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Wormtown Brewery Launches New, Innovative Brand – “SHOOK”

Wormtown Brewery announces the launch of their new brand, SHOOK. These alcoholic beverages are made from real fruit juice and fermented cane sugar and have an ABV of 8%. SHOOK drinks are bold in flavor, gluten free, and non-GMO.

Pike Brewing Respect IPA Release & Women in Beer Event

Pike Brewing is thrilled to announce the release of Respect IPA and the return of our annual Women in Beer event. Both of which will be benefitting the new “Rose Ann Finkel Diversity in Brewing Scholarship.”

Brewers Association Releases 2022 Rankings of Top 50 Craft Breweries By Volume; Athletic Brewing, Fiddlehead Make Big Leaps Again

Brewers Association Releases 2022 Rankings of Top 50 Craft Breweries By Volume; Athletic Brewing, Fiddlehead Make Big Leaps Again

The Brewers Association (BA) has shared its rankings of the top 50 independent craft breweries by sales volume, with U.S. craft brewers under the trade group’s small and independent brewery definition collectively producing 24.3 million barrels of beer and gaining 0.1% share of the overall beer market by volume to claim 13.2% share.

Avery Brewing Announces New Gose con Sandia Sour Ale

Avery Brewing, part of Mahou USA, is excited to announce its latest addition to the brewery’s year-round sour ale El Gose, Gose con Sandía. The balanced sea salt and lime combined with juicy watermelon is the perfect twist on a fan-favorite. 

New Program Aimed At Spurring Community Investment in Massachusetts Craft Breweries

The Mass Brewers Guild, the state’s trade association that exists to protect and promote the interests of Massachusetts craft breweries, has partnered with Mainvest, a Salem-based investment platform enabling small businesses to harness community investment to fuel their growth, to launch “Investing in Massachusetts Craft Brewers,” a program to enable individuals of any income level to become investors in the growing Massachusetts craft beer community.

Survey: Mixed Q1 Fortunes Leave C-Store Retailers Cautiously Optimistic

Survey: Mixed Q1 Fortunes Leave C-Store Retailers Cautiously Optimistic

Although beverage sales growth has remained steady throughout Q1 2023, convenience retailers showed some trepidation for the months ahead by lowering their annual sales growth projection to +4.6% in the latest Beverage Bytes survey from Goldman Sachs Equity Research.