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The latest NIQ on premise update highlights a beer category under pressure, with both value and volume declining over the past year. In contrast, spirits and RTDs continue to capture share, supported by price-led growth and shifting consumer preferences.
In the December 2025 Brewbound Quarterly On-Premise Report, NIQ data reveals a market where growth is increasingly concentrated in specific outlets, formats, and styles, while once-reliable channels quietly lose ground.
The latest CGA by NIQ report captures a U.S. on-premise landscape in flux — one where value and versatility are driving growth, even as premium tiers feel the squeeze.
Central Virginia’s award-winning Stable Craft Brewing will be introducing two new value-packed exclusive clubs: the Stable Craft Mug Club for beer lovers and the Stable Craft Supper Club for food lovers.
While Athletic Brewing Company continues to record exponential growth for its non-alcoholic (NA) offerings in the U.S., it’s not limiting itself to its home country. The Milford, Connecticut-based craft brewery announced expansion moves today for its business in both the U.K. and Canada.
Portland, Oregon-based Rev. Nat’s Hard Cider will cease operations on September 24 after 12 years in business, according to the Oregonian. The closure comes just six months after Rev. Nat’s opened a new taproom in Southeast Portland.
The last time Brewbound spoke to Newport Craft Brewing & Distilling Co., the Rhode-Island based craft brewery had just purchased a 6-acre plot of land from the city, its first step in a major expansion and renovation plan.
Catawba Brewing Company’s locations in Charlotte and Wilmington, North Carolina have been closed by Made By the Water, the portfolio company of family office Wiregrass Equity Partners, according to reports.
More than 55 million oz. of beer, wine, ready-to-drink (RTD) cocktails and more were served from iPourIt self-serve walls in 2022, according to the beverage technology company’s “Annual Pour Report.”
Reactions to Japanese beer giant Sapporo’s decision to cease operations at Anchor Brewing and liquidate the business continue to roll in. The voice of the San Francisco craft brewery’s workforce is just beginning to be heard.
Sometimes it’s better to be right than to be early. Before the no/low alcohol category grew into a $11 billion business, Haus, a low-ABV Sonoma-based aperitif brand launched to much buzz in 2019.
Skagit Valley Malting has permanently closed and is expected to file for Chapter 7 bankruptcy liquidation, a now-former employee confirmed to Brewbound.
As the summer selling season takes hold, Dogfish Head is releasing a trio of offerings in its strongest markets, including one that will stick around year-round. Co-founder Sam Calagione shared details of Dogfish Head’s solo releases with Brewbound, joined by Talea Beer Co. founders LeAnn Darland and Tara Hankinson to discuss the second year of the trio’s ongoing bodega-inspired collaboration.
Fans of Manhattan-based Torch & Crown Brewing have two new places to drink Almost Famous IPA and Tenement Pilsner, whether they’re spending summer in the city or at the beach. Torch & Crown has kicked off seasonal residences at Union Square Pavilion in Union Square Park and at Dive Bar Pizza on the easternmost point of Long Island.
This week’s Brewbound Podcast rebroadcasts two Brew Talks conversations from the 2023 Craft Brewers Conference. The first is an introduction to the National Black Brewers Association, a newly formed trade group. Then, three brewery leaders share their experiences with expanding their taproom presences in out-of-state markets.
Stone Brewing must pay past rent on the brewpub it shuttered in Napa, California, in October 2021, according to a court ruling. Tilray-owned SweetWater Brewing will open two new branded bars at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in its hometown of Atlanta.
On the same day Founders Brewing announced it had permanently closed its Detroit location, a former employee filed a lawsuit against the company claiming the taproom’s work environment was “so objectively racially hostile that she had no choice but to resign.”
