Beer industry writer Josh Noel is leaving the Chicago Tribune to join Molson Coors as the Chicago-headquartered beverage company’s corporate communications manager.

Sterling, Virginia-based Beltway Brewing Company has ceased production and placed its brewery up for sale after operating for more than a decade.

Dogfish Head co-founder Sam Calagione shared the company’s early 2023 plans with Brewbound, including the transition of the quarterly Art Series to cans, the launch of a new core offering, the addition of another canned cocktail variety pack, and a new sponsorship deal that plays into the company’s lore.

On the heels of moving its portfolio of brands to beer wholesalers in Washington state and Colorado last August, Sazerac Company announced last week a major change to its route-to-market in several states.

The National Beer Wholesalers Association’s (NBWA) Beer Purchasers’ Index “recorded its lowest index reading” in December 2022, with a reading of 30, while the index for inventory “at-risk” of going out of code hit 51, which the trade group said “makes a very pessimistic outlook for January 2023.”

Danelle Kosmal, VP of research for the Beer Institute; Jon Berg, VP alcohol industry thought leadership at NielsenIQ; and Danny Brager from 3 Tier Beverages provided a reality check with context on the state of the beverage alcohol industry during the Brewbound Live business conference.

Maui Brewing co-founder Garrett Marrero and former Modern Times CEO Jennifer Briggs shared their experiences on the sale process of the San Diego craft brewery last month during the Brewbound Live business conference.

Fast-growing non-alcoholic beer maker Athletic Brewing Company will make its largest investment ever to support its “Give Dry a Try” campaign and boost the company during “Dry January.”

How is the chain game playing out in a (mostly) post-pandemic environment? Sales leaders from Firestone Walker and JuneShine and a leader of national accounts for Southern California wholesaler Scout Distribution shared their experiences during the Brewbound Live business conference in Santa Monica, California.

The vast majority of wholesalers (88%) are seeing drinkers in their markets trade down, or are expecting them to, according to a survey from financial services firm Jefferies. Monday Night Brewing is undergoing a full rebrand after more than 11 years.

We’re still a couple of weeks from the official start of Dry January — the month of abstinence from alcoholic beverages, for some — and we finally received an update from the now 1-year-old trade group the Adult Non-Alcoholic Beverage Association (ANBA).

It’s no surprise that Brewbound readers in 2022 sought out information on the year’s biggest craft brewery sale: the acquisition of Stone Brewing by Japanese brewing giant Sapporo. Brewery deals are always among the most-read stories on Brewbound. However, the sale wasn’t the only thing keeping the San Diego craft brewery in the news in 2022. We’ve rounded up the 10 most-read stories of 2022.

U.S. brewers have now shipped fewer barrels of beer in nine of 11 months this year, with the November 2022 domestic tax paid estimate down -4% compared to November 2021, according to the Beer Institute, citing the latest figures from the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau.

A judge has denied Anheuser-Busch InBev subsidiary Grupo Modelo’s bid for partial summary judgment in its trademark infringement lawsuit against Constellation Brands for the company’s use of the Corona trademark for hard seltzer.