Craft brewers should expect 2022 to be another year of disruptions due to a tumultuous supply chain and a wobbly return for draft beer sales, among other reasons, Brewers Association (BA) chief economist Bart Watson said during a Thursday webinar. While elevated at-the-brewery sales remain a bright spot for the craft beer industry, distribution sales… Read more »
Chicago-based Revolution Brewing announced the newest variation in its Freedom Session Sours series: Freedom Lemonade.
With Brewbound Live 2021 in the rearview mirror, the team recaps what happened in Santa Monica both on and off the stage, including Firestone Walker co-founder David Walker’s keynote speech, a data deep dive on Gen Z, and panel discussions featuring independent hard seltzer makers, beer buyers at popular national chains, and leaders in the middle tier.
The Brewers Association (BA) announced yesterday three at-large board members appointed to its board of directors for 2022.
Global cannabis firm Tilray has acquired Breckenridge, Colorado-based craft spirits-maker Breckenridge Distillery, with the intent to create cannabis-infused, non-alcoholic distilled spirits, once federally permissible.
Ohioans hoping to taste limited release Stone Brewing offerings are now in luck. The Escondido, California-headquartered craft brewery has launched direct-to-consumer shipping to the Buckeye State through its One Batch Dispatch program — and more states will follow.
Hailstorm Brewing co-owner and head brewer Steve Miller has been removed from the company following accusations of sexual misconduct, the Tinley Park, Illinois-based craft brewery announced on Facebook.
A Louisiana resident filed a lawsuit last month against Heineken USA, alleging that the company has misled consumers in the labeling and marketing of its Heineken 0.0 non-alcoholic beer, as the product contains 0.03% ABV, Louisiana Record reported Tuesday.
Constellation Brands has reached an agreement with the Mexican government to construct a brewery in southeastern Mexico, according to the Wall Street Journal.
The FMB/hard seltzer reading on the National Beer Wholesalers Association’s monthly Beer Purchasers’ Index fell to an “unprecedented” 31 in November 2021.
Next Glass, the parent company of social media platform Untappd, has acquired FermentAble, a brewery management software company. Ventura, California-based FermentAble was founded in 2015 by Darin Haener and Frank West. The platform is “designed to replace whiteboards and spreadsheets, providing simple-to-use software to manage inventory, scheduling, and all other aspects of the production side of running a brewery,” according to a press release.
More than half of the 500 retailers in Drizly’s annual retailer report said they will devote more shelf space to ready-to-drink beverages (RTDs) in 2022, according to the e-commerce alcohol delivery platform.
The more things change, the more they stay the same. That was the theme of the third quarter industry review by Fintech and the National Beer Wholesalers Association (NBWA).
Thanksgiving week gave dining and drinking establishments a boost on both the night before the holiday and the holiday itself, according to on-premise research firm CGA.
