Last Call: Beer Journalists Revive All About Beer; Weathered Souls Co-Founder Launches Incubator Program

Last Call: Beer Journalists Revive All About Beer; Weathered Souls Co-Founder Launches Incubator Program

Legacy beer publication All About Beer was resurrected this week when beer journalists Andy Crouch and John Holl announced they acquired the outlet’s intellectual property and archives from its former owners. Weathered Souls Brewing co-founder Marcus Baskerville and Rahr Malting have partnered to launch the Harriet Baskerville Incubation Program, a Charlotte, North Carolina-based educational and mentoring platform aimed at diversifying the craft beer industry.

Brewbound Podcast: The State of Hard Cider

Brewbound Podcast: The State of Hard Cider

Leaders within the craft cider industry break scan data misconceptions and share how regional cideries are growing in 2022. American Cider Association executive director Michelle McGrath, Schilling Cider co-founder and CEO Colin Schilling, Swilled Dog Hard Cider & Spirits co-founder and CEO Brooke Glover, and ANXO Cider co-founder and president Sam Fitz discuss the state of the industry, convergence trends, retail gains and much more.

Sleeping Giant Projects Double-Digit Growth in 2022

Sleeping Giant Projects Double-Digit Growth in 2022

Sleeping Giant Brewing Company had its best January and February on record this year, starting off the Denver-based contract brewer’s first year of expected double-digit growth in more than two years, Matthew Osterman, president and founder, detailed to Brewbound.

Minnesota Wholesalers Seek Pledge From Brewers and Distillers Not to Push for Future Alcohol Legislation for 5 Years if ‘Free the Growler’ Passes

Minnesota Wholesalers Seek Pledge From Brewers and Distillers Not to Push for Future Alcohol Legislation for 5 Years if ‘Free the Growler’ Passes

A bill to expand to-go sales from Minnesota craft breweries has been paired with a proposed agreement that all parties involved in the legislation’s negotiation – which include organizations representing the state’s craft brewers, wholesalers and liquor stores – would promise to refrain from promoting other alcohol-related laws for five years.

Ranch Water Maker Lone River Launches Margarita-Style Ranch Rita Nationwide

Ranch Water Maker Lone River Launches Margarita-Style Ranch Rita Nationwide

Lone River Beverage Company has come a long way in a short amount of time. Acquired by Diageo less than two years after launching amidst the pandemic, Lone River’s Ranch Water is now sold nationwide and leads the agave seltzer category in dollar share and rate of sale, according to latest 13-week NielsenIQ data shared by Lone River founder and CEO Katie Beal Brown.

Cold Box Battle Between Beer, Spirits Moves to State Legislatures

Cold Box Battle Between Beer, Spirits Moves to State Legislatures

With sales of spirits-based ready-to-drink canned cocktails continuing to boom, battles for turf in the cold box can be tracked to statehouses across the country. And spirit makers are looking for some low-cost ammo: While beer has historically enjoyed favorable excise tax rates, spirit makers are attempting to change those laws, they say, to level the playing field for products of similar ABVs and package sizes.