Craft beer industry news.
As another Dry January approaches, the non-alcoholic (NA) category has posted “its largest year of absolute dollar growth in five years,” Adult Non-Alcoholic Beverage Association (ANBA) CEO Marcos Salazar shared during the trade association’s webinar earlier this month.
In October, cider grew its share of beer dollars in Circana-tracked off-premise channels +0.25% month-over-month (MoM) – an improvement over the segment’s typical fall seasonal declines. The trend change is primarily due to the efforts of National Cider Month, according to leadership at Schilling Cider.
The Sunshine-makers at Lawson’s Finest Liquids are pleased to share their brand calendar for 2024, which is shaping up to be their finest year yet.
StormBreaker Brewing, the award-winning Portland, OR brewery, has announced a new holiday-themed beer, Fragile (pronounced Fra-Gee-Lay), an Italian-style pilsner.
The “Third Space Innovation Brewhouse” will join the Brewery’s Flagship Milwaukee Taproom and Seasonal Elm Grove Beer Garden as a New Year-Round Location.
Total Beverage Solution, a leading beverage importer, is excited to announce the successful acquisition of the majority of St. Killian’s brand portfolio, a prominent player in the industry known for its exceptional portfolio of premium beverages.
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Retail Services & Systems, Inc., parent company of national bev-alc retailer Total Wine & More, have finalized a settlement in their dispute over the chain’s participation in the FTC’s investigation of one of its distributor partners.
Year-to-date (YTD) craft beer sales in off-premise retailers have inched closer to flat with one month to go, according to market research firm Circana. Through December 3, craft beer sales in multi-outlet and convenience stores are down -0.9%, an improvement compared to the last four- (-1.6%), 12- (-3.9%) and 52-week (-1%) periods. Craft dollar sales… Read more »
Coca-Cola is bringing another of its juice brands to the bev-alc world. This time, it’s Minute Maid Spiked. The Coca-Cola Company’s bev-alc subsidiary Red Tree Beverages is launching a line of multi-serve wine cocktails under the juice brand in spring 2024.
Vine Street Brewery is telling a story using their beer; their beer celebrates their African heritage. The collaborative brew beer Mkeka celebrates and commemorates Kwanza, Kwanza is an African American and Pan African holiday that celebrates history, values family, community and culture.
Cackalacky, Inc. has launched Cackalacky Strawberry Milkshake IPA craft beer.
Louisville-based Butchertown Brewing, founded in 2020, is thrilled to announce a series of upcoming national beer collaborations for 2024.
Somerville-based Aeronaut Brewing Company, known for its innovative craft beers and community-driven ethos, and Dorchester Brewing Company, a cornerstone in the New England and Tri-State craft beer scene, announced the intent to merge their two businesses, with the transaction anticipated to close in Q3 of 2024.
Central Standard Craft Distillery Cofounders Evan Hughes and Pat McQuillan announced that the next release in the distillery’s Brewmasters Series will be a familiar one: a “re-collaboration” with Hofbräu München, the renowned 400+ year-old brewery known for Oktoberfest, the world’s largest beer festival in Munich.
