Beer Industry News, Insights, Jobs, & Events

The founders of Mission Craft Cocktails, the Southern California brand built on bar-strength bottled cocktails made with premium ingredients, see their company as a David in a segment of Goliaths. In their sling: a bet on economies of scale, format innovation and a purpose-driven brand.

Members of the American Cider Association (ACA) elected two new and four returning representatives to the trade group’s board of directors last month.

Tilray Brands will acquire several assets from BrewDog’s U.S. business, including its Ohio production facility and remaining pubs, the company announced this morning.

U.S. brewers shipped nearly 1 million fewer barrels year-over-year (YoY) in January 2026, according to domestic tax paid shipment data shared by the Beer Institute. Shipments topped 9.6 million barrels in January, a 995,677-barrel decline from the nearly 10.6 million barrels shipped at the start of 2025.

The Michael James Jackson Foundation (MJF) has helped more than 70 industry members further their education and technical skills in brewing and distilling, according to the nonprofit’s annual impact report, released this month.

NA beer is now on the list, with a new crop of celebrities joining Tom Holland, Charlie Sheen and John Mulaney – although I’m trying to figure out why no one brought a beer for Mike Meldman.

Forty-six-percent of consumers who plan to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day (March 17) this year, will purchase beverage-alcohol for the occasion, according to consumer research firm Numerator.

Check out news items initially reported in the Brewbound Insider Newsletter March 12-13, including headlines from Lone River Ranch Water, Brewdog, Molson Coors and more.

“Focus” has been one of the buzziest words for craft breweries over the last 2+ years: focus within portfolios; focus across distribution networks; focus in annual planning and innovation launches, etc.

Club West, the Charlotte, North Carolina-based craft brewery formerly known as Sycamore Brewing, is in the process of being sold and will reopen this weekend, according to multiple reports published Thursday.

Hurray’s Girl Beer will soon have many more Connors to reject. Fans of the tongue-in-cheek, flavored-beer brand know that Connors are inexplicably persona non grata, and – thanks to a $5 million fundraise – Girl Beer is set to expand that messaging and its beer into the Midwest and Southeast, according to a press release.

The ready-to-drink (RTD) margarita is outpacing some of the industry’s hottest new RTD segments, with high ABV and spirit-based versions picking up steam, according to a new report from Bump Williams.

One consistent trend through the first two months of 2026 has been the strength of ready-to-drink cocktails (RTDs).

Two months into her role as president of Portland, Maine-based Oxbow Brewing Company, Bri Warner is finding her groove and taking on more of the hands-on, day-to-day operations. The leadership transition allows founder Tim Adams to spend more time evangelizing for Oxbow and Rising Tide, which the company acquired in early 2025.