Craft Beer

The former owner of Marshall, Michigan-based Dark Horse has pleaded guilty to one count of conducting a criminal enterprise and has been ordered to make full restitution to former employees in order to avoid a 20-year prison sentence, Michigan attorney general Dana Nessel announced.

In the latest installment of Brewbound’s A Round With – a weekly Insider-exclusive Q&A series with industry leaders – Leah Cheston tells us about craft beer in the nation’s capital and helping to steer the segment toward stability.

Brattleboro, Vermont-based Hermit Thrush Brewery will close next month after nearly a decade. The sour-centric craft brewery announced the news of its impending closure on social media yesterday.

What do an outdoor apparel company and craft beer have in common? Dedication to brand values, quality and community impact, despite the ebbs and flows of the market, according to L.L. Bean president and CEO Stephen Smith.

Leaders of the National Black Brewers Association (NB2A) shared their experiences as Black brewery owners during the final Tap Talk of the California Craft Beer Summit last week in Sacramento.

In the latest installment of Brewbound’s A Round With – a weekly Insider-exclusive Q&A series with industry leaders – Karen Hertz dishes on running a brewery that’s defying the trends. Hertz is the founder and chief brewista of Golden, Colorado-based Holidaily Brewing, the country’s only certified gluten-free, woman-owned craft brewery.

Blue Lake, California-based Mad River Brewery has been acquired by the Paskenta Band of Nomlaki Indians, who own and operate the Rolling Hills Casino and Resort in Corning, California.

Founder Ray Daniels has sold the Cicerone Certification Program to Dan Imdieke and Jason Pratt, the organization announced today.

News broke late yesterday that New Belgium has named Rebecca Dye Yonushonis as the company’s next CMO, filling the vacancy left by Shaun Belongie when he was appointed CEO last fall.

Deschutes Brewery is betting big on non-alcoholic (NA) beer. The Bend, Oregon-headquartered craft brewery announced today the national launch of Fresh Squeezed NA IPA, an offshoot of its flagship alcoholic IPA offering.

New Belgium has a new chief marketing officer. The Fort Collins, Colorado-based craft brewery has appointed Rebecca Dye Yonushonis to the role, filling the vacancy left by Shaun Belongie with his appointment as CEO in November.

Monster-owned Cigar City will shift the Tampa, Florida-based craft brewery’s production hub to a cross-category innovation center; as a result of the change, 12 positions have been terminated, Brewbound has confirmed. The company also eliminated the position of long-time and original brewmaster Wayne Wambles on February 9.

Allagash founder Rob Tod kicked off the 2024 California Craft Beer Summit discussing how the Portland, Maine-headquartered craft brewery is approaching the “tough” post-pandemic beer market.

A year and a half post-merger, Sapporo-Stone is hitting its stride.