The beer category’s summer selling season arrived with a whimper, according to the latest Beer Purchasers’ Index (BPI) from the National Beer Wholesalers Association (NBWA).

A handful of adult non-alcoholic (ANA) beverages came to the Specialty Food Association’s Summer Fancy Food Show this week to introduce themselves to the category and show off new product innovation in the growing alcohol-free RTD set.

With 38 investments since its founding in 2022, Pronghorn – the accelerator focused on cultivating the next generation of Black entrepreneurs and executives in spirits – has been one of the most active funds in the bev-alc space.

Total beer supply in the U.S. was down 3.6% in May compared to the same month in 2024, marking continued declines but slight improvements for the industry, according to data from the Beer Institute (BI).

Palmetto Brewing shut down last week after 32 years and bid farewell to patrons and staff with a heartfelt thank you on social media.

Winners of the July 4 holiday weekend are expected to mainly fall within the non-alcoholic (NA) beverages, domestic beer and and ready-to-drink (RTD) segments – all segments that have been able to find growth in 2025 despite industry-wide headwinds – according to the latest monthly report from Bump Williams and Bump Williams Consulting.

When Death of the Fox Brewing Company opened eight years ago, co-founder Chuck Garrity wanted to make sure its Clarksboro, New Jersey-based taproom stayed busy day and night. So to “maximize” Death of the Fox’s taproom investment and utility, the company launched by also offering coffee service, Garrity shared during the first edition of the Brewbound Podcast’s Learning Lounge: Taproom Tactics series.

Constellation Brands’ down Q1 may have bucked the Mexican beer importer’s historical trends, but the declines were “expected,” company leadership shared Wednesday during its Q1 2026 earnings call with investors and analysts.

Founders Brewing Company is rolling into its new three-year business cycle with upgrades to its facilities, plans to invest in its core brands and efforts to build future offerings in and outside of traditional beer. Mahou is investing around $3 million to upgrade its Grand Rapids, Michigan-based brewery.

Constellation Brands’ beer division posted uncharacteristic across-the-board declines for the first quarter of the company’s fiscal year, it announced yesterday.

Half a decade after wading into distilling, Massachusetts-based Trillium Brewing is diving into the ready-to-drink (RTD) canned cocktail segment.

California-based JuneShine Brands has spent the last seven years expanding its bev-alc portfolio from only hard kombucha, to now spirits-based canned cocktails, an American light lager and flavored malt beverages (FMBs).

St. Louis-based Urban Chestnut Brewing Company has acquired the beer brands of O’Fallon Brewery, which ceased operations after 24 years at the end of last year.

If you’re looking for a bright spot heading into the July 4 holiday weekend, Circana EVP Bev-Al Scott Scanlon has you covered. In the latest weekly off-premise scans recap from the market research firm, Scanlon wrote that we’re “starting to see pockets of growth developing.”