Dan Kleban suspends Senate campaign; BrewDog layoffs hit U.S.; Sunset’s new GM; Outlaw rides into Texas; Lawson’s and Crowns & Hops partner on Illumin-8.

Minnesota ranks first in sales of intoxicating hemp beverages. Top Ten Liquors owner and CEO Jon Halper has witnessed consumers’ desire for these products in his 15 stores, sharing sales trends on LinkedIn. At Brewbound Live this December, Halper will discuss his firsthand experiences selling the product and tips for suppliers looking to enter the space.

Low-ABV IPA maker Dad Strength is poised to disrupt the beer category, according to recent investor and Shark Tank star Robert Herjavec.

The ever-expanding and evolving THC-infused beverage space is getting an injection of star power from current and former NBA players.

The Brewbound team recaps the 2025 Great American Beer Festival and the start of the NBWA’s Annual Convention and trade show, on the latest edition of the Brewbound Podcast, recorded in Las Vegas. Plus, an interview with Rebecca Maisel.

With nearly three million bottles sold in the past 12 months, the makers of the negroni alternative have made a name for themselves as a gold standard in non-alc alternatives, all while avoiding outside investment.

More than five years beyond the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. continues to battle a “loneliness epidemic,” where consumers feel isolated, concerned and alone in a world of economic uncertainty, rising costs, political turmoil and more online socialization than in-person interactions.

Vodka soda RTD Sprinter Spirits reported it had secured over $4 million in new investment as part of a $12 million round it is currently raising, per a Securities and Exchange (SEC) Form D filed on Friday.

Outgoing National Beer Wholesalers Association chair Rebecca Maisel stressed the importance of distributor independence from “undue supplier influence” in making business decisions, during her opening remarks at the trade group’s 88th annual convention in Las Vegas.

Bev-alc off-premise sales were up slightly week-over-week (WoW) in the latest report from market research firm Circana. However, those gains were unable to stop an acceleration in year-over-year (YoY) declines, as even the “patches of green shoots” previously seen in the industry “have burnt up in the sea of red this week across all categories,” according to Circana EVP of BevAl, Scott Scanlon.

A week after California drinks manufacturer Manna Beverages shuttered operations and terminated the entire on-site staff, the company’s West Sacramento and Anaheim production facilities are up for sale.

The latest CGA by NIQ report captures a U.S. on-premise landscape in flux — one where value and versatility are driving growth, even as premium tiers feel the squeeze.

To open a conversation about craft beer in 2025, Boston Beer founder and CEO Jim Koch and Dogfish Head co-founder Sam Calagione went back about 15 years to revisit a beer they collaborated on nearly a decade before they joined their companies.

THC seltzers, local sports partnerships and growing Boulevard’s new No. 1 brand are among the highlights of Duvel USA’s 2026 distribution convention, featuring skits mimicking popular movies and TV shows. The big news coming out of the meeting is Boulevard’s addition of THC-infused seltzers under its Quirk line.