The Worldwide Brewing Alliance represents more than 80% of the world’s beer production. President and CEO Justin Kissinger and advisor Dan Kopman join the Brewbound Podcast to discuss the global trade group’s mission, as well as the challenges facing the beer category, which has lost 12% share of total ethanol to spirits over the last two decades.
Ball Corp., the world’s largest aluminum beverage can manufacturer, has partnered with the investment firm Manna Capital Partners to create an aluminum can sheet rolling mill and recycling center in Los Lunas, New Mexico.
Seven states plus the District of Columbia currently allow distillers to ship direct-to-consumer (DTC), but that number may be changing with a new bill making its way through the California Legislature.
The beer industry is on track to have a strong start to the summer selling season, according to the National Beer Wholesalers Association’s (NBWA’s) May Beer Purchasers Index (BPI).
A confluence of factors – the reopening of the on-premise channel, distributed packaging sales, and monetary relief from the federal government – helped boost many of the country’s regional craft breweries to growth in 2021. Nearly four-fifths of the regional craft brewers beyond the top 50 increased production in 2021, according to data published in the May/June edition of the Brewers Association’s (BA) New Brewer magazine.
The Brewers Association (BA) shared a treasure trove of production data this week, from the top 50 craft breweries by production volume, to the large regional breweries that fall outside of the trade group’s craft brewery definition. Beyond the largest craft breweries, there are several growth stories playing out among taprooms, microbreweries and brewpubs.
Modern Times CEO Jennifer Briggs spoke to Brewbound Tuesday, with an update on the impending sale of the San Diego-based brewery.
Following the Brewers Association’s (BA) annual Craft Brewers Conference, general counsel Marc Sorini and federal affairs director Katie Marisic join the Brewbound Podcast to discuss the trade group’s legislative agenda and what’s on the regulatory horizon for the craft beer industry.
Kihei, Hawaii-based Maui Brewing Company has placed a “stalking horse” bid to acquire San Diego, California-based Modern Times Beer, which has been accepted by a court-appointed receiver.
As the on-premise began to reanimate after a year of pandemic-driven closures and restrictions, 28 of the top 50 Brewers Association-defined (BA) craft breweries posted volume increases in 2021, according to data published today in the May/June edition of the trade group’s New Brewer magazine. Last year, the BA reported craft beer’s volume declined -9% in 2020 – the first time the trade group that represents the nation’s small and independent breweries recorded a volume loss in the industry’s modern era – and a majority (36) of the top 50 saw their output decline compared to 2019.
Large regional breweries that fall outside of the BA’s definition of a craft brewer collectively produced more than 8.64 million barrels of beer in 2021, a +2% increase on a comparable basis, according to data provided by the trade organization. The BA excludes companies that are at least 25% owned by a larger brewing company from its craft brewery data set and sets a production ceiling for BA-defined craft brewers at 6 million barrels.
Everett, Massachusetts-headquartered Night Shift Brewing will begin distributing in Maryland with Legends Ltd., the Baltimore-based subsidiary of Sheehan Family Companies. Manhattan-based Torch & Crown Brewing has entered Massachusetts statewide with Craft Collective.
Minnesota’s largest craft brewers will finally be able to sell growlers of beer to-go, while smaller brewers will be able to sell 4- and 6-packs after Gov. Tim Walz signed into law a liquor reform bill on Sunday.
Boston Beer Company’s plans in the non-alcoholic cannabis-infused beverage space are beginning to play out one year after establishing a Canadian subsidiary to focus on those offerings.
