A Round With J.C. Hill of Alvarado Street; Athletic Purchases Former Ballast Point Facility; Circana: A-B Declines Decelerate Thru Late May; Beer Tops List of Bev-Alc Father’s Day Buys; Hulk Hogan Launches Real American Lager; Podcast: Burial Beer’s Doug Reiser.

The mystery surrounding who would take over the now former Ballast Point production facility in San Diego is officially over. When Ballast Point owners Kings and Convicts announced in April that they had ceased production at the Miramar facility, whispers pointed to dedicated non-alcoholic (NA) beer maker Athletic Brewing Company taking over the space. The speculation proved true.

The latest installment of Brewbound’s A Round With – a weekly Insider-exclusive Q&A series with industry leaders – features J.C. Hill, founder and brewmaster of Alvarado Street Brewery in Salinas, California.

Hulk Hogan is getting into the beer business, lending his name and image to Real American Beer, a new light lager brand that launched Thursday at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida.

Anheuser-Busch InBev’s (A-B) trends continue to improve in the latest monthly off-premise scans report from market research firm Circana. Meanwhile, positive growth trends for Molson Coors and Constellation Brands – the two largest gainers from A-B’s declines – decelerated, according to data through May 19.

Burial Beer Company’s Doug Reiser discusses the culmination of a three-year project to open a rooftop wine bar for the company’s Visuals wine brand in Asheville, North Carolina.

Crowns & Hops Brewing Company has been selected as the winner of the 13th annual Samuel Adams Brewing the American Dream Brewing & Business Experienceship.

Clearwater, Florida-based Big Storm Brewery is in the crosshairs of two different legal battles, one accusing the company of embezzlement and money laundering from an organization that has filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) for beer at home increased +3.1% year-over-year (YoY) in May, increasing just enough to end six consecutive months of the category posting a CPI reading at or below +3%, before seasonal adjustment, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).

Pro football stars Jason and Travis Kelce have acquired an ownership stake in light lager maker Garage Beer. The Kelces are referred to as “the largest investors” and “significant investors, partners, owners, and operators” in the business, in today’s announcement.

Mocktail Club, maker of a line of non-alcoholic canned cocktails, announced Monday it has received an investment from spirits industry capital and brand building firm Pronghorn, aimed at helping the Arlington, Va.-based business expand across the country.

A California superior court judge has sided with Anderson Valley Brewing Company’s (AVBC) parent company Mainsheet Capital in a dispute with Reyes Holdings subsidiary Harbor Distributing/Golden Brands.

Schilling Cider has no plans to jump on the hard tea train, but the Pacific Northwest cidery still plans to meet similar consumer demand with its latest product launch: Schilling Hard Lemonade.

All three bev-alc categories recorded double-digit on-premise sales increases on Mother’s Day compared to the average Sunday in 2024, according to NIQ-owned on-premise data firm CGA.