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Rising gas prices may be bad for consumers’ wallets, but increased costs and their impact on shopping habits may actually be good for the beer industry, according to National Beer Wholesalers Association (NBWA) chief economist and VP of analytics Lester Jones.
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 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.
As residents of southwest Florida begin to grapple with the effects of Hurricane Ian, Clearwater-based Big Storm Brewing will fill water jugs and open some of its taprooms as supply drop-off points for people in need.
Westbrook, Maine-based Mast Landing Brewing Co. will open a new tasting room in South Portland by the end of the year, the company announced last week.
Despite inflationary pressures, more than three-quarters of consumers (76%) are still visiting bars and restaurants more than or as often as usual, according to market research firm CGA.
Pilot Project, a Chicago-based brewery incubator, has closed a $8 million seed round, led by the Chicago investment group InvestBev.
On-premise sales over Labor Day weekend received “an uplift in velocity” on Sunday (+16%) and Monday (+54%) compared to the previous week, NielsenIQ’s on-premise tracking arm, CGA, reported today.
A little more than two years after announcing it would open, Boston Beer’s Dogfish Head taproom in Miami will shut its doors on November 5 due to “marketplace factors beyond our control,” according to an internal memo.
