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Boston Beer to Launch Finnish Long Drink-Inspired RTD — Minus the Gin — Nationwide in November

Boston Beer to Launch Finnish Long Drink-Inspired RTD — Minus the Gin — Nationwide in November

Boston Beer Company’s innovation pipeline continues to pump out new brands as the fall approaches, announcing today a planned nationwide launch in November of Bevy Long Drink, a sparkling refresher inspired by a traditional Finnish cocktail that consists of gin, grapefruit soda, and tonic. However, Boston’s version of the beverage, checking in at 5.8% ABV, won’t contain spirits.

Drizly: RTDs Continued to Gain Share Over Labor Day Weekend

Drizly: RTDs Continued to Gain Share Over Labor Day Weekend

The ready-to-drink canned cocktail segment continued to grow over the Labor Day holiday weekend increasing its share of the liquor category from 4% to 7% year-over-year (YOY) on the e-commerce alcohol delivery platform Drizly.

Jack’s Abby and Atlantic Lawsuit Spills into Rhode Island

Jack’s Abby and Atlantic Lawsuit Spills into Rhode Island

The legal battle between Jack’s Abby Craft Lagers and Atlantic Beverage Distributors has crossed state lines into Rhode Island. Atlantic Importing and Distributing of Rhode Island, Inc., the Ocean State sister company of the Holliston, Massachusetts-based distributor, filed a lawsuit against Jack’s Abby in Rhode Island’s Providence/Bristol County Superior Court on July 23 to prevent the brewery from terminating Atlantic as its Rhode Island wholesaler. The Framingham, Massachusetts-based craft brewery had successfully ended its relationship with Atlantic’s Massachusetts operation in January.

Cerebral Brewing to Open New Brewery & Taproom Location

Cerebral Brewing, based in the Bluebird District of Denver, Colorado, is excited to announce plans for a new Brewery and Taproom location in Aurora, Colorado at 9990 E Colfax Ave (in the Aurora Arts District at the corner of Colfax and Florence Street).

Louisville Ale Trail Releases 3rd Edition of Passport

After initially launching in October 2020 and going full-scale in March 2021, Louisville Ale Trail is releasing the 3rd Edition of Louisville’s only brewery passport program on September 7.

O.J. Beer Launches Its First Hard Seltzer Line

In response to the latest wellness trends, O.J. Beer have expanded their offering by launching a new hard seltzer range, O.J. Hard, featuring four refreshing fruit flavours.