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Kelce Brothers Buy Into Garage Beer

Kelce Brothers Buy Into Garage Beer

Pro football stars Jason and Travis Kelce have acquired an ownership stake in light lager maker Garage Beer. The Kelces are referred to as “the largest investors” and “significant investors, partners, owners, and operators” in the business, in today’s announcement.

Circana: Craft Dollars -5.5% in Last 4 Weeks; 23 of Top 30 Craft in Decline

Circana: Craft Dollars -5.5% in Last 4 Weeks; 23 of Top 30 Craft in Decline

Craft beer’s dollar sales declines continued to accelerate through late May, according to market research firm Circana. Craft dollar sales in Circana-tracked off-premise channels (multi-outlet plus convenience) declined -5.5% in the four-week period ending May 19, accelerating from -3% in the previous period (ending April 21).

Beer Institute: April Shipments Bounce Back from Steep March Declines

Beer Institute: April Shipments Bounce Back from Steep March Declines

April domestic tax paid shipments declined an estimated -4.3% year-over-year (YoY), to 12.3 million barrels, according to Beer Institute (BI) chief economist Andrew Heritage, citing estimates from the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB).

A Round With… Alisa Bowens-Mercado of Connecticut’s Rhythm Brewing

A Round With… Alisa Bowens-Mercado of Connecticut’s Rhythm Brewing

In the latest installment of Brewbound’s A Round With – a weekly Insider-exclusive Q&A series with industry leaders – Alisa Bowens-Mercado, founder and owner of Rhythm Brewing, discusses her quest to make the Connecticut brewery the first nationally distributed beer brand owned by a woman of color and all the stops along the way, including a pop-up summer beer garden in New Haven and ready-to-drink espresso martinis.