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Revolution Brewing Rolls Out Cold Time Premium Lager

Revolution Brewing, the Illinois brewer known for award-winning IPAs, seasonal brews, and barrel-aged beers, is adding a brewery-fresh Premium Lager to the lineup for 2024 with the introduction of Cold Time.

Beer Industry Summit: New Belgium Won’t Rest on Voodoo Ranger Success; Diageo Finds Non-Alc Wins for Guinness

Beer Industry Summit: New Belgium Won’t Rest on Voodoo Ranger Success; Diageo Finds Non-Alc Wins for Guinness

Industry executives gathered for Beer Business Daily’s annual Beer Industry Summit in Coronado, California, earlier this week. New Belgium continued to dominate craft scans in 2023, led by its Voodoo Ranger brand family, which claimed six spots in Circana’s list of the top 30 craft brands by dollar sales in tracked off-premise channels. As the company faces the comps – including multiple double-digit gains – New Belgium will not rest on its laurels, new CEO Shaun Belongie said on stage Sunday.

Independent A-B Wholesaler Hensley Beverage Appoints Andy McCain CEO

Independent A-B Wholesaler Hensley Beverage Appoints Andy McCain CEO

Hensley Beverage Company president and CCO Andy McCain has been promoted to CEO of the beverage distributor, effective immediately. McCain has worked for Hensley — a 69-year-old independent Anheuser-Busch InBev wholesaler that covers Arizona and New Mexico — for more than 27 years, serving in several leadership roles over that time, including CFO. He was… Read more »

Carlsberg Acquires Minority Stake in Mikkeller

Carlsberg Acquires Minority Stake in Mikkeller

Danish multinational brewer Carlsberg has acquired a 20% stake in Mikkeller from New York-based private equity firm Orkila Capital, the Denmark-based craft brewery announced.

Lagunitas Appoints Heineken Vet as New Head of Sales

Lagunitas Appoints Heineken Vet as New Head of Sales

Another Heineken executive is moving over to the Lagunitas team. The Heineken-owned, Petaluma, California-based craft brewery announced today the appointment of Peter Green as head of sales. Green will officially take over the role on March 1.

Diageo and Diddy Settle Racial Discrimination Suit

Diageo and Diddy Settle Racial Discrimination Suit

After nearly nine months of an ugly public legal battle, Sean “Diddy” Combs and Diageo have settled disputes over allegations from the music mogul that the brands he collaborated with Diageo on— Cîroc Vodka and DeLeon Tequila— received worse treatment because of his race.

Dogfish Head’s 2024 Beverage Release Calendar

With the New Year comes Dogfish Head’s announcement of its annual beverage release calendar but this year, the brewery is shaking things up!

Anderson Valley Brewing Company Releases “Black Light Ale”

At Anderson Valley Brewing Company (AVBC), we decided our New Year’s resolution was to have our cake and eat it too. By “cake” we mean “beer,” and by “eat” we mean “drink a tasty, full-flavored, craft beer.”