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CGA Holiday Preview: Thanksgiving, Christmas and NYE

CGA Holiday Preview: Thanksgiving, Christmas and NYE

Nearly half of consumers (47%) plan to visit the on-premise to celebrate Thanksgiving this year, according to CGA, an NIQ-powered on-premise market research firm, in its latest On-Premise Impact Report.

🌐 INSIDER’S Week in Beer: Sphere Beer, A New Day Dawns

🌐 INSIDER’S Week in Beer: Sphere Beer, A New Day Dawns

It was hard to miss the HEINEKEN SILVER branding tonight at the F1 race in Vegas 🧐. HEINEKEN is doubling down on the light beer brand, dedicating another $100 million to ‘getting the word out’ in 2024.

U.S. Open Beer Championship Announces the Best Kokua Project IPAs

The U.S. Open Beer Championship, one of the top three beer competitions in the United States, is giving back to The Kokua Project and including the initiative’s Kokua IPAs for evaluation in its annual U.S. Open Cider Championship. 

SweetWater Launches New ‘Half-a-Gummie’ IPA

SweetWater Brewing Company (“SweetWater Brewing” or “SweetWater”), the largest craft brewer in the Southeast and a subsidiary of Tilray Brands, Inc. (“Tilray” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: TLRY and TSX: TLRY), announced the latest innovation in its acclaimed IPA series – ‘Half-A-Gummie’ IPA.

Circana: Voodoo Ranger Imperial IPA Now No. 1 Craft Beer in C-Stores; Sam Seasonal Passes Voodoo for No. 2 Spot in Grocery

Circana: Voodoo Ranger Imperial IPA Now No. 1 Craft Beer in C-Stores; Sam Seasonal Passes Voodoo for No. 2 Spot in Grocery

New Belgium’s Voodoo Ranger Imperial IPA (Voodoo Ranger) is now the No. 1 craft beer by dollar sales in the convenience channel, passing Molson Coors’ Blue Moon Belgian White (Blue Moon), according to data firm Circana’s monthly beer report. Voodoo Ranger has increased c-store dollar sales +14.8%, to more than $81 million year-to-date (YTD), ending November 5. The IPA now has 5.84% share of total craft beer dollar sales in the channel.

BeatBox, Flow Water Enter Five-Year Manufacturing Deal

BeatBox, Flow Water Enter Five-Year Manufacturing Deal

Flow Water is continuing to expand operations at its Aurora, Ontario, production facility while simultaneously seeking its divestiture, announcing today a five-year manufacturing partnership with alcoholic RTD party punch maker BeatBox Beverages set to kick off next summer. The deal, due to commence sometime between May and July 2024, marks Flow’s first move into beverage-alcohol… Read more »

Brewbound Podcast: Short’s Makes Room at the Inn

Brewbound Podcast: Short’s Makes Room at the Inn

Short’s Brewing CEO Scott Newman-Bale joins the Brewbound Podcast to discuss the Bellaire Inn, the brewery’s solution to the workforce housing crunch in its northern Michigan home. Thanks to the inn, Short’s was able to remain fully staffed through its busy summer season.