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Oscar Wong Honored with NC Governor’s Award and Bronze Plaque

Highland Brewing’s founder, Oscar Wong was awarded the Order of The Long Leaf Pine. It is the highest honor granted by the governor of North Carolina to individuals who have shown extraordinary service to the state. 

AB Biotek Introduces New Range of Pinnacle Yeast for Brewing

AB Biotek – a global business division of AB Mauri – will introduce the expansion of its dry yeast portfolio for consumer alcohol, under the premium Pinnacle brand, for craft and home brewers located around the globe during the 2023 Craft Brewers Conference. The portfolio will be distributed in North America exclusively through Country Malt Group.

Banging Gavel Brews Names Ripson Group as Agency of Record

Banging Gavel Brews has selected Ripson Group, a Midwest-based communications agency specializing in public relations, marketing, advertising, social media and more, as its agency of record as it prepares to open the new brewery this summer.

Our Mutual Friend Brewing Company Announces May Lineup of Beers

Our Mutual Friend Brewing Company (OMF) proudly announces their lineup of May beer releases. This month the brewery flexes its muscles with a few foeder-aged sours, a collaboration IPA with Novel Strand Brewing Company, a new Weirding Way variant, and the return of some OMF classics.

Monaco Cocktails Named Official Hard Lemonade and Canned Vodka of UFC

UFC, the world’s premier mixed martial arts organization, and Monaco Cocktails, a leader in the canned cocktail space, announced a multi-year national marketing partnership focused on Monaco’s ready-to-drink (RTD) Hard Lemonade beverages.

Three Trends To Watch From Circana’s State of Beverage Alcohol Report

Three Trends To Watch From Circana’s State of Beverage Alcohol Report

To find out the top trends in beverage alcohol, we chatted with Scott Scanlon, executive vice president of beverage alcohol at Circana, about some of the bigger trends for producers that emerged from this year’s report including who is drinking RTDs, how the stalled on-premise rebound impacts trial and why premiumization has staying power.