About 45% of consumers plan to visit on-premise establishments for Halloween, according to a survey conducted by on-premise marketing research firm CGA from October 22-25.

U.S. brewing companies shipped an estimated 14.8 million barrels of product in September 2021, a 5.1% decline compared to September 2020’s more than 15.6 million barrels, according to the Beer Institute (BI), citing unofficial estimates of domestic tax paid shipments from the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB).

Albert Hammond Jr. — lead guitarist for The Strokes — launched Jetway, an ultra-premium wine seltzer, this month.

Anheuser-Busch InBev’s U.S. shipments and depletions both declined -4.7% in the third quarter of 2021, the company reported today. The declines were “driven by a lower industry, segment shift and supply chain disruptions resulting in out-of-stocks,” the world’s largest beer manufacturer wrote in a press release detailing its third quarter earnings.

Molson Coors Beverage Company CEO Gavin Hattersley opened today’s third quarter earnings call by reciting what he said are the seven “headlines” of the company’s last three months.

Launching a brewery typically takes years of building a network, creating a consumer base, and experimenting with products. At Pilot Project — a Chicago-based brewery incubator — the process takes about three months.

A Pennsylvania bill that would require beer sold at in-state taprooms that are owned by out-of-state companies to either be brewed onsite or sold through a Pennsylvania wholesaler is one step closer to becoming law.

On the heels of the Distilled Spirits Council of the United States’ annual convention in Austin, Chris Swonger, the trade group’s president and CEO, joins the Brewbound Podcast to discuss the growth of ready-to-drink spirits-based canned cocktails, and the organization’s efforts to even the tax rates for RTD products with beer, as well as efforts to add direct-to-consumer sales privileges and much more.

Aiming to expand outside of the Midwest, Wisconsin-based craft brewery Sprecher Brewing Co. has acquired the brand portfolio of regional soda maker WIT Beverage Co. (WBC) for an undisclosed sum.

The agenda for this year’s Brewbound Live business conference is now available and features a variety of insightful discussions, data-driven presentations and networking opportunities.

Anchor Brewing and the city of San Francisco have partnered on a water reuse project that will allow the brewery to both save water and recycle 20 million gallons of it each year.

Draft beer sales volume declined -6.6% nationwide during the weekend of October 21-24, compared to the weekend of October 7-10, according to BeerBoard, which tracks draft sales at on-premise retailers across the country. Of the 10 key markets BeerBoard highlights in its reports, South Carolina (-11.1%) saw the steepest decline in volume, followed by Texas (-10.5%), Florida (-8.3%), Illinois (-7.7%), Minnesota (-7.3%), Nevada (-6.7%), and Georgia (-4.2%).

Madison, Wisconsin’s Ale Asylum will continue under new ownership, with no interruption in production or brewpub operations, the Wisconsin State Journal reported.

Fast-growing non-alcoholic craft beer maker Athletic Brewing Company has hired Andrew Katz to serve as the company’s first chief marketing officer.