Craft beer industry news.
Montauk Brewing Company (“Montauk Brewing” or “Montauk”), the leading and fastest-selling craft brewer in Metro New York known for its exceptional craft beers and a subsidiary of Tilray Brands, Inc., announced the launch of Major Wave Chaser Double India Pale Ale (IPA), a high-octane version of Montauk’s best-selling Wave Chaser IPA brewed to satisfy the strong demand for full-flavor, high-alcohol beers.
Massachusetts-based Quality Beverage has filed a lawsuit against Constellation Brands, alleging the bev-alc giant has interfered with its pending sale to wine and spirits wholesaler Martignetti Companies.
Diageo is set to introduce a new line of premium ready-to-serve cocktails that leverage the strength of some of its best-known labels into the soaring category.
Scan data through Q3 showed a “slightly more promising outlook for craft,” according to Bump Williams Consulting (BWC) in the firm’s quarterly craft report. Craft dollar sales growth in NIQ-tracked off-premise channels (total U.S. xAOC + liquor plus + convenience) is now flat year-to-date (YTD) through September 30.
Aiming to appeal to consumers looking to moderate their consumption, Southern California-based Passion Tree Hard Seltzer rolled out “mini” 7.5 oz. cans in a variety 10-pack and two single-flavor 6-packs this week in Target stores across California, Florida, Texas, New York and Illinois.
How much awesome can you pack into three months? If you’re Short’s Brewing, the answer is a whole heckin’ lot.
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Indeed Brewing Company announces the release of a new IPA Variety Pack, Hop Parade. Like any great parade, the pack puts on display the best of what the brewing team at Indeed has to offer in a colorful collection of flavor-packed IPAs.
The Coca-Cola Company is taking another step into the beverage alcohol market, announcing today the launch of a global partnership with spirits conglomerate Pernod Ricard to introduce Absolut Vodka & Sprite as a ready-to-drink pre-mixed cocktail in 2024.
Carrie Yunker opened Brewbound Live Winter 2022 with a discussion on leading the organization through the retirement of its legendary founder, Larry Bell, and the sale of the company to New Belgium Brewing’s parent company, Lion Little World Beverages. Her talk included wisdom gleaned from the experience of leading a 37-year-old craft beer institution through a period of immense change, preserving Bell’s unique identity, and unifying its culture with New Belgium, which shares its people-centric values.
Firestone Walker co-founder David Walker will share what it means to be a craft brewer now and reflect on the brewery’s quarter-century journey. Chief sales officer David Macon and chief marketing officer Dustin Hinz will later join the conversation to explain how they will execute the vision to take the company into the next 25 years.
Schilling Cider co-founder and CEO Colin Schilling shares how his company has worked and continues to build a strong company culture.
Featuring: Dave Williams, VP of analytics and insights, Bump Williams Consulting Sam Calagione, co-founder, Dogfish Head Kristen Burke, Chief Corporate Growth Officer, Burke Distributing Andrea Starr, Director of Beer Merchandising, Total Wine & More
Sinead Carey (Wine Warehouse), Terry Cekola (Elite Brands of Colorado) and Laura Markstein (Markstein Sales Co.) will share the things they wish suppliers knew about working with distributors and offer their middle-tier perspectives.
