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Austin Beerworks has purchased 64 acres of land in Austin, Texas, which will be the future home of “Austin Beerworks’ world headquarters,” the company announced last month.
Draft sales on the night before Thanksgiving declined -17.1% compared to the same day in 2021, on-premise data firm BeerBoard reported. Drizly reported that ready-to-drink canned cocktails increased sales nearly +40% on the e-commerce alcohol delivery platform this Thanksgiving weekend compared to the holiday in 2021.
Great Notion Brewing will open its first California taproom this year, taking over the former Sierra Nevada Torpedo Room in Berkeley, California. The move comes as the Portland, Oregon-headquartered craft brewery shifts its focus to own-premise growth, as direct-to-consumer (DTC) sales have trailed off.
San Francisco-based Cellarmaker Brewing Company has acquired The Rare Barrel and its facility in Berkeley, California. Two days before the 2022 FIFA World Cup is scheduled to kick off in Qatar, the country has said it will not allow beer sales at the event, walking back previous expectations, The New York Times reported.
Asheville-based brewery DSSOLVR is thrilled to announce its second taproom, opening in downtown Durham, North Carolina in 2023. The Atlas Building on Rigsbee Ave will be home to DSSOLVR’s first taproom outside of Asheville, with plans to begin construction on the 2,500 square foot space in early 2023 and a projected opening date later in the year.
The Brooklyn Brewery’s search for a long-term home is finally over. The 34-year-old New York brewery announced today that it will anchor the Greenpoint-Williamsburg Industrial Business Zone real estate development, with plans to open in the space in summer 2024.
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) for beer away from home increased +7% in October 2022 compared to October 2021, the largest price increase ever recorded for the category, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).
Leisuretown, Modern Times’ Anaheim, California-based taproom, complete with a swimming pool, has closed, Brewbound has confirmed.
Data from beer-centric social media platform Untappd, which tracks where and when users drink beer, shows that traffic at brewery taprooms has recovered to 117% of January 2019 levels.
San Francisco-based Seven Stills Brewery & Distillery closed for good on Sunday, October 30, CEO Tim Obert announced via email last week.
Regulators from the federal agencies that oversee taxation and alcohol regulation raided the Union City, California, offices of Southern Glazer’s Wine and Spirits yesterday, according to the San Francisco Chronicle.
San Diego-based JuneShine – a hard kombucha and ready-to-drink canned cocktail (RTD) maker – is on track to produce more than one million cases (about 72,580 barrels) in 2022.
Boston-based Trillium Brewing Company is consolidating its production in Massachusetts and offering its original Canton facility as a turnkey operation.
U.S. grocery chain giants Kroger and Albertsons are involved in merger discussions, which would create the largest supermarket chain in the U.S., Reuters reported.
