Brewbound ICYMI: Trend Line Deja Vu

Brewbound ICYMI: Trend Line Deja Vu

This week was a bit of deja vu, from non-alcoholic beer and higher ABV products aimed at convenience stores, to building out brand families and making partnerships, to filling out distribution maps.

Court Orders Bang to Cease All Sales of ‘Super Creatine’ Cans

Court Orders Bang to Cease All Sales of ‘Super Creatine’ Cans

In another legal victory for Monster Energy, a California court issued a permanent injunction Wednesday against Bang Energy maker Vital Pharmaceuticals (VPX), requiring the company to pull all products featuring the word “creatine” from store shelves and to cease selling Bang products featuring the term within 60 days.

Brewbound Podcast: Jester King’s Jeffrey Stuffings on Speaking Out About Anti-Drag Bill in Texas; Plus, Dave Infante of Fingers

Brewbound Podcast: Jester King’s Jeffrey Stuffings on Speaking Out About Anti-Drag Bill in Texas; Plus, Dave Infante of Fingers

Jeffrey Stuffings, co-founder of Jester King, discusses a bill in the Texas Senate that would fine businesses $10,000 for hosting “sexually oriented performances” – which includes drag events, if people under age 18 are present or on public property – and shares why the Austin, Texas-based brewery is encouraging its followers to oppose it.

Press Clips: CPI for Beer Outpaces Inflation Again; Constellation Records $66.5M Impairment Charge for Craft Business; Lazy Magnolia Gets New Owners

Press Clips: CPI for Beer Outpaces Inflation Again; Constellation Records $66.5M Impairment Charge for Craft Business; Lazy Magnolia Gets New Owners

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) for beer both at home (+6.1%) and away from home (+5.5%) outpaced overall inflation (+5%) in March 2023 compared to March 2022, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). Constellation Brands recorded an impairment charge of $66.5 million pertaining to what’s left of its craft beer division in its fiscal year 2023 fourth quarter, according to its most recent 8-K form filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Heineken USA Launches Red Stripe Canned Rum Cocktail

Heineken USA Launches Red Stripe Canned Rum Cocktail

Heineken USA has released its first spirit-based portfolio extension of Jamaican beer brand Red Stripe with Red Stripe Rum Drinks. The canned cocktail will roll out in Florida starting today, and is set to hit select markets in the Northeast throughout the spring.

Brewers Association 2023 Industry Award Winners Announced

Brewers Association 2023 Industry Award Winners Announced

The Brewers Association (BA) has announced its 2023 Industry Award recipients, all five of whom have had an “immeasurable impact” on the craft brewing industry, BA president and CEO Bob Pease said in a press release.