Craft beer industry news.
In the wake of several brewery closures, Kelly Meyer, host of the How Not to Start a Damn Brewery podcast, discusses his experience with starting and selling a struggling brewery. He also shares insights from other brewery owners who shuttered their businesses. Kate Bernot also joins the podcast to discuss her story on Modern Times’ willingness to entertain a buyer or investor.
Legal cannabis sales worldwide are projected to rise 22% this year to over $35 billion, up from $29 billion in 2021, according to a report by Colorado-based cannabis market data supplier BDSA.
Escape the hustle & break from the grind with Deep Ellum Brewing Company’s new Ellum Ranch Patio Water. Inspired by the original West Texas cocktail, Ellum Ranch is a refreshingly tart hard seltzer made with 3% real lime juice, salt, and natural electrolytes.
Breakthru Beverage Group has reached a deal to acquire J.J. Taylor Companies’ beer business in Minnesota, the companies announced today. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. However, Breakthru expects the deal to close in the spring, pending customary closing conditions. Once closed, Breakthru will consolidate its beer portfolio into J.J. Taylor’s 600,000 sq…. Read more »
The Brewers Association (BA), the trade group representing the nation’s small and independent craft breweries, nearly doubled its revenue in 2021 compared to 2020, according to the organization’s annual report.
In a collaborative effort to reduce brewing industry waste, Country Malt Group (CMG), Great Western Malting (GWM) and Hopworks Urban Brewery (HUB) have teamed up with Vancouver Plastics to create a simple, effective program to recycle hundreds of thousands of empty malt bags each year.
Escondido, California-based Stone Brewing expanded its East Coast operations this week, increasing annual capacity at its Richmond, Virginia, facility from 150,000 barrels to 200,000 barrels.
Ecliptic Brewing – the brewery founded by Oregon beer icon, John Harris – recently celebrated an important brewing milestone: the 5000th batch of beer the company has made.
Michigan-based Blake’s Hard Cider will acquire all the assets of Bend, Oregon-based Avid Cider Co., the companies announced Tuesday.
MobCraft Beer is excited to announce the hiring of Derick Rivera as the Head Brewer for their new brewpub and taco restaurant in the Curtis Park neighborhood of Denver, CO.
Two weeks after calling New York City’s vaccine mandates “a crime against humanity” and igniting a maelstrom of social media backlash, Threes Brewing co-founder and CEO Josh Stylman has resigned, the Brooklyn-based craft brewery announced Tuesday.
Milwaukee’s Good City Brewing announced it is opening a Mequon taproom.
Two Trees Beverage Co. introduces new Bourbon Barrel-Aged Seltzer.
Stormalong Cider, a Massachusetts-based cidery, announced the introduction of Stormalong Unfiltered, the newest addition to Stormalong’s core line up of hard ciders that are available year-round.
