🚆 INSIDER’S Week in Beer: All Aboard the Super Bowl Ad Train

🚆 INSIDER’S Week in Beer: All Aboard the Super Bowl Ad Train

I have good news for all COORS LIGHT Chill Train fans out there (are we sure we need the “s” on the end of “fans” here?). Yes, COORS LIGHT will be bringing back the snowy mountains train motif in their Super Bowl ad this year somehow – more specifics and creative still to come.

New Jersey’s Forgotten Boardwalk to Close After Losing Lease

New Jersey’s Forgotten Boardwalk to Close After Losing Lease

Forgotten Boardwalk Brewing is winding down operations after losing its lease, founder Jamie Queli announced earlier this month. “To all of our loyal customers, friends, family and supporters – we wish you a heartfelt thank you for being a part of the Forgotten Boardwalk story for the past 10 years,” she wrote in the brewery’s… Read more »

Brewbound Podcast: Road Reports, Private Equity Deals and More Leadership Changes

Brewbound Podcast: Road Reports, Private Equity Deals and More Leadership Changes

The Brewbound team covers the big news of the last week, including a craft-on-craft deal in New England, a private equity firm selling part of its stake in Mikkeller, a CEO change at Sapporo-Stone Brewing, another Heineken exec joining Lagunitas’ c-suite and an update on the bidding for Anchor, including a Fritz Maytag sighting.

How a New Law May Open Doors for Japanese Shochu

How a New Law May Open Doors for Japanese Shochu

For decades, the Japanese distilled beverage shochu has been mislabeled in the U.S. as Korean soju, but a new law is clearing up the difference for consumers— and clearing a path for category growth.

Winning Bids in Anchor Auction Expected by End of January

Winning Bids in Anchor Auction Expected by End of January

The fate of historic Anchor Brewing is expected to be determined by the end of January when the winning bids in the auctions for the nearly 130-year-old brewery’s brand and equipment are to be selected, the San Francisco Chronicle reported.

Athletic Brewing Gamifies Dry January

Athletic Brewing Gamifies Dry January

Dedicated non-alcoholic (NA) beer maker Athletic Brewing is taking a page out of 2010s craft beer check-in culture and run-tracking with its new app feature. Athletic launched “Track Record” earlier this month in order to give its app users a way of recording their alcohol-free days and creating streaks.