The latest joining of craft brewing forces occurred in Bend, Oregon last week, with the creation of the Oregon Beverage Collective (OBC).

Scottish craft brewery BrewDog is exploring a sale, Sky News reported over the weekend. The craft brewery’s board has reportedly hired restructuring firm AlixPartners to gauge interest from prospective buyers “with a quickfire deadline for indicative offers.”

Domestic shipments declined 5.9% in 2025, a loss of more than 8.68 million barrels of beer, according to domestic tax paid shipment data shared by the Beer Institute (BI) Friday.

In our newly evolving AI world that I’m told we’ll soon be living in – or rather, you will (you’re talking to a guy who still pays his bills via the U.S. Postal Service) – we have a couple of developments this week on either side of the AI coin.

Check out news items were initially reported in the Brewbound Insider Newsletter February 12-13, including headlines from Georgia, NIQ, Sierra Nevada and more.

Nick Fink’s appointment Thursday as Constellation Brands’ CEO-in-waiting sparked takes from Wall Street analysts on what the transition means for the future of the Mexican beer importer.

Price hikes for beverage-alcohol continue to be a tale of diverging trajectories through the start of 2026.

Bad Bunny and The Seattle Seahawks were the champions of Super Bowl LX, but who won Super Bowl sales at Total Wine & More?

Constellation Brands CEO Bill Newlands will step down from the top spot at the bev-alc giant this April, the company announced today.

Strong performance from its standout brands – including Michelob Ultra, Busch Light and Cutwater Spirits – was not enough to offset declines in other areas for Anheuser-Busch InBev’s (A-B) U.S. business in 2025.

Finnish Long Drink co-founder and CEO Evan Burns explains on the latest edition of the Brewbound Podcast how the gin-based RTD brand has connected with modern consumers through sampling, storytelling and authentic celebrity partnerships.

Heineken is expanding its non-alcoholic (NA) beer line with two new Heineken 0.0 flavors: Cold Pressed Lime and Nectarine Juniper. The first flavor varieties for the NA beer brand will launch next month in the U.S., Heineken USA CEO Maggie Timoney shared last week.

The majority of consumers who went into 2026 with plans to participate in Dry January stayed committed to abstaining from alcohol through the end of the month, according to survey results from market research firm NIQ.

While some intoxicating hemp brands are positioning themselves as alcohol alternatives, one early adopter of alcohol-free spirits is joining the fray from the opposite direction.