Legislation to expand sales of spirit-based ready-to-drink (RTD) cocktails in California is moving forward today, after the state Senate unanimously passed a bill allowing those products to be sold in grocery and convenience stores.

More regional craft breweries beyond the top 50 recorded a decline in production in 2022 than breweries that increased production, according to data published in the May/June edition of the Brewers Association’s (BA) New Brewer Magazine.

As the 1-year anniversary of Sapporo’s acquisition of Stone Brewing approaches, the combined company has restructured its distributor management team, which led to a 1% workforce reduction, a spokesperson confirmed to Brewbound.

Fishers Island Lemonade founder Bronya Shillo shares why she sold the nearly decade-old brand to Spirit of Gallo, the spirits division of E. & J. Gallo. The show turns into an unofficial M&A episode as the Brewbound team discusses FX Matt’s planned acquisition of Flying Dog Brewery, and the founders of Appalachian Mountain Brewery buying back the North Carolina craft brewery from Anheuser-Busch InBev.

The majority (29) of the Brewers Association’s (BA) top 50 craft breweries declined in volume in 2022, according to data in the May/June 2023 edition of the trade group’s New Brewer Magazine.

Production at craft breweries falling outside of the Brewers Association’s (BA) craft brewer definition collectively declined -4% on a comparable basis, to more than 8.68 million barrels in 2022, according to data shared by the trade group in the May/June edition of the New Brewer Magazine.

Boston Beer Company’s promised refresh of Truly Hard Seltzer started hitting shelves this spring, with new packaging, real fruit juice and new campaigns designed to communicate a “clearer message” to consumers.

FX Matt Brewing Company and Flying Dog Brewery announced a deal Monday in which the New York legacy brand would acquire the Frederick, Maryland-based craft brewery and transfer all production to Utica, New York, later this summer. FX Matt CEO Fred Matt and new Flying Dog president Ben Savage shared details of the deal, the challenges Flying Dog has faced in the past and the opportunities ahead.

After nearly five years under corporate ownership, Appalachian Mountain Brewery (AMB) leadership is excited to return to independent operations, co-founder Chris Zieber told Brewbound.

New York’s FX Matt Brewing Company has struck a deal to acquire Flying Dog Brewery in Frederick, Maryland, the companies announced today. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Flying Dog’s production will begin shifting to FX Matt’s Utica, New York-based production facility over the summer with operations in Maryland expected to stop “sometime in August.”

The U.S. beer industry recorded $409.2 billion of economic output in 2022, making up about 1.6% of the country’s gross domestic product (GDP), according to latest Beer Serves America report, a biennial study commissioned by the Beer Institute (BI) and the National Beer Wholesalers Association (NBWA).

After its request for a conversation with Anheuser-Busch InBev (A-B) leadership last month went unanswered, the Human Right Campaign (HRC) has suspended the perfect 100 score it gave A-B on its 2022 Corporate Equality Index (CEI), which will prohibit the company from using the organization’s designation as one of the “Best Places to Work.”

Alec Mull is returning to Bell’s Brewery as general manager of the Comstock, Michigan craft brewery’s 600,000 barrel facility. Mull will work with Bell’s executive leadership team to oversee the daily operations of the facility and craft new beers to add to the brewery’s portfolio, the company announced today.

Tonight when hordes of fans are pushing their way towards refreshment stands at Massachusetts’s Gillette Stadium during the opening night of Taylor Swift’s much-heralded tour, they’ll have the option to order a glittery purple cocktail inspired by the pop star’s hit, “Lavender Haze.”