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Short’s Brewing Announces Q4 Releases

Bust out the flannels because fall is coming in hot this season, and so too are Short’s Brewing’s final offerings for 2021.

BDSA: U.S. Cannabis Sales to Surpass $24 Billion This Year

BDSA: U.S. Cannabis Sales to Surpass $24 Billion This Year

Cannabis sales in the U.S. are predicted to surpass $24 billion this year, a growth of 38% compared to 2020, according to BDS Analytics (BDSA), a Colorado-based global cannabis market research firm.

NBWA Annual Convention Comes Amid Continued Wholesaler Consolidation, and Legal Battles Between Suppliers and Distributors

NBWA Annual Convention Comes Amid Continued Wholesaler Consolidation, and Legal Battles Between Suppliers and Distributors

The nation’s beer wholesalers and beer industry executives will meet in Las Vegas this week for the National Beer Wholesalers Association’s (NBWA) annual convention, and the meeting’s arrival comes amid turbulence. Large wholesalers continue to consolidate within the middle tier, while at least one New England craft-focused wholesaler has thrown in the towel. The pace of consolidation chugs on even as President Joe Biden has tasked the Treasury with examining competition within the beer industry at large, and that’s led to comments from at least two trade groups calling into question these mergers’ effect on the competitive landscape.

SouthNorte Beer Releases Two New Sea-Inspired Innovations for Fall

The fresh fall beers have arrived as the hot summer months come to an end. Inspired by the flavors of Mexico and authentically crafted in the U.S.A., award-winning brewery SouthNorte Beer Co. released two new innovations just in time for the fall season: Sea-Reina and Sea Chelada.