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Bell’s Brewery fans across the country can now stay in the Oberon spirit through the colder months, with Oberon Eclipse, a nationally distributed fall and winter seasonal.

Distributors noticed stronger beer trends this summer versus last summer, “despite headline concerns over the slowing category and ongoing Bud Light pressures,” Goldman Sachs analysts reported in the company’s latest Bev Bytes Beer Distributor Survey.

Vermont’s Lost Nation Brewing is at a crossroads. The business is seeking a new equity partner to buy out one of its co-founders or a complete turnkey sale of the brewery. Both options remain on the table.

Bacardi Limited has jumped fully into the mezcal game and acquired Ilegal Mezcal, the company announced today.

Beyond beer has been a key growth driver for bev-alc companies, and it’s the beer category’s battle to win, according to Boston Beer Company founder Jim Koch.

Brooklyn Brewery has taken a minority stake in Boulder, Colorado-based non-alcoholic (NA) hop tea maker Hoplark as part of a Series A funding round, the two companies announced today.

Molson Coors Beverage Company’s faith in Dwayne Johnson-backed energy drink brand ZOA is rock solid.

Non-alcohol spirits, wine and beer now have a market value exceeding half a billion dollars in off-premise channels, according to a new NIQ report on the category.

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.

Domestic tax paid shipments for July were down -8.4% versus July 2022, to 12.8 million barrels, according to the Beer Institute (BI) in its latest round of economic reports.

Mighty Swell CEO Jeana Harrington is feeling good about the future of the hard seltzer brand under new ownership. The July 28 acquisition of Mighty Swell Spiked Seltzer by a family-owned, global fruit and flavor company ended an admittedly “rough” period in which the company lacked funding to produce its products for the summer selling period.

A month after Molson Coors’ sunny Q2 earnings call with investors, CEO Gavin Hattersley gave an update on continued positive trends at the Barclays Global Consumer Staples Conference.

Before the Great American Beer Festival, Brewbound’s Brew Talks meetup in Denver will explore draft beer trends in Colorado, one of the most mature craft beer markets in the U.S.

The Brewers Association (BA) is urging breweries to submit any federal approval requests or applications ASAP over concerns of a government shutdown.