Mikkeller to Shutter San Diego Brewery, Return to Contract Brewing for US Market

Mikkeller to Shutter San Diego Brewery, Return to Contract Brewing for US Market

Copenhagen-based Mikkeller is shutting down its brewery in the Miramar neighborhood of San Diego, effective immediately, and will begin contract brewing its offerings with San Diego’s AleSmith Brewing Co., the company announced. The Miramar taproom will remain open through the end of September.

Beer Industry: Get Your Brands, Expectations and Most Importantly, Heads Straight

Beer Industry: Get Your Brands, Expectations and Most Importantly, Heads Straight

For the last 22 years, Neal Stewart worked in sales and marketing leadership roles for several breweries, As he exits the beer business, he shared his views on the state of the industry and thoughts on the challenges workers in the beer business face in regards to mental health.

Lance Collins, Mike Repole Reunite to Launch RTD Tequila Cocktail Casa Azul

Lance Collins, Mike Repole Reunite to Launch RTD Tequila Cocktail Casa Azul

With tequila and ready-to-drink cocktails becoming two of the hottest alcohol categories, Lance Collins is looking to have a hand in both. As the founder and chairman of tequila soda brand Casa Azul, launching today, the beverage mogul behind Fuze, NOS, BodyArmor and Core is confident his new line of tequila soda will hit the sweet spot for consumers of spirit-based canned cocktails who enjoy the low-ABV and low-calorie qualities of a hard seltzer.

People Moves: Katrina Shabo Takes Sales Director Role at Medusa Brewing; A-B Promotes Carrie Shafir to Brewers Collective VP of Marketing

People Moves: Katrina Shabo Takes Sales Director Role at Medusa Brewing; A-B Promotes Carrie Shafir to Brewers Collective VP of Marketing

Katrina Shabo, former director of sales and marketing at Worcester, Massachusetts-based Wormtown Brewery, has joined Medusa Brewing Company in Hudson as sales director. Carrie Shafir has been promoted to VP of marketing for the Brewers Collective, Anhesuer-Busch InBev’s (A-B’s) craft business unit.

Keurig Dr Pepper, Bang Talks Fall Apart

Keurig Dr Pepper, Bang Talks Fall Apart

Less than 24 hours after reports began circulating of a potential deal, Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) is distancing itself from a proposed acquisition of Bang Energy.

Bankruptcy or ABC? Inside Haus’ Breakup Mechanism

Bankruptcy or ABC? Inside Haus’ Breakup Mechanism

Last week, low-alc aperitif brand Haus announced that it would shut down after a funding round fell through, leaving the company without the necessary cash on hand to continue operating. But rather than filing for federal Chapter 7 or Chapter 11 bankruptcy protections, the California-based brand instead looked to a different type of common law bankruptcy procedure known as an Assignment for the Benefit of Creditors, or an “ABC.”