Allagash Brewing Company has agreed to purchase a 7-acre plot of land in Scarborough, Maine which will house a new tasting room, opening in 2024, the brewery announced today.

The largest total beverage wholesaler in the Pacific Northwest and a Southern California-focused independent distributor are linking up to start a distribution operation in Idaho this fall.

TRU Colors, the craft brewery that aimed to end street violence by employing rival gang members, will cease operations on Friday, September 9. In a lengthy Facebook post, founder and CEO George Taylor II outlined the Wilmington, North Carolina-based brewery’s struggles, which have included violence and quality control issues that led to a delayed first commercial batch.

Michigan’s Bell’s Brewery continues to fill out its distribution map as part of its goal for national distribution. The Kalamazoo, Michigan-based craft brewery will add Northern California and Montana this month. The brewery’s beer is now sold in 44 states, plus Washington, D.C. and Puerto Rico. The Northern California expansion will begin on Friday, September… Read more »

New Yorker staff writer Charles Bethea discusses his story on TRU Colors in Wilmington, North Carolina, A Brewery’s Anti-Violence Mission, Complicated by a Killing. Bethea deep dives into TRU Colors’ struggles to balance its stated mission to end gang violence by hiring rival gang members with its for-profit mission to first sell beer.

The Yellowstone universe has expanded into the cold boxes and warm shelves of Texas – with more states to follow – in the form of craft beers and ranch waters from 6666 Grit & Glory. The products are the result of a collaboration between Yellowstone creator Taylor Sheridan, 101 Studios CEO and producer David Glasser and beverage incubator L.A. Libations.

California’s Beachwood Brewing Company will soon be slinging its own cocktails along with its brews.

The Reyes Beer Division will enter its 10th market later this year with the planned acquisition of DET Distributing in Tennessee.

Light lager (+9%) and American lager (+19%) both grew share of sales on e-commerce alcohol delivery platform Drizly over Labor Day weekend compared to the holiday weekend in 2021, the company reported.

A year after undergoing a change in ownership, Mission Brewery is getting a makeover. The San Diego craft brewery recently received a brand refresh courtesy of CODO Design, which has begun hitting retail shelves.

Nearly 40 breweries and establishments have pledged to support Drinking In Another State, a collaboration project to raise money for an emergency health fund to provide access to abortion services to beverage-alcohol industry workers in need but live in states where the practice has been abolished.

Legal restrictions and a complicated path to purchase are two of the reasons why spirit brands can be slower to hop on social media.

Hours before the largest consumer-focused beer festival in the U.S. kicks off, Brewbound will host its final Brew Talks meetup of 2022 in Denver, CO featuring networking, beers and beer business discussions from noon to 3 p.m. MT on Thursday, October 6.

Sapporo’s $165 million acquisition of Stone Brewing officially closed Wednesday, August 31, giving the Japanese beer maker one of the top 10 craft breweries by volume in the U.S. in 2021 and the 18th largest brewing operation overall.