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Brew Talks Recap: ‘As a Beer Community, We’ve Got to Fight for Draft’

Brew Talks Recap: ‘As a Beer Community, We’ve Got to Fight for Draft’

While Colorado remains one the largest and most developed craft beer markets, its breweries have struggled to bring back their draft beer business post-pandemic. Many breweries, wholesalers and retailers alike have focused their attention on combating off-premise declines, but “as a beer community, we’ve got to fight for draft,” Holidaily Brewing founder Karen Hertz said on stage in Denver last month during Brewbound’s Brew Talks meetup.

Liquid Death Names Former White Claw Sales Head as CCO

Liquid Death Names Former White Claw Sales Head as CCO

As the brand’s footprint surpasses 100,000 doors across the U.S. and U.K., Liquid Death has named Stephen Ballard, a sales professional with over 25 years of experience in the alcohol space, as its first Chief Commercial Officer.

Inflation Outpaces At-The-Brewery Sales; Beer’s Share Declining

Inflation Outpaces At-The-Brewery Sales; Beer’s Share Declining

At-the-brewery sales from January to May 2023 increased +2.6% compared to the same period in 2022, according to Arryved POS data parsed by Brewers Association (BA) chief economist Bart Watson in a recent blog post. However, sales increased at about half the rate of inflation, which the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) tracked at… Read more »

Distribution: Lawyers Weigh In On Contract Essentials, Red Flags

Distribution: Lawyers Weigh In On Contract Essentials, Red Flags

As a BevAlc business expands, how does an entrepreneur determine if a distributor relationship will be beneficial? That was the question poised during the Sovos Beverage Alcohol Summit last week, hosted by the beverage alcohol compliance shipment software company.