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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.
Sapporo-Stone has conducted a “small-scale reduction” in its workforce as the company continues to find the right balance for the combined operations of its Japanese import beer and California craft business.
Barrel One Collective is in the process of adding another New England craft brewery to its growing roster. The Boston-headquartered platform has struck a deal to acquire Worcester, Massachusetts-based Greater Good Imperial Brewing, the only dedicated high-ABV craft producer in the country.
New York City-based AL’s non-alcoholic (NA) lager plans to scale up via a new partnership with Beacon, New York-headquartered Industrial Arts Brewing, the companies announced Monday.
RahrBSG has increased prices on select products due to tariffs, the ingredients purveyor announced yesterday in a tariff-related FAQ.
BrewDog has shuttered its Cincinnati, Ohio-based bar nearly six years after the outpost opened, the company confirmed on Monday. The company cited increased operating expenses and declining on-premise traffic among the reasons for the closure, which was effective immediately.
Moor’s Brewing has been named the winner of the 14th Samuel Adams Brewing the American Dream (BTAD) Brewing and Business Experienceship, the company announced.
Large-format packs and key menu features are putting wind into Stone IPA’s sails. Stone IPA has recorded double-digit depletions growth at on-premise chains outside its home market in the 6-month period ending March 31, according to VIP data the brewery shared with Brewbound.
The Dead are helping raise Dogfish Head’s trends. The Boston Beer Company-owned, Milton, Delaware-based craft brewery’s launch of Grateful Dead Juicy Pale Ale earlier this year has returned the brand to growth for the first time since 2019, co-founder Sam Calagione told Brewbound last week.
Yet another legacy Colorado craft brewery is changing hands. Durango-headquartered Ska Brewing was acquired in May by two families with ties to beer distribution, including Bob Ariano, who owns A&L Coors Distribution, the Durango Herald reported.
Wilding Brands, the Colorado-based craft beverage and hospitality platform, has expanded again with the acquisition of Denver’s Station 26 Brewery, the companies announced last week. Station 26 founder Justin Baccary will remain in his role leading the brewery as it joins the collective.
Barrel One Collective-owned Harpoon Brewery is expanding to New Hampshire, opening an “experimental brewery, restaurant and taproom” in the Granite State later this month, the Massachusetts-based craft brewery announced today.
Triton Beverage Group is building a craft platform in southeastern Massachusetts. Less than two months after acquiring Plymouth-based Mayflower Brewing, the parent company of Hog Island Brewing has acquired Hyannis-based Cape Cod Beer, the oldest craft brewery on the Massachusetts peninsula. “This marks a major milestone for our team as we bring together three of… Read more »
Ohio Allagash fans rejoice: The Portland, Maine-based craft brewery is headed back to the Buckeye State. Allagash has partnered with Premium Beverage Supply to distribute its core portfolio of beers in Ohio, 20 years after the brewery pulled out of the state.
Although still in decline, craft beer’s dollar sales and volume losses eased up in May, according to the most recent off-premise report from market research firm Circana.
