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2025 Craft Volume Declined 4%, Not 5.1% as Previously Reported, per BA Correction

2025 Craft Volume Declined 4%, Not 5.1% as Previously Reported, per BA Correction

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.

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New Jersey’s Forgotten Boardwalk to Close After Losing Lease

New Jersey’s Forgotten Boardwalk to Close After Losing Lease

Forgotten Boardwalk Brewing is winding down operations after losing its lease, founder Jamie Queli announced earlier this month. “To all of our loyal customers, friends, family and supporters – we wish you a heartfelt thank you for being a part of the Forgotten Boardwalk story for the past 10 years,” she wrote in the brewery’s… Read more »

Athletic Brewing Gamifies Dry January

Athletic Brewing Gamifies Dry January

Dedicated non-alcoholic (NA) beer maker Athletic Brewing is taking a page out of 2010s craft beer check-in culture and run-tracking with its new app feature. Athletic launched “Track Record” earlier this month in order to give its app users a way of recording their alcohol-free days and creating streaks.

Lagunitas Appoints Heineken Vet as New Head of Sales

Lagunitas Appoints Heineken Vet as New Head of Sales

Another Heineken executive is moving over to the Lagunitas team. The Heineken-owned, Petaluma, California-based craft brewery announced today the appointment of Peter Green as head of sales. Green will officially take over the role on March 1.

Flying Fish Files for Bankruptcy; Creditor Calls for Liquidation

Flying Fish Files for Bankruptcy; Creditor Calls for Liquidation

Nearly seven months after the dissolution of its proposed merger with Cape May Brewing, Flying Fish Brewing filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy late last month. The brewery listed nearly $9.3 million owed to secured and unsecured creditors and nearly $1.3 million in assets, according to documents filed in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the district of New Jersey.