Despite estimated production volume declines of 4%, craft brewers are feeling confident halfway through 2026, according to the Brewers Association’s (BA) mid-year report.
Small and independent craft brewers’ output declined 4% in 2025 – more than 25% less than was previously reported by the Brewers Association (BA). The BA issued a correction of its 2025 Beer Industry Production Survey (BIPS), which was published last month, after receiving “revised production figures for a small number of regional craft brewers,” a BA spokesperson said in a statement shared Tuesday with Brewbound.
More than half (55.45%) of Brewers Association (BA) defined regional craft breweries beyond the top 50 recorded production volume declines in 2025, but there are still signs of improvement compared to 2024, according to annual data shared last week by the trade group.
Check out news items initially reported in the Brewbound Insider Newsletter September 22-23, including headlines from the Brewers Association, Chandler Street Breweries, Atwater and others.
In this era of cross-beverage convergence, anything is possible, even a beer-flavored energy drink. Nutrabolt SVP of marketing Emily Hoyle joined the Brewbound Podcast to discuss, All Hopped Up, the limited-edition offering from energy brand C4.
Check out news items initially reported in the Brewbound Insider Newsletter October 19-21, including headlines from Suarez Family Brewery, Arlington Brewing, Shiner and more.
Three Floyds Brewing is unleashing a variant of its sought-after, formerly festival-exclusive Dark Lord on retailers as a bookend to the Munster, Indiana-headquartered craft brewery’s 30th anniversary.
Beer’s summer may have left a bit to be desired, but the transition into fall shows possible end-of-year momentum for the segment, despite continued year-over-year (YoY) declines, according to the latest monthly report from market research firm Circana.
Summit Brewing Company’s loans have been acquired by a new lender, giving the St. Paul, Minnesota-headquartered craft brewery a pathway to developing and executing “a recapitalization and long-term growth strategy aimed at strengthening Summit’s balance sheet and supporting its vision for the future.”
Duvel USA’s 2026 distributor meeting presented a focused plan to build on and refresh its existing franchises, while adding a few new brands where needed – avoiding any bombshell innovation news, such as the 2025 meeting’s Quirk THC Seltzer drop.
Nashville’s TailGate Brewing has acquired the campus and facility of Yazoo Brewing in Madison, Tennessee, which will serve as its primary production hub, the breweries announced Tuesday.
Check out news items initially reported in the Brewbound Insider Newsletter October 8-9, including headlines from SpikedAde, Hardywood Park, Starr Hill and Athletic.
Two Roads Brewing is the latest craft brewery to form a sales partnership with U.S. Beverage (USB). The relationship kicked off on September 14, according to a press release.