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Anheuser-Busch InBev may be the top beer manufacturer in the world, but it has a way to go in spirits. “We are the competition,” A-B CEO Michel Doukeris said of the company’s position in the spirits category during Thursday’s Q2 earnings call.
Tilray Brands chairman and CEO Irwin Simon had a message for Wall Street during the company’s full-year fiscal year 2026 earnings call: “We are no longer defined by one category, one market or one regulatory outcome.”
Boston Beer Company has found another growth driver with its spirits-based hard tea brand Sun Cruiser, which continues to deepen its distribution footprint. But the hot ticket item continues to be unable to stop flooding volume from its sibling brands, as the company recorded yet another quarter of shipments and depletions losses.
Molson Coors’ low expectations for 2026 have sunk even further after a lackluster Q3. The company revised its FY26 guidance, it announced Thursday along with its Q3 earnings results, citing “intensified” external headwinds.
It’s too early to consult the tarot cards about beverage-alcohol’s Halloween performance, but the penultimate week of spooky season may be less grim than expected, according to the latest weekly scan data report from market research firm Circana.
Constellation Brands and Coors Distributing Company (CDC) must head to arbitration, according to a judge’s ruling issued this week. District Court Judge Adam J. Espinosa granted a preliminary injunction, as requested by Molson Coors-owned CDC, and ordered that Constellation Brand’s announced exit from CDC’s portfolio cannot proceed until arbitration between the two companies takes place.
The Milwaukee Brewers’ first World Series victory is being commemorated with special-edition Miller Lite cans that were on the line as the home team was clinching the series Wednesday night.
Tilray Brands has consolidated its beverage manufacturing footprint into six facilities as it works to crystalize its beer and beyond strategy following the acquisition of BrewDog.
Anheuser-Busch InBev’s (A-B) bev-alc business remained in the red in Q3, but the company was still able to eke out share gains across both beer and spirits, the company reported Thursday.
Burlington’s Vermont Pub & Brewery (VPB) will close on November 14, three days after its 38th anniversary. The brewpub was Vermont’s first when it opened in 1988 and late founder Greg Noonan is considered an architect of the Green Mountain State’s formidable craft industry.
Convenience retailers’ outlooks on the beer category have warmed up in Q3, according to the latest Beverage Bytes survey from Goldman Sachs. Respondents, who represent about 10% of the c-store channel (approximately 15,000 retailers), reported that they expect beer sales to increase 3% year-over-year (YoY) in the Q3 survey, up from +2% in Q1.
Boston Beer has a full slate of innovations getting priority in 2027, but those brands remain relatively small in the company’s volume outlook next year compared to its core fourth category offerings, including Twisted Tea, Sun Cruiser and Truly Hard Seltzer.
Mark Anthony Brands conquered hard seltzer with White Claw. Can the company pull off a repeat in the fast-growing hard sports drink (vodka + ade) market?
Three of Boston Beer Company’s 2026 test products are getting a full backing of support in 2027, as the company attempts to use its industry relationships and large sales teams to strongarm Boston Beer into today’s hottest bev-alc segments.
In an ever-connected world, reaching consumers is easier than ever before, but the difficulty of meaningfully connecting with them has grown exponentially.