Sales of draft beer by volume more than doubled (+118.5%) on St. Patrick’s Day (March 17) last week, compared to the same day in 2021, according to on-premise business tracking firm BeerBoard.

Another craft brewery is up for sale as a turnkey operation. Wisconsin’s Milwaukee Brewing Company is being offered for sale by asset disposition firm New Mill Capital.

Stone CEO Maria Stipp revealed that her company owes its investor, VMG/Hillhouse, $464 million and has considered selling, according to a report in Courthouse News Service.

Dogfish Head Craft Brewery and Patagonia Provisions are partnering to scale up a collaboration beer made with Kernza, a perennial grain grown with regenerative agricultural practices. Kernza Pils, a German-style pilsner, is the biggest launch yet of a beer made with the grain.

Brewbound’s Brew Talks conversation series and networking event returns during the 2022 edition of the Craft Brewers Conference in Minneapolis. Brew Talks is slated to take place from 1-4 p.m. CT on Monday, May 2, at a soon-to-be-announced venue within walking distance of the conference. Industry leaders will meetup for networking, beers and high-level business discussions.

Los Gatos, California-based Loma Brewing Company will open a new brewery and taproom in Manteca, California, in 2023, which will support a more than 300% increase in production, founder and CEO Kevin Youkilis told Brewbound.

Four years after Stone filed a trademark infringement lawsuit against Molson Coors over its Keystone Light rebrand, the case has finally reached the courtroom. Harris Beach partner Brendan Palfreyman joins the Brewbound team to discuss the latest development.

The Brewers Association (BA) has tapped Nancy Palmer and Sam DeWitt to lead its state government affairs efforts. As the state government affairs managers – newly created roles within the BA – the two will support the trade group’s state-level legislative initiatives in coordination with brewery members and state guilds.

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As Green Man Brewery enters its 25th year, the company is continuing to build its presence in downtown Asheville, North Carolina. Green Man will celebrate its quarter century in business starting on Thursday, March 17 (St. Patrick’s Day), and running through the weekend, culminating with a block party featuring live music, food trucks and several beer releases.

Workers at contract producer City Brewing’s Latrobe, Pennsylvania-based facility went on strike Tuesday after being without a contract since March 3, TribLive reported. The IUE-CWA Local 22 union has filed three complaints with the National Labor Relations Board and allege that City leadership has made unilateral changes to a contract, refused to furnish information, taken coercive actions and changed the terms and conditions of employment.

Schilling Cider launched Vida Maté, a line of non-alcoholic yerba maté beverages, earlier this month that CEO Colin Schilling believes has the potential to outsell its hard cider portfolio.

The open rate of bars, restaurants and breweries tracked by BeerBoard has hit 94%, the highest recorded rate since May 2020, the Syracuse, New York-headquartered on-premise tracking firm reported.

Annie Starke has been named the Beer Institute’s (BI’s) new senior director of federal affairs, the national trade association announced today.