Beer Industry News, Insights, Jobs, & Events

DoorDash is doubling down on grocery, announcing today a $17 billion agreement to acquire Instacart, combining two of the largest food delivery platforms and expanding their reach across retail and advertising.

Brewers Association (BA) board of directors chairman Fred Matt was re-elected for another term, alongside newcomers Jacob Landry and Lara Gray in the trade organization’s recent election.

Burlington’s Vermont Pub & Brewery (VPB) will close on November 14, three days after its 38th anniversary. The brewpub was Vermont’s first when it opened in 1988 and late founder Greg Noonan is considered an architect of the Green Mountain State’s formidable craft industry.

Reyes Beverage Group (RBG) has landed another major spirits supplier.

Why are so many ghouls chilling in the coldbox this year? Beer companies see an opportunity to carve a piece of Halloween for themselves.

Athletic Brewing’s partnership with NFL quarterback Drake Maye could be a case study in why authentic celebrity collaborations reap the greatest rewards.

Convenience retailers’ outlooks on the beer category have warmed up in Q3, according to the latest Beverage Bytes survey from Goldman Sachs. Respondents, who represent about 10% of the c-store channel (approximately 15,000 retailers), reported that they expect beer sales to increase 3% year-over-year (YoY) in the Q3 survey, up from +2% in Q1.

Almost one in five U.S. adults 21 and older drank non-alcoholic beer, wine, spirits, RTD cocktails, or THC-infused beverages in the past six months.

Despite persistent inflation, consumers are still looking for reasons to celebrate – and retailers across all channels are giving them permission.

FMBs continue to post off-premise declines YoY, losing shelf space and displays to spirits-based offerings, among other new entrants. However, several FMB brands have been able to buck the trend, as evident in market research firm Circana’s latest weekly scans report.

Republic National Distributing Company (RNDC) has settled with its unsecured creditors, clearing the path for its Chapter 11 liquidation. A judge has also signed off on sales of RNDC’s businesses in Alaska, Kentucky and Michigan.

Boston Beer has a full slate of innovations getting priority in 2027, but those brands remain relatively small in the company’s volume outlook next year compared to its core fourth category offerings, including Twisted Tea, Sun Cruiser and Truly Hard Seltzer.

Mark Anthony Brands conquered hard seltzer with White Claw. Can the company pull off a repeat in the fast-growing hard sports drink (vodka + ade) market?

This week’s beer goes out to bourbon-barrel-aged stout season (er, for you all – I’ll just take a whiff off the bottle as you pass it around and enjoy memories of 2018, thanks). I was really glad to see I’m not the only one with way too many BBA bomber relics of 2010s craft beer yore still sitting somewhere in the back of a closet, garage or a basement corner.