Ball, the world’s largest manufacturer of aluminum beverage cans, has informed customers without contracts that minimum quantities for orders of printed cans are increasing to five truckloads per SKU and that the company will no longer provide warehouse services for its customers, according to a post shared by the Brewers Association.

Escondido, California-based Stone Distributing has added San Diego-based Ashland Hard Seltzer and El Segundo Brewing to its Southern California portfolio.

Beer industry leaders gathered in Manhattan earlier this week for Beer Marketer’s Insights’ first in-person seminar since 2019. The day — which included an agenda packed with interviews of the CEOs of the U.S. operations of some of the world’s largest beer manufacturers and leaders of two of the largest craft beer companies in the country — left some financial analysts feeling “more optimistic on the industry,” Goldman Sachs equity research analyst Bonnie Herzog wrote in a report following the event.

Canned wine brand Maker has raised $2.3 million from more than 30 investors, to expand direct-to-consumer shipping of its offerings to 45 states.

Just how big of a deal is the sale of Bell’s to Lion Little World Beverages? The Brewbound team along with 3 Tier Beverages founder Donn Bichsel Jr. and Castle Island Brewing founder Adam Romanow discuss the transaction. Plus, Romanow offers insights into opening a second taproom location in South Boston — such as how foot traffic varies throughout the day in Castle Island’s suburban taproom vs. its new one in the city –and the brewery’s booming contract brewing business.

As business at on-premise establishments continues to near 2019 levels, craft beer may have the most to gain, NextGlass CEO Trace Smith suggested during last week’s Brewers Association (BA) Collab Hour webinar.

On the heels of the biggest craft beer deal of the year, executives from New Belgium Brewing and Bell’s Brewery have been added to the Brewbound Live business conference in Santa Monica, California, on November 30 and December 1.

Reyes Beer Division broke ground on a new San Diego-based distribution center for its Crest Beverage subsidiary yesterday. The 400,000 sq. ft.-facility is expected to move more than 16 million cases of beers in the portfolios of Molson Coors, Heineken, Constellation Brands, Lagunitas, Firestone Walker, Coronado and other local offerings.

Santa Rosa-based wine producer Vintage Wine Estates (VWE) has acquired Ace Cider, The California Cider Company, in Sebastopol, California. The transaction, which was announced Monday, closed today (November 16).

Alcohol e-commerce delivery platform Drizly is partnering with convenience giant 7-Eleven, allowing consumers to order alcohol delivery from more than 1,200 stores across 11 states.

Anheuser-Busch InBev (A-B) is investing deeper into its beyond beer portfolio with the acquisition of Ocean City, Maryland-based hard tea maker Hoop Tea.

Hard kombucha-maker JuneShine announced today the completion of a $24 million Series B funding round, which will help fund several initiatives, including the launch of its first non-hard kombucha product.

Trillium Brewing’s taproom and restaurant in Boston’s Fort Point neighborhood was evacuated Saturday evening after a fire. Trillium co-founder Esther Tetreault told Brewbound that the location’s management team acted swiftly at the first sign of an issue and there were no injuries.

Molson Coors has begun selling Topo Chico Hard Seltzer in the brand’s iconic 12 oz. glass bottle in seven markets, the company announced.