This week, the Brewbound team reunited with Rich Bloomfield, Greg Williams and Zach Day, co-founders of Chicago-based Funkytown Brewery and winners of Brewbound Live 2021’s Pitch Slam. The Funkytown Team discussed what they’ve been up to since the Pitch Slam win, what they’ve learned about the brewing industry since launching last year, and the roadblocks they’ve faced trying to bring craft beer to underserved communities in Chicago.
Modern Times Beer’s bank has “commenced litigation” that is expected to “result in a court-ordered receivership sale” of the San Diego-headquartered craft brewery, according to a blog post on Modern Times’ website.
Neshaminy Creek Brewing Company (Neshaminy Creek) announces the newest addition to the Shape of Haze series – Aloha Shape of Haze to Come, a Double Dry-Hopped Hazy Imperial India Pale Ale with passionfruit, orange, and guava inspired by Hawaiian POG juice.
Asheville’s original craft brewery announces a new series of beers supporting area non-profits. Over the next five months, Highland will release one beer per month with a party highlighting the work of one of the collaborating non-profits.
With warmer days ahead and beach BBQs on the horizon, Ballast Point is celebrating the kick-off to the season of soaring temperatures with the return of Watermelon Dorado, a refreshing twist on the brewery’s original Dorado Double India Pale Ale. Mash, kettle and dry hopping blend to create a dynamic beer with a huge hop profile that is balanced with a blast of natural flavors. The result is a bracing brew that’s all summer and no seeds.
Stone Brewing Company has filed its first post-trial motion seeking a permanent injunction to prevent Molson Coors from “ongoing infringement of the Stone trademark” in the wake of its $56 million jury award following last month’s trademark infringement trial.
Firestone Walker chief sales officer David Macon stepped down last week after eight years with the Paso Robles, California-headquartered craft brewery.
Gruvi, a line of non-alcoholic beer and wine led by a dynamic sister and brother duo, announced the launch of their “Discovery Series,” a product line made entirely from direct consumer feedback via a QR code on the cans.
2022 will be a “make or break year for a number” of craft brewers, Brewers Association chief economist Bart Watson shared during a press conference Tuesday to discuss the 2021 production numbers and top 50 breweries list.
Societe Brewing is expanding its distribution footprint into Northern California, beginning April 11. The San Diego, California-based brewery now distributes in all key California markets through “100% independent distributors,” Societe founder and CEO Doug Constantiner announced Monday during the California Craft Brewers Association (CCBA) Members Conference.
The Brewers Association (BA) also released its 2021 rankings of the top 50 craft breweries by sales volume, in addition to sharing that craft brewer volumes increased by +8% last year.
A year after recording the first production decline of the modern era, U.S. craft brewers were back in black in 2021. The Brewers Association shared that production at U.S. craft brewers who meet its craft brewer definition collectively increased production +8%, to an estimated 24.8 million barrels of beer in 2021.
