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Adult Non-Alc (ANA) has entered the chat at Tales of The Cocktail, the bar industry’s biggest event, taking place in New Orleans this week.

Ten years ago, the Justice Department (DOJ) allowed the world’s largest brewer (Anheuser-Busch InBev) to buy the world’s second largest brewer (SABMiller), but only after imposing rules designed to protect competition and keep the market open. Those rules expire this month. This is what they did, and why their expiration matters.

In the midst of a summer of hard sports drinks and the revitalization of light beer, Goose Island is hoping to steer the conversation toward dark, moody imperial stouts for at least a little bit. The Anheuser-Busch InBev-owned craft brewery has revealed its dessert-laden 2026 Bourbon County Brand Stout (BCBS) lineup. The barrel-aged stout family is traditionally released on Black Friday (November 27 this year).

Tröegs Independent Brewers announced a series of sales and marketing moves, following the retirement of long-time VP of sales Jason Kidwell earlier this month.

The ownership factions of Ballast Point Brewing Company are entangled in a legal battle with one group alleging that $3 million of unauthorized loans have left the San Diego craft brewery in “imminent threat of operational collapse,”according to a pair of lawsuits filed in San Diego County Superior Court.

Off-premise beverage-alcohol sales took an “expected” nosedive following the Fourth of July, according to market research firm Circana’s latest weekly report. Dollar sales declined 21.4% week-over-week (WoW) for the week ending July 12. Year-over-year (YoY), dollar sales declined 0.3%, to $1.448 billion. Volume, measured in case sales, declined 1.7%.

In the latest installment of 3 Up, 3 Down, 3 Tier Beverages consultant Danelle Kosmal and analyst Devon Hevener share insights on industry growth and accompanying downward trends, including apple-flavored beer’s ascent.

The margarita’s grip on cocktail menus is loosening as drinkers, particularly younger ones, have begun to diversify their cocktail choices. After a long reign at the top, challenges to the margarita have emerged: value velocity fell 16% year-over-year (YoY) in Q4 2025 according to a new report from NIQ.

The bev-alc industry can no longer blame Gen Z for slowed sales, according to new survey results from global bev-alc data and insights firm IWSR.

As any bev-alc professional will tell you – nothing moves product like associating it with the end of a marriage. Or at least that’s my guess as to the pitch in the Twisted Tea marketing meeting for its end-of-summer sales push. The marketing group at Twisted Tea took the phenomenon of divorce filings increasing at the end of summer and thought “How has no one ever used this to sell FMBs?!”

Before the legacy craft brewery was resurrected earlier this year, 21st Amendment (21A) seems to have run up a sizable tab with the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB).

The National Black Brewers Association (NB2A) is now operating as a board-run enterprise led by president Annie McGinnis.

James Watt’s second offer for BrewDog tops £30M; Atwater’s Grand Rapids taproom to shutter; Lost Abbey’s Monastery marks grand opening; Southern Glazer’s execs on being a ‘total beverage solution;’ Coors Light x Patrick Mahomes series continues; Molson Coors brings Italy’s wine window concept stateside for Peroni

Despite a looming regulatory ban, hemp beverages are booming. The category grew 133% year-over-year between 2024 and 2025, according to a new report by the Hemp Beverage Alliance.