Stowe, Vermont-based von Trapp Brewing will launch refreshed branding in the first quarter of 2024, including a reimagining of its ibex logo and updated packaging. The new look packaging will begin shipping to distributors in February and is expected to be on shelves throughout von Trapp’s 13-state footprint by the end of March.
Data conversations around beer in 2023 have set off many alarm bells around the category’s health and place in a changing and blurring bev-alc world. But there may be a slight turning of the tide – or rather, more context that’ll ease industry members’ nerves – according to Bump Williams in his monthly update for… Read more »
Lafayette, Colorado-headquartered Westbound & Down (W&D) has acquired Aspen Brewing and Capitol Creek Brewery from High Country Brewing LLC. The deal, which closed December 1, includes Aspen’s 7,000-barrel capacity production facility and both breweries’ brewpubs.
Wholesalers’ beer ordering entered expansion territory in November after four months of contraction, indicating “a more neutral stance for the industry,” according to the National Beer Wholesalers Association’s (NBWA) latest Beer Purchasers’ Index (BPI). The BPI’s November reading for total beer was 51, a three-point month-over-month (MoM) increase from October’s reading of 48. A reading greater than 50 indicates expansion, while less than 50 indicates contraction.
New Jersey craft brewers are reeling after Gov. Phil Murphy’s conditional veto of a unanimously passed bill that would reform the Garden State’s restrictive conditions for sales and operations at craft brewery taprooms.
Garage Beer’s new owner, Andy Sauer, and VP of marketing, Corey Smale, join the Brewbound team to discuss taking over the craft lager brand following a deal with Kentucky’s Braxton Brewing earlier this year.
Boston Beer Company is adding another non-alcoholic (NA) brand to its portfolio, expanding a ready-to-drink (RTD) offering and discontinuing another.
Craft Vermont is being sold to Farrell Distributing (a Molson Coors distributor) and Baker Distributing (an Anheuser-Busch house), in a transaction expected to close in February, according to Beer Marketer’s Insights.
On-premise sales velocity has been inconsistent of late, with week-over-week (WoW) growth of +8% in the week ending November 11, followed by a -4% decline in the latest week (ending November 18), according to CGA, a NIQ-powered on-premise market research firm.
Pernod Ricard announced new leadership today for its North America business. Conor McQuaid, will take the helm as CEO of Pernod Ricard North America at the start of the new year.
Huntersville, North Carolina-based D9 Brewing, its co-founders and its parent company Community Brewing Ventures are facing a lawsuit filed by SouthState Bank, National Association, which claims the defendants have breached their contract with the bank.
Molson Coors chief commercial officer Michelle St. Jacques announced a series of leadership moves in an all employee email sent today, along with the creation of the Americas Commercial Accelerator, which will be focused on driving “capability building across all geographies and categories.”
This year’s Thanksgiving Eve (November 22) was a bit lackluster for beer, with Drinksgiving/Blackout Wednesday draft volume down -2.5% year-over-year (YoY), according to BeerBoard, an on-premise market research firm.
Boston Beer Company executives made “inactionable statement[s] of corporate optimism” about sales of Truly Hard Seltzer during its Q1 and Q2 earnings calls in 2021, negating a lawsuit and subsequent appeal filed by investors who alleged the company misled them about the brand and company’s performance. A panel of three Second Circuit judges upheld the… Read more »
