Despite what shelves look like at retail this week – it’s still a little early for Oktoberfest chatter, so let’s keep this weekend’s conversation to overpaid NFL players spitting on each other in true opening week fashion. But … who could resist a little preparatory pretzel talk when it involves good ol’ Shocktop!
Nearly five months after ceasing production at its hometown brewery, Tilray-owned Hop Valley (Eugene, Oregon) will close the brewery’s taproom as it scouts a new location, a spokesperson told Brewbound.
The growth of spirits-based ready-to-drink cocktails (RTDs) may be slowing. However, the segment’s impact on the beer category is far from abating, according to bev-alc consulting and data firm 3 Tier Beverages.
Spirits-based RTD growth peaked in 2020, with dollar sales growth of more than 150% in NIQ-tracked off-premise channels (total U.S. xAOC plus liquor plus convenience), 3 Tier Beverages consultant Erin McVickers shared in a webinar last week. Growth then progressively slowed, but the segment was still able to more than double dollar sales from 2021 (nearly $1.53 billion) to 2024 (nearly $3.19 billion).
As Constellation Brands navigates uncharted stormy waters, the company’s leadership remains focused on “controlling the controllables,” CEO Bill Newlands said Tuesday.
Domestic beer shipments drop back into the red in July, according to the Beer Institute’s (BI) latest monthly economic report.
21st Amendment Brewery is ceasing operations after 25 years, as founders Shaun O’Sullivan and Nico Freccia seek a buyer for the legacy craft beer brand.
Garage Beer, the light beer brand that achieved national prominence when NFL stars Travis and Jason Kelce invested in it last year, has received “strategic growth investment” from Durational Capital Management, the company announced today.
Columbia Distributing leaders believe they’ve tapped into a pipeline for the next generation of beer industry workers. On the latest edition of the Brewbound Podcast, Columbia president and CEO Chris Steffanci, VP of sales, Portland Chris Watzig and former intern Rebecca Logan share the ins and outs of the Pacific Northwest distributor’s Beer Careers Program.
Consumers’ interest in single-serve and other “alternatives to the norm” in package sizes could be a sticky trend across not just beer, but other bev-alc categories as well, according to the latest monthly report from Bump Williams Consulting (BWC).
Who drinks draft beer these days? The draft beer drinker is an older white man who is “relatively affluent” and spends around $201 monthly on dining and drinking in on-premise outlets, according to the latest “On Premise Draft Opportunity” report from CGA and Draftline Technologies.
Dan Kleban, founder of Freeport-based Maine Beer Co., has entered the race to unseat longtime U.S. Senator Susan Collins. Kleban is the latest candidate to join a growing field of challengers in the state’s Democratic primary to take on Collins, a Republican, in 2026.
Bev-alc’s negative trends remained relatively unchanged ahead of Labor Day, according to the latest weekly report from market research firm Circana.
Pernod Ricard is shaking up its distribution partnerships as it plans to triple its ready-to-drink (RTD) footprint in the U.S. over the next three years.
One of Japan’s best-known business leaders and the head of Suntory Holdings has resigned after a police investigation into the purchase of supplements that may have violated the country’s strict drug laws.
