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Craftpeak Announces Square Integration

Leading beverage industry e-commerce and web solution firm Craftpeak announces a new partnership with point-of-sale and payment processing provider Square, allowing Craftpeak’s digital storefronts to seamlessly integrate Square services into the direct-to-consumer sales pipeline for producers and retailers.

Root Shoot Malting Releases Malted Heritage Oland Wheat

Root Shoot Malting announced today the release of a rare malted heritage grain, Ölandsvete, or Oland Wheat. This passion project has been more than two years in the making and resulted from a cross-sector collaboration inspired by family history. 

Bell’s Flamingo Fruit Fight Returns

Two flamingos walk into a bar… the latest specialty release from Bell’s Brewery is one of the things that happened next.

Lord Hobo Adds Juice Lord IPA to Core Lineup

Lord Hobo is proud to announce Juice Lord IPA as the newest member of their illustrious core lineup. With Juice Lord, Lord Hobo has crafted a juicy, 6% IPA that expresses all of the best qualities of the style.

Iron Hill Maple Shade Releases 1000 in the Shade

“1000 in the Shade” released Wednesday, February 24 at Iron Hill Maple Shade. With an IBU: 62, ABV: 6.8% it’s an assertively hoppy ale with pine, citrus and floral aromas.

NielsenIQ: Craft Beer Dollar Share Online Nearly Twice In-Store Share

NielsenIQ: Craft Beer Dollar Share Online Nearly Twice In-Store Share

Consumers spent $97 million on craft beer through e-commerce in 2020, which accounted for 24% of all beer category dollar sales online. In brick-and-mortar stores, however, craft beer makes up 12.6% of all dollar sales. In fact, craft has the second largest dollar share behind flavored malt beverages (32%), which include hard seltzers.