Brew Talks: Exploring the Future of the American Craft Beer Bar

Brew Talks: Exploring the Future of the American Craft Beer Bar

Following the pandemic-driven shutdown of 2020, how are these bars rebounding? Brew Talks will explore the future of craft beer bars in the U.S. as the on-premise channel reopens, how bar owners are adjusting to consumers’ changing palates and interests, and what consumers are looking for as they return to beer bars.

Brewbound Podcast: The One Word You Should Never Say on a Slow News Day

Brewbound Podcast: The One Word You Should Never Say on a Slow News Day

With the July 4 holiday approaching, the Brewbound team discusses slow days that turn into news-filled days. Such as Monday, when Anheuser-Busch InBev announced the promotion of Brendan Whitworth to U.S. CEO and North America zone president.

Jack’s Abby Signs with Sheehan Family Companies for Statewide Massachusetts Distribution Following Breakup with Atlantic

Jack’s Abby Signs with Sheehan Family Companies for Statewide Massachusetts Distribution Following Breakup with Atlantic

Jack’s Abby Craft Lagers and sister brand Springdale Beer Company have signed with Sheehan Family Companies to distribute its offerings statewide in Massachusetts, the company announced today. Sheehan subsidiaries Craft Massachusetts (Boston, central and western Massachusetts), L. Knife & Son (southeastern Massachusetts), and Seaboard Products (northeastern Massachusetts) will begin distributing Jack’s Abby products starting today.

Molson Coors Looks to Ramp Up Hard Seltzer Production in UK

Molson Coors Looks to Ramp Up Hard Seltzer Production in UK

Molson Coors Beverage Company announced today plans to upgrade its Burton-upon-Trent brewery in the United Kingdom. The £25 million investment (about $34.6 million) will add a canning line dedicated to hard seltzer for the company’s Three Fold Hard Seltzer brand and upgrade packaging facilities for beer and cider.

SweetWater Releases 1st Collaborative Beer with Tilray Brand Broken Coast Cannabis

SweetWater Releases 1st Collaborative Beer with Tilray Brand Broken Coast Cannabis

The first collaboration between SweetWater Brewing Company and its now parent company Tilray (which merged in May with Aphria) became clearer today with the announced launch of BC Lager, a collaboration beer between the Atlanta craft brewery and the Canadian cannabis firm’s Broken Coast brand.

HEXO Announces New Plant in Fort Collins, CO

HEXO Announces New Plant in Fort Collins, CO

Canadian cannabis company HEXO Corp. has established its U.S. presence with the acquisition of a production facility in Fort Collins, Colorado. “This will be the first expansion into the U.S. market,” HEXO general manager of U.S. operations Charles Bowman told Brewbound. “There’s more forthcoming, but this is the bedrock. This is our foundation.”

Legislative Update: Virginia ABC Spells Out 7 New Bev-Alc Laws; Pennsylvania To-Go Cocktails Shelved

Legislative Update: Virginia ABC Spells Out 7 New Bev-Alc Laws; Pennsylvania To-Go Cocktails Shelved

Six new alcohol laws will go into effect in Virginia starting July 1 — and a seventh on January 1, 2022. The state Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority (ABC) recently explained those laws, from the extension of cocktails to-go sales, to “low-alcohol beverages” sales in ABC stores, with the state of emergency, which was brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, is set to expire on June 30.