got a fresh look.
Craft Brew Alliance (CBA) today reported its first quarter 2018 earnings, which were highlighted by a 9 percent increase in shipments, to 167,000 barrels, on soft comps from a year ago. In a press release, the company – which makes and markets the Kona, Widmer Brothers, Redhook, Omission, and Square Mile Cider brands – said net sales increased 7 percent, to $47.5 million, while gross profit increased 19 percent, to $15.1 million, during the quarter.
Calagione — along with Brooklyn Brewery VP Dave Duffy, The BWC Company director of analytics Dave Williams and Lowes Foods senior category manager Charles Slezak — discussed the evolving craft landscape and more during a panel discussion on “Retail Strategies for Craft Brewers.
Today, Budweiser, the Official Beer of the FIFA World Cup, unveiled its new global campaign, “Light Up the FIFA World Cup,” which encapsulates the unparalleled euphoric energy of the world’s biggest sporting event and Budweiser’s passion for energizing fans as they watch and celebrate their favorite players, moments and teams throughout the tournament.
