Brewbound Frontlines

Brewbound Frontlines is a weekly live-streamed discussion series with beer industry leaders and watchers on the business adjustments being made during the COVID-19 crisis and the future of the industry. Frontlines is an extension of Brewbound’s leading B2B industry reporting. New episodes stream Thursdays at 3 p.m. EST at Brewbound.com

Watch: The Direct-to-Consumer Shipping Opportunity for Craft Brewers, with Sovos ShipCompliant’s Larry Cormier

Watch: The Direct-to-Consumer Shipping Opportunity for Craft Brewers, with Sovos ShipCompliant’s Larry Cormier

Only 12 locales offer direct-to-consumer (DTC) shipping of beer, placing the privilege on the wishlists of many brewers and state guilds across the country. Sovos ShipCompliant vice president and general manager Larry Cormier joins Brewbound Frontlines to discuss the current state of play, the opportunity for not only brewers but states, and how legal action might pave a path to more states offering DTC shipping.

Brewbound Frontlines: The State of the Craft Cider Industry

Brewbound Frontlines: The State of the Craft Cider Industry

Leaders within the craft cider industry share how regional cideries are growing in 2022. American Cider Association executive director Michelle McGrath, Schilling Cider co-founder and CEO Colin Schilling, Swilled Dog Hard Cider & Spirits co-founder and CEO Brooke Glover, and ANXO Cider co-founder and president Sam Fitz discuss the state of the industry, retail gains and much more.

Brewbound Frontlines: Supply Chain Planning for 2022

Brewbound Frontlines: Supply Chain Planning for 2022

Beverage producers have faced an unending onslaught of supply chain challenges in 2021. With three months left in the year, how should breweries and beverage companies be planning for 2022? The leadership team from Agrowgate, a firm focused on helping mid-sized beverage companies navigate procurement and supply chain issues, joins Brewbound Frontlines to discuss the issues now facing beverage makers and strategies for working through them.

Watch: Buffalo Wild Wings Beer Buyer on 2021 Mandates, Beer Trends, Hard Seltzer

Watch: Buffalo Wild Wings Beer Buyer on 2021 Mandates, Beer Trends, Hard Seltzer

On the heels of the NCAA tournament’s opening week, Buffalo Wild Wings beverage product and program innovation manager Jason Murphy joins a special 60-minute “Retail Pulse” edition of Brewbound Frontlines to discuss the chicken wing chain’s 2021 mandate program, the importance of local beer to the sports bar’s menus and the increasing presence of hard seltzers and beyond beer offerings in the company’s stores.