East Aurora, New York’s 42 North Brewing Company and Ukraine’s 2085 Brewery have launched an open-source collaboration beer program called Resolve to support the humanitarian effort in Ukraine, 42 North founder John Cimperman told Brewbound.
Orpheus Brewing’s Jason Pellett announced Thursday that he will step down as CEO of the Atlanta, Georgia-based brewery to focus on his role as brewmaster.
After launching his company Hoplark to create an alternative to beer, Dean Eberhardt is going after the real thing. Known for its four-SKU line of RTD hopped teas, the Boulder, Colorado-based beverage company has announced its entrance into the non-alcoholic “beer” market with the launch of Hoplark 0.0, a zero-calorie, zero-proof craft brew line that arrives in stores this month.
Some hard seltzers and hard kombuchas in Utah are a signature away from being relegated to state-run liquor stores due to a bill that bans drinks made with flavors containing trace amounts of ethyl alcohol from grocery and convenience stores.
Non-alcoholic beer-maker Partake Brewing raised $16.5 million in a Series B funding round, the Alberta, Canada-based company announced Monday.
Following a year of explosive growth, non-alcoholic craft brewer Athletic Brewing is looking to lighten things up. The Stratford, Connecticut-headquartered brewery is launching Athletic Lite, a non-alc light beer that checks in at 25 calories, 0 grams of sugar, and 5 grams of carbohydrates.
The leisure and hospitality industries have 1.5 million fewer employees than they did before the pandemic began, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ (BLS) February 2022 employment report, released today.
Newport, Oregon-based Rogue Ales and Spirits has created a charitable beer to raise money for the crisis in Ukraine, following Russia’s invasion of the country on February 24.
Flavored offerings across several beer category segments are driving growth, according to Bump Williams Consulting’s most recent report. “Flavors clearly stand out as a common thread when it comes to answering the question of ‘Where is growth coming from?’” Williams wrote.
Off-premise dollar sales of craft beer are down -8.5%, to nearly $650.5 million, year-to-date through February 20 in multi-outlet and convenience stores tracked by market research firm IRI. Craft’s dollar share of the overall beer category declined -0.60%, to 11.29%, through that two-month period, the firm reported.
Brewbound Data Club examines the on- and off-premise trends from 2021 and looks ahead to 2022 with Joe Sepka, co-founder of 3 Tier Beverages; Matthew Crompton, client solutions director, Americas of CGA; and Danny Brager, founder, Brager Beverage Alcohol Consulting.
Independent wholesaler Craft Collective will expand to its fourth New England state next week when it launches operations in Vermont. Speaking to Brewbound, co-founder and CEO Adam Oliveri explained the impetus behind the expansion is a partnership with Vermont Beer Makers, who will sell the rights to their brands to Craft Collective after about a decade of self-distribution.
Austin Eastciders has hired John Glick as its new president and general manager, the Austin, Texas-based cider-maker announced Thursday.
Two of Canada’s major cannabis producers are coming together after Tilray Brands agreed to take on $211 million of debt from HEXO, a resolution that will allow the latter brand to shake off its “crippling overhang” by providing Tilray with “significant equity ownership position,” according to a press release.
