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🎶 A Round With Rhythm Brewing’s Alisa Bowens-Mercado

🎶 A Round With Rhythm Brewing’s Alisa Bowens-Mercado

Alisa Bowens-Mercado is on a mission to make Rhythm Brewing the first nationally distributed beer brand owned by a woman of color. She discusses that goal and all the stops along the way, including a pop-up summer beer garden in the brewery’s hometown of New Haven, Connecticut, and ready-to-drink espresso martinis.

🍦INSIDER’S Week in Beer: Anchor Steam, Saved by Yogurt

🍦INSIDER’S Week in Beer: Anchor Steam, Saved by Yogurt

Everyone, meet MAS+! No, it’s not a new streaming service that we don’t need . . . rather, it’s a new “hydration product” that we don’t need. Yes, that’s the name that Lionel Messi and the folks at MARK ANTHONY chose for his forthcoming beverage, which translates to “More Plus” by Messi.

Brewbound Podcast: Craft Beer Production Data Christmas Arrives

Brewbound Podcast: Craft Beer Production Data Christmas Arrives

The 2023 craft brewery production data is officially in. Justin, Zoe and weekend newsletter writer Sean McNutly dive into the high-level data points and sift through some of the surprises in the numbers. Plus, an interview with Brewjeria co-founder Agustin Ruelas and Norwalk Brew House founder Ray Ricky Rivera on the Los Farmworkers collab.

✨ How to Beat a ‘Stuffy Old Brewery’ Reputation

✨ How to Beat a ‘Stuffy Old Brewery’ Reputation

In this issue: Saint Arnold Brewing Celebrates 30 Years; Fort Worth Teamsters Vote to Ratify Contract; Albertsons Execs Allegedly Deleted Texts; The Toll of Burnout and Craft’s Barriers to Entry; Sapporo-Stone’s $60 Million Expansion Plan; The Best Beer, According to TikTok.

🚨 Gallo Invests in Montucky Cold Snacks

🚨 Gallo Invests in Montucky Cold Snacks

In this issue: Gallo Makes ‘Strategic Investment’ in Montucky; Waterbird Acquired by Gallo in April; Jim Koch: Boston Beer’s Credibility Problem; Timnath Beerwerks to Acquire Snowbank; Jefferies: Boston Beer a ‘Buy’; and Loverboy Available Nationwide with Walmart.

🎶 INSIDER’S Week in Beer: This Spotify Ad is For You

🎶 INSIDER’S Week in Beer: This Spotify Ad is For You

While it may be all the rage to give shout-outs to Applebee’s in songs these days, there are apparently more than 500 songs out there with lyrical references to good ‘ol BUD (maybe not so much with BUD LIGHT in 2024, at least in a certain genre of music).

👨‍💼 Great Lakes CEO Mark King Resigns

👨‍💼 Great Lakes CEO Mark King Resigns

Brewbound Insider newsletter: Great Lakes’ leadership shakeup; A-B’s U.S. shipments and depletions decline double digits; Lead Dog Brewing founder buys back brewery; Goose Island’s Salt Shed location opens; and Boulevard hits the Jackpot with Tank 7.

Brewbound Podcast On Location CBC Conversations with Breeze Galindo and Pam Brulotte

Brewbound Podcast On Location CBC Conversations with Breeze Galindo and Pam Brulotte

The first round of interviews from the Brewbound Podcast On Location at the Craft Brewers Conference (CBC) in Las Vegas are here. Breeze Galindo, the director of operations on the Michael J Jackson Foundation for Brewing and Distilling, discusses the foundation’s work. Then, Icicle Brewing owner Pam Brulotte chats about her journey into the brewing industry.