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A dispute over which tax relief measure they ultimately support has led to tension between the Beer Institute (BI) and some Brewers Association (BA) board members.

In celebration of American Craft Beer Week (yes it’s a real thing), market research firm Mintel released a few boozy insights that shed a bit of light on today’s beer drinker. According to a recent Mintel survey, craft beer drinkers know what they’re shopping for: 73 percent say that they know what brand they are going to buy before stepping into a retail outlet.

By going against the old “stack ’em high and watch ’em fly” adage, Duvel USA has managed to double its volume and triple its revenue over a three-year period. Simon Thorpe, the president of Duvel USA/Ommegang explained how the company has turned that neat trick during the May 2 Brewbound Session in Boston, presenting a… Read more »

Michael Binstein, the CEO of Binny’s Beverage Depot, has what he calls a battle cry: “If you can’t find it at Binny’s, it’s probably not worth drinking.” That cry is also his company’s motto and a reflection of just how successful the Midwest’s largest, independent beer wine and liquor retailer was last year.

A pair of bipartisan, beer-related bills that would reduce federal excise taxes on both small and large brewers were introduced in Congress this week. The Brewers Association (BA) — which represents the interest of America’s small and independent brewers — and the Beer Institute (BI) — which represents brewers and beer importers of varying sizes… Read more »

Remember when the Brewers Association (BA) sparked the “Craft versus Crafty” debate last December? It’s not dead yet. At a gathering of beer companies this week in Chicago, in fact, it seemed pretty alive, as some high-profile craft and mainstream beer company executives tried to hash out the issue.

Drinkers looking for the world’s freshest craft beer might want to start frequenting Eataly. In just six years, the company — which purports to be the world’s largest artisanal Italian food and wine marketplace — has expanded globally, with 11 locations in Italy and another four in Japan.

As new craft beer brands launch and existing ones continue to develop their products, brands and footprints, Tom Fox said that understanding data can help brewers to expose untapped markets, to stay objective, fact-based and solution-oriented, and to separate themselves from the less-informed majority.

Various identities were showcased at the Brewbound Session in Boston at the Revere Hotel on Thursday, providing about 150 attendees — brewers, distributors and investors — with an up-close look into the inherent differences of brands within the same industry.

When asked to explain the secret to craft brewing innovation, Jim Koch, head of the country’s largest craft brewery, had a rather simple response at yesterday’s Brewbound Session, held in Boston. “I get bored easily,” he said.

New Belgium Brewing isn’t quite ready to break ground at its new Asheville, N.C. brewery location, so it has continued expanding operations at its home base. The country’s third largest craft brewery announced today that it is nearing completion on a 140,000 barrel expansion project at its Fort Collins, Colo. brewery location.

Wirtz Beverage Group announced plans yesterday to expand its beer, wine and spirits wholesale business into the state of Missouri. The Chicago-based wholesaler has formed a joint venture with convenience distributing giant McClane Co. to purchase a minority stake in St. Louis-based Missouri Beverage Co.

In an effort to continue providing craft brewers access to valuable insight into the branding, marketing and distribution of craft beer, Brewbound.com has made video recordings of its Brew Talks events series available on YouTube. Launched in January, Brew Talks are gatherings designed to provide craft brewers, distributors and retailers the opportunity to come together… Read more »

The latest innovation in can packaging might pair best with a nude beach. It’s been dubbed the topless beer can, and it was unveiled by Crown Beverage Packaging at last month’s Craft Brewers Conference (CBC) in Washington D.C.