Beer Institute Honors Jim Ryan with Jeff Becker Beer Industry Service Award
The Beer Institute has awarded Jim Ryan the 2023 Jeff Becker Beer Industry Service Award for his leadership and dedication to the U.S. beer industry.
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Breweries Nationwide Come Together to Fund Childhood Cancer Research
The Brewing Funds the Cure initiative allows the passion and creativity of the brewing industry to help fund critical research in collaboration with the National Pediatric Cancer Foundation.
Zero Gravity Releases Cold Box Variety Pack
Cold Box is here. A brand new seasonal variety pack from Zero Gravity that features some tried and trues, as well as some brand new friends: Green State Lager, Conehead Haze IPA, Powder Jones IPA, and Buck Buck Juice Double IPA.
Houston Breweries Forge Alliance in Historic Beer Odyssey
As Houston transitions from a record heat summer, a significant craft beer event emerges to mark the change. Titled THE MONTH OF MURKEY, this October event sees seven prominent Houston breweries collaborating to honor No Label Brewing’s Murkey Myers DDH HAZY DIPA, which has been recognized with the Global Craft Beer Marketing award for best beer mascot.
Bump Williams Consulting: Manufacturers Focus on New Shoppers to Drive Growth, While Retailers Ask for Focus on Core Brands
Beer continues to record declines in the off-premise, and “we have a long way to go before we see a ‘return to normalcy,’” according to Bump Williams in his monthly report for his data consulting firm, Bump Williams Consulting (BWC).
Heavy Seas Beer Announces Launch of “Altimore”
Heavy Seas Beer, home of Maryland’s original and largest craft brewer, is excited to announce “Altimore” – the first release in a series of beers crafted using a unique Maryland-native hop variety, the Monocacy hop.
Speaking Authentically to Gen Z
Generation Z consumers are aligning themselves with brands that share their values. But how do you reach the youngest legal-drinking-age consumers in an authentic way? Mario X. Carrasco, co-founder and principal of technology-driven cultural insights agency ThinkNow, shares how companies can speak to Gen Z consumers, while acknowledging the multicultural future of the U.S.
Craft Beer Review and Reset Trends
Bump Williams Consulting’s Dave Williams reviews first quarter craft beer performance, craft’s conflicting growth style trends, why hazy IPAs are at break even, SKU count changes and retail reset trends.
Ask a Dealmaker: Where M&A Goes Next
Several big deals have gone down in 2022, from the sale of Stone Brewing to Sapporo, to Tilray’s recent acquisition of Montauk Brewing. Those transactions have one thing in common: investment bank Arlington Capital Advisors. Arlington director Ryan Lake will speak one-on-one about the current dealmaking landscape for craft breweries, carbonated soft drink makers’ interest in bev-alc, the level of interest in fourth category products, growing middle tier consolidation and much more.
Beverage Alcohol Check In with 3 Tier Beverages & the Beer Institute
3 Tier Beverages consultant Mary Mills and Beer Institute VP of research Danelle Kosmal share a pre-Labor Day update on the beverage-alcohol trends so far. Mills and Kosmal explore beer’s performance, the sluggishness of shipments, draft and packaging trends and much more.
Constellation Brands Continues Core Beer Growth in Q2: Shipments +8.7%, Depletions +7.9%
Constellation Brands continues to grow its beer business, increasing net beer sales +12% year-over-year (YoY) in Q2 of fiscal year 2024 (+$253 million), to more than $2.39 billion.
Beachwood Brewing Opens in 2ND & PCH Long Beach
This October, Beachwood Brewing opens a new location in Long Beach located in the heart of 2ND & PCH.
NA Craft Beer Maker RationAle Secures 70K Barrel Production Capacity, Reformulates and Redesigns Packaging
Non-alcoholic (NA) craft maker RationAle Brewing has added 70,000 barrels of production capacity via a yet-to-be-named new strategic partnership. The San Diego-based brewery also unveiled refreshed branding and packaging.
IDD Introduces the RP-1 Rotary Pasteurizer
We are thrilled to announce the launch of the IDD RP-1 Rotary Pasteurizer, a revolutionary solution designed to meet the unique challenges faced by small brewers in the non-alcoholic beer production industry.