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Seven of the 10 largest Brewers Association-defined craft breweries recorded production volume declines in 2025, according to data shared by the trade group in the May/June Issue of The New Brewer magazine.
Craft brewers’ production volume fell a collective 5.1% in 2025, according to the Brewers Association’s (BA) annual Industry Production Report, published today.
Anyone looking for an answer to when craft’s current era of compounding hurdles and declines will come to an end received a reality check Wednesday during Brewers Association (BA) president and CEO Bart Watson’s state of the industry address, held at the start of Day 2 of the Craft Brewers Conference (CBC) in Indianapolis.
Congress is getting more serious about finding a regulatory solution for the hemp beverage market, with two U.S. representatives filing a new bill today aimed at establishing a proper framework to allow brands to stay legal.
While beverage makers are in a race against time to preserve legal standing for intoxicating hemp products, a majority of state Attorneys General are urging Congress to stand firm on the upcoming November ban.
Check out news items initially reported in the Brewbound Insider Newsletter August 6-7, including headlines from A-B, Tilray Brands, Departed Soles and more.
Hemp beverages may have earned a temporary reprieve from upcoming federal restrictions after the U.S. Senate passed a continuing budget resolution over the weekend that extends the deadline until December 11.
U.S. Congressman Andy Barr (R-KY) introduced a long-awaited hemp legalization bill today, seeking to create a comprehensive regulatory framework for hemp-derived consumer products ahead of the looming November ban.
Ten years ago, the Justice Department (DOJ) allowed the world’s largest brewer (Anheuser-Busch InBev) to buy the world’s second largest brewer (SABMiller), but only after imposing rules designed to protect competition and keep the market open. Those rules expire this month. This is what they did, and why their expiration matters.
The ownership factions of Ballast Point Brewing Company are entangled in a legal battle with one group alleging that $3 million of unauthorized loans have left the San Diego craft brewery in “imminent threat of operational collapse,”according to a pair of lawsuits filed in San Diego County Superior Court.
Before the legacy craft brewery was resurrected earlier this year, 21st Amendment (21A) seems to have run up a sizable tab with the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB).
A new counterclaim filed by the receiver overseeing Uncle Nearest Premium Whiskey case alleges lender Farm Credit Mid-America ignored years of red flags while a rogue CFO falsified financial reports, misappropriated funds for personal purchases and increased the whiskey brand’s credit line from $35 million to $67 million.
Boston Beer Company and two former sales representatives have reached a settlement in a lawsuit over the company’s use of non-compete agreements, according to a court order filed Monday.
The Federal Trade Commission and Southern Glazer’s Wine and Spirits have reached a tentative settlement agreement in the federal agency’s price discrimination lawsuit against the nation’s largest wine and spirits distributor.
Ten Ohio intoxicating hemp businesses can resume sales after a federal judge granted a temporary restraining order blocking the state “from taking any criminal, civil, administrative, or regulatory enforcement action” against them through June 29 (so long as they stay within the parameters of the 2018 Farm Bill).
U.S. Rep. Beth Van Duyne (R-TX) is the latest Republican lawmaker to put forward potential legislation that would stave off the November 12 ban on intoxicating hemp drinks, putting them in a regulatory framework similar to alcohol.
Day Two of BevNET Live Summer 2026 featured more insights from venture capital investors, entrepreneurs, embracing AI in branding strategies and deep dives into the relaxation and intoxicating hemp drink categories.
