New Orleans-based Urban South Brewery will acquire Pensacola, Florida-based hospitality brand Perfect Plain Brewing Co. for an undisclosed amount.

Hard seltzers ended the summer season down -5.5% year-to-date through September 10 in multi-outlet plus convenience channels, as the segment continues to battle tough comps of years past, financial services firm Jefferies reported, citing NielsenIQ data.

Colorado Brewers Guild executive director Shawnee Adelson and guild president Jason Ford will discuss the most pressing issues facing Colorado craft breweries next week during Brewbound’s Brew Talks event.

The question of when Molson Coors’ wholesaler partners would be able to use Yellowstone branding on point-of-sale items for Coors Banquet was finally answered during last week’s convention in Nashville. The answer: today (September 26).

Bang’s legal battles with former distribution partner PepsiCo have been primarily fought in civil court, but that could change if Vital Pharmaceuticals CEO Jack Owoc gets his way.

Muskego, Wisconsin-based Eagle Park Brewing has struck a deal to acquire the intellectual property and recipes of Milwaukee Brewing Company (MKE).

Despite inflationary pressures, more than three-quarters of consumers (76%) are still visiting bars and restaurants more than or as often as usual, according to market research firm CGA.

The main stage show at Molson Coors’ 2022 distributor convention officially kicked off earlier this week with company leaders sharing how the revitalization plan launched three years ago is working. Molson Coors CMO Michelle St. Jacques gave a high-energy speech, while channeling the wisdom of a Nashville icon, Dolly Parton.

Dollar sales of non-alcoholic beer, wine and spirits at off-premise retailers have more than doubled in the last three years, according to market research firm NielsenIQ. In 2019, non-alc versions of traditional beverage-alcohol products earned $178.7 million at off-premise retailers. In the 52 weeks ending August 20, their dollar sales reached $395.2 million, according to IRI.

The Brewbound Pitch Slam, presented by Ollie, returns to the Brewbound Live business conference on November 29 + 30 in Santa Monica, California. The annual competition provides an opportunity for startups within the beer, cider, hard seltzer, hard tea, hard coffee, and alcoholic kombucha segments to share their story, pitch their product, and generate awareness within the industry.

Pilot Project, a Chicago-based brewery incubator, has closed a $8 million seed round, led by the Chicago investment group InvestBev.

New Orleans-based Faubourg Brewing Company has merged with Made By The Water (MBTW), a southeast-based portfolio company, with the plan “to be one of the largest craft beer producers in the United States.”

Ball Corp., the world’s largest manufacturer of aluminum beverage cans, has sold its business in Russia to the Arnest Group for $530 million.

The California Craft Brewers Association’s Lori Ajax and Chris Walker discuss a pair of bills awaiting the governor’s signature that would benefit the state’s craft brewers. Those bills — expanding the number of satellite locations and bonafide eating places, and adding on-sale privileges — were among the CCBA’s priorities this year. Ajax and Walker also dish on middle tier consolidation, direct-to-consumer sales, supply chain issues and much more.