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.”
Nearly a quarter of consumers (22%) surveyed by e-commerce alcohol delivery platform Drizly plan to reach for ready-to-drink canned cocktails (RTDs) the most this summer, a -17% decline versus 2022, according to Drizly’s fifth annual Consumer Trend Report.
Focus was one of the tips for craft breweries from Brewers Association chief economist Bart Watson during last week’s Craft Brewers Conference. Few brewers knocking on the door of 100,000 barrels are as focused as Montucky Cold Snacks. The Bozeman, Montana-headquartered craft brewery has one liquid and four SKUs.
Appalachian Mountain Brewery and Cidery (AMB) is returning to familiar ownership. Nathan Kelischek and Chris Zieber, founders of the Boone, North Carolina craft brewery, have agreed to purchase AMB from Anheuser-Busch InBev (A-B), according to a press release.
A month and a half after conservative outrage directed at Bud Light began, right wing social media has turned its attention to Miller Lite after a months-old commercial for the brand resurfaced.
The Brewbound team reunites to dish on the 2023 Craft Brewers Conference (CBC). Jess, Justin and Zoe discuss the Brewers Association’s state and federal ambitions, the beer trade groups’ union against canned cocktail market access and tax breaks, and trade practice reform.
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The trend of craft breweries extending their flagship beers continues. The latest is Monster-owned CANarchy’s Oskar Blues Brewery, which has extended its Dale’s Pale Ale.
Name, image and likeness (NIL) is bleeding over into the craft brewing industry. Two craft breweries announced partnerships with collectives to support student athletes in their respective states. Des Moines’ Exile Brewing Company is partnering with the University of Iowa’s Swarm Collective to launch Swarm Golden Ale, with 20% of revenue from the beer benefiting the 501(c)3 non-profit corporation. Meanwhile, Cincinnati’s Rhinegeist Brewery is partnering with the University of Cincinnati’s collective, Cincy Reigns, on the release of Cincy Light.
Join us tomorrow, Wednesday May 17, at 1 p.m. ET for an encore presentation of the Brew Talks conversations that took place in Nashville during the Craft Brewers Conference.
