This December 11 + 12, Brewbound Live returns to Marina del Rey, CA, offering beer and beverage alcohol companies a unique opportunity to engage in One-to-One meetings with top industry leaders including retailers, distributors, and wholesalers.

Maui Brewing co-founder and CEO Garrett Marrero believes he’s found the people to lead the Modern Times Beer brand into its next chapter.

Nearly one-quarter of consumers plan to purchase boo-ze for their Halloween celebrations, according to market research firm Numerator. For 23% of holiday survey respondents, beverage-alcohol products are on the list for their spooky season soirees, which is nearly double the rate of those who plan to buy non-alcoholic drinks (12%). Beer is the most popular… Read more »

Don’t miss your chance to submit nominations for Brewbound’s 2024 Awards. The deadline is this Friday, November 1st.

Apparently the U.K. beer scene saw MILLER LITE’s revival of Less Filling, Tastes Great and said, ‘Hey let’s do that for craft beer!’ Yes, the great BA independent seal debate of 2018 (which seems like it might as well have happened in 1998) has reared its head across the pond in 2024. (Wait, I thought they were supposed to be 5+ hours ahead of us?)

Spotted: Nate Archibald with a new job and a hard tea in his hand. Actor Chace Crawford has joined hard tea and kombucha maker Jiant as chief creative officer and part-owner. Crawford is best known for his TV roles on Gossip Girl (Nate Archibald) and The Boys (Kevin Moskowitz/The Deep).

Boston Beer Company’s Q3 financials were described by one analyst, Bernstein’s Nadine Sarwat, as “a messy set of results.” The company’s portfolio – including Samuel Adams, Dogfish Head, Truly Hard Seltzer, Angry Orchard, Sun Cruiser and Hard MTN Dew – reported a -1.9% year-over-year (YoY) decline in shipments (sales to wholesalers) and -3% decline in depletions (sales to retailers) in the quarter.

It’s hard to find someone with a more meteoric rise in craft beer than Rafael D’Armas. In about three years, he went from a production intern to graduating from the World Brewing Academy’s master brewer program. Now a brewer at New York City’s KCBC and a board member of the Michael James Jackson Foundation for Brewing and Distilling (MJF), Rafael shares his thoughts on the evolving craft beer world.

Boston Beer Company eked out a year-over-year (YoY) increase in revenue in Q3, despite another quarter of contracting shipments and depletions, and several impairment charges for its craft brands.

Monster-owned Oskar Blues is taking it easy for its 2025 innovation slate. The brewery’s two newest offerings are Dale’s Easy IPA (4.9% ABV) and Designated Dale’s NA Pils, the brand’s first-ever non-alcoholic (NA) beer. Both are rolling out this month, and mark a continuation of Oskar Blues’ transformation of Dale’s into a brand family. “After… Read more »

Craft ‘Ohana announced a pair of “strategic partnerships” for the future of the Modern Times Beer brand and hospitality business that will see the Hawaii-headquartered company step back from the daily operations to “focus and double down” on growing Maui Brewing.

Keurig Dr Pepper has agreed terms to acquire energy drink and sports nutrition business GHOST, bringing one of the category’s fastest growing brands into its expanding energy portfolio.

Chula Vista Brewery co-founder Tim Parker shares how meditation, mindfulness and taking care of your mental health can help your business on the latest edition of the Brewbound Podcast.

Craft declines continue to soften in off-premise scans, according to market research firm Circana. Craft dollar sales in Circana-tracked off-premise channels (multi-outlet + convenience) declined -3.6% and volume -5.4% year-over-year (YoY) in the four-week period ending October 6.