Mighty Swell CEO Jeana Harrington is feeling good about the future of the hard seltzer brand under new ownership. The July 28 acquisition of Mighty Swell Spiked Seltzer by a family-owned, global fruit and flavor company ended an admittedly “rough” period in which the company lacked funding to produce its products for the summer selling period.

The craft brewery that led the Black is Beautiful charitable beer initiative is seeking a new equity partner to buy out one of its co-founders and take a majority stake in the business. Weathered Souls Brewing Company co-founder Mike Holt is seeking an exit from the San Antonio craft brewery that he helped found with Marcus Baskerville in 2016.

Asheville, North Carolina-based Green Man Brewing and Boone-based Appalachian Mountain Brewery’s (AMB) announced a joint venture today in which Green Man will produce AMB’s beers for distribution.

As the college football season officially kicks off, Exile Brewing’s Swarm golden ale – a beer collaboration with the Swarm Collective, a 501(c)3 non-profit that supports University of Iowa athletes via name, image and likeness opportunities (NIL) – has sold 20,000 cases in its first two months in market.

Brewbound recently caught up with Dogfish Head co-founder Sam Calagione on the brewery’s 2023 performance and fall beer programming.

Firestone Walker leadership shared their vision for 2024 with their wholesaler partners while also providing a business update of 2023 so far. The lion’s share of the meeting with its distributor partners was centered around the Paso Robles, California-headquartered craft brewery’s top brand, 805.

Austin, Texas-based hard seltzer brand Mighty Swell has been acquired by Lemonati LLC, according to a press release from buy-side advisory firm Houlihan Lokey.

Seven California beer and beverage distributors have formed an alliance to provide a nearly statewide network to suppliers under the California Beverage Solution banner. The founding seven distributors include six independent Anheuser-Busch distributors, along with one of the largest craft-focused distributors in the country.

This week’s Brewbound Podcast features a replay of the Brew Talks Boston three-tier reality check conversation with Dogfish Head’s Sam Calagione, Total Wine & More’s Andrea Starr, Burke Distributing’s Kristen Burke and Bump Williams Consulting’s Dave Williams.

Non-alcoholic beer brand Best Day Brewing is chasing a Year 2 milestone, producing between 15,000 and 20,000 barrels of beer, founder and CEO Tate Huffard told Brewbound.

Sierra Nevada leadership shared highlights of its year so far, revealed its sales and marketing strategy for 2024 and provided an update on its Can Do Innovation Center during last week’s meeting with wholesalers.

Sierra Nevada shared its 2024 brand plans today with wholesalers. The slate of new products will include new hazy and imperial IPAs, non-alcoholic beers and hop waters, and offerings for day drinking occasions.

Groups of potential buyers have begun reaching out to Craft Beer Cellar founders Kate Baker and Suzanne Schalow about purchasing their Belmont, Massachusetts-based bottle shop and Trinktisch European Food Hall since they announced plans to sell last week.

The next Dunkin’ alcoholic beverage releases from Harpoon parent company Mass Bay Brewing will be Dunkin’ Spiked Iced Coffee and Dunkin’ Spiked Iced Tea.