Beer Industry News, Insights, Jobs, & Events

Cutwater, Anheuser-Busch InBev’s (A-B) spirits-based ready-to-drink cocktail (RTD) brand, was far and away the largest contributor to overall bev-alc growth in Q2, according to the latest monthly report from insights firm Bump Williams Consulting (BWC).

Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits (SGWS) will slash 1% of its workforce as it implements a more tech-heavy business model, the beverage-alcohol distributor announced Tuesday afternoon.

After a positive April, U.S. beer supply fell back in the red in May, according to the latest monthly report from the Beer Institute (BI).

Reyes announced Tuesday that Sazerac had selected the multistate distributor’s recently acquired RBG Spirits & Wine of Colorado branch as its new distribution partner.

This report examines the underlying trends shaping beverage performance through the first half of 2026, including category growth, market share shifts, channel performance, and product innovation.

The end of Deschutes Brewery’s partnership with Costco may have come as a surprise to the general public, but the Bend, Oregon-headquartered craft brewery and its key partners were planning for this “off-ramp moment,” CEO Peter Skrbek told Brewbound.

Philadelphia-based Top Dog Cocktails is putting $1.3 million behind a new joint venture with St. Croix-based Flamboyant Water to launch a four-flavor rum ready-to-drink (RTD) line across the Caribbean and select U.S. markets this fall.

Beverage-alcohol off-premise dollar sales plunged back into red in the week ending June 28, according to the latest weekly report from market research firm Circana.

The bev-alc industry is experiencing a bit of déjà vu heading into the second half of 2026, despite the year’s hot start, according to the latest monthly report from Bump Williams Consulting (BWC).

Soccer fans aren’t just upping their bev-alc intake this summer – they’re increasing how early in the week (and the day) they’re going out for a beverage, according to the latest report from on-premise insights firm BeerBoard.

Deschutes Brewery’s co-branded Kirkland Signature beers with Costco are being discontinued and expected to be out of the market later this year, according to a July 1 note to distributors from Peter Skrbek, CEO of the Bend, Oregon-headquartered craft brewery.

While U.K. football fans may have been cheering loudly at the amazing Harry Kane 2-goal performance in the ENGLAND vs. DR CONGO match this week, chances are U.K. pub owners were cheering louder.

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Trends improved for only five of the beer category’s 25 largest vendors between the year-to-date (YTD) and latest four-week (L4W) periods ending June 14, according to market research firm Circana.