Non-alcoholic beer brand Best Day Brewing is chasing a Year 2 milestone, producing between 15,000 and 20,000 barrels of beer, founder and CEO Tate Huffard told Brewbound.

In bringing together two of the biggest names in beverage – Jack Daniel’s & Coca-Cola – for a ready-to-drink (RTD) cocktail, Dallas Cheatham, Brown-Forman’s ready-to-drink portfolio director, knew the consumer buy-in was there.

Beer production and wholesaler supply levels have started to match up over the last 12-18 months, suggesting a divergence from the “out-of-whack” inventory trends that started in 2019, according to National Beer Wholesaler Association (NBWA) chief economist Lester Jones.

Sierra Nevada leadership shared highlights of its year so far, revealed its sales and marketing strategy for 2024 and provided an update on its Can Do Innovation Center during last week’s meeting with wholesalers.

Sierra Nevada shared its 2024 brand plans today with wholesalers. The slate of new products will include new hazy and imperial IPAs, non-alcoholic beers and hop waters, and offerings for day drinking occasions.

Groups of potential buyers have begun reaching out to Craft Beer Cellar founders Kate Baker and Suzanne Schalow about purchasing their Belmont, Massachusetts-based bottle shop and Trinktisch European Food Hall since they announced plans to sell last week.

Beam Suntory reported a 10% rise in net sales for the first half of 2023, driven by ready-to-drink (RTD) brands and the company’s premiumization strategy, but nevertheless did face performance struggles in North America.

Four Corners Brewing co-founder George Esquivel shares why he and his partners decided to buy back the Dallas-based craft brewery from Constellation Brands.

The last time Brewbound spoke to Newport Craft Brewing & Distilling Co., the Rhode-Island based craft brewery had just purchased a 6-acre plot of land from the city, its first step in a major expansion and renovation plan.

The next Dunkin’ alcoholic beverage releases from Harpoon parent company Mass Bay Brewing will be Dunkin’ Spiked Iced Coffee and Dunkin’ Spiked Iced Tea.

Catawba Brewing Company’s locations in Charlotte and Wilmington, North Carolina have been closed by Made By the Water, the portfolio company of family office Wiregrass Equity Partners, according to reports.

Boston Beer Company chief sales officer John Geist will retire at the end of the year after 26 years with the company and seven years leading sales.

The latest Gallup poll of U.S. drinkers found that consumption habits have remained “relatively stable,” the firm reported Monday. Gallup’s “Consumption Habits” poll, conducted from July 3-27, found that 62% of Americans say they drink alcoholic beverages, hovering around the 63% average the poll has returned since 1939.

Craft Beer Cellar Belmont and Trinktisch European Food Hall are looking for new ownership. Co-founders Suzanne Schalow and Kate Baker announced their intent to sell the Belmont, Massachusetts-based businesses in a letter to industry members and fans earlier this month (copied in full, below).