INSIDER’S Week in Beer: 💂How to Say Craft in a British Accent
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?)
Maui Parent Company Spins Modern Times Off into Strategic Partnerships
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 To Acquire GHOST, Move Energy Drink to Own Distribution Network
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.
Brewbound Podcast: Chula Vista Founder Tim Parker on How Meditation Can Improve Your Business
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.
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Circana: Craft Losses Soften Again; New Belgium Leading Declines in Top 30 Craft
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.
Georgetown Brewing Acquires Timber City Ginger Beer
Georgetown Brewing has acquired Timber City Ginger, a fellow Seattle-based ginger beer maker, the brewery announced today. Ten-year-old Timber City’s portfolio includes both non-alcoholic (NA) and hard ginger beer, both of which Georgetown plans to continue producing.
Massachusetts’ Dorchester Brewing to Focus on Own Brand as it Ceases Contract Brewing; Planned Aeronaut Merger Paused
Boston-based Dorchester Brewing is wrapping up its contract brewing business, the company announced last week. The brewery opened in Boston’s Dorchester neighborhood in 2016 with a dual business model of contract production and brewing under its own brand for distribution and taproom service.
NA Beer Brand Best Day Brewing Secures $12.5M Investment
Non-alcoholic (NA) beer brand Best Day Brewing has added another $12.5 million in investment as part of a Series B round, bringing its total fundraising to $22.5 million this year.
Early Registration Pricing Ends this Friday (10/25) for Brewbound Live 2024
Early registration pricing expires this Friday, October 25, for Brewbound Live Winter 2024, taking place on December 11 + 12 in Marina del Rey, CA. Register now and save $100 per registration.
INSIDER’S Week in Beer: 🏈 Bud Light Drafts a New QB
Sorry, Travis Kelce, there’s a new football player in town … or at least there is for BUD LIGHT (then again, buying your own craft brewery certainly raises some issues there). Thus, Tampa Bay QB Baker Mayfield is the brand new addition to the BL athlete spokesperson lineup, although, gotta say – this creative could use some work IMO (his PROGRESSIVE ads were far better).
Goldman Sachs: Beer Q3 C-Store Sales Trends ‘Relatively Stable’; Constellation and Molson Coors Lead Growth
Beer trends remained “relatively stable” in the convenience channel in Q3, according to Goldman Sachs analyst Bonnie Herzog in the latest BevBytes report. Goldman Sachs surveyed retailers representing 28,000 locations, or 19% of total c-stores. Respondents reported +3% year-over-year (YoY) sales growth for beer in Q3.
A Round With … Gulf Stream Brewing’s Sharee Eriks
Gulf Stream Brewing Company is in the midst of its biggest year yet. Co-founder Sharee Eriks discusses how getting a major grocery chain placement has affected business, what the brewery is doing to keep up with demand and what it’s doing to build awareness in Brewbound’s A Round With Q&A.
Boulevard’s Quirk Hard Seltzer Entering Hard Tea in 2025
Duvel USA-owned Boulevard’s beyond beer offshoot Quirk is tea-ing up a 2025 innovation slate that touches on hot trends in the fourth category. Quirk Hard Tea (4% ABV) will roll out in early 2025 with a standalone lemonade tea offering and a variety pack, executives announced to wholesalers during Duvel USA’s virtual wholesaler summit last week.
Heineken USA 2025 Plan: Core Focus, Millions of 0.0 Samples, New Dos Equis Campaign Teased
Heineken USA (HUSA) CEO Maggie Timoney offered a spoiler at the start of the company’s national sales meeting: Don’t expect new products for 2025.