After launching in Mexico last fall, Jack Daniel’s & Coca-Cola ready-to-drink (RTD) canned cocktails have rolled out in the U.S. The 7% ABV spirits-based RTD, the result of a partnership between Coca-Cola and Jack Daniel’s parent company Brown-Forman, is inspired by the ubiquitous “Jack & Coke” bar call and combines two of the world’s most recognizable beverage brands in one package.
Live from the California Craft Beer Summit, the Brewbound team catches up with Russian River’s Natalie Cilurzo on the 2023 launch of Pliny the Younger triple IPA, the brewery’s shift from sours to lagers and more. Plus, Oak Park Brewing’s Rodg Little discusses the Sacramento brewery’s mission, the People’s beer and much more.
With distributed craft volume poised to decline in 2023, leaders of Hi-Wire, Monday Night and Weathered Souls will discuss their breweries’ multi-state taproom expansions during Brewbound’s first Brew Talks gathering of 2023.
Middle-tier beer ordering continued to “shift towards a more predictable environment” in March, according to the National Beer Wholesalers Association’s (NBWA) monthly Beer Purchasers’ Index (BPI).
Drizly, an Uber-owned alcohol e-commerce delivery platform, began “company wide” layoffs this week, according to several social media posts by former employees.
St. Patrick’s Day may have lifted draft sales at bars and restaurants this year, but off-premise beer category dollar sales declined -3.2% compared to 2022 for the week ending March 19, according to market research firm Circana.
Non-alcoholic (NA) beer maker Athletic Brewing Company produced 170,000 barrels of beer in 2022, which would place it just within the Brewers Association’s (BA) top 20 craft breweries by volume. By the end of 2023, the Stratford, Connecticut-based brewery is expected to be in the top 15.
After a decade of leading Diageo, CEO Sir Ivan Menezes will retire as CEO and exit the company’s board of directors, effective June 30, the beer and spirits giant behind Guinness and Johnnie Walker announced today.
The California Craft Brewers Association (CCBA) has sponsored two bills this legislative session: one that would allow members to produce cider and perry with existing licenses, and another that would restore transparency in beer production data reporting.
Orpheus Brewing will close its taproom and production facility in Atlanta on April 23, but the brand will live on as it transitions into beverage platform Bevana’s portfolio, Orpheus founder and brewmaster Jason Pellett shared Sunday on Twitter.
With the on-premise permanently altered following the COVID-19 pandemic, beer, wine and spirits producers are evaluating how to hold onto and gain shelf space.