Craft beer industry news.
After 18 months of learning about the U.S. bev-alc market, California-based hard kombucha brand Mate Maker is ready to expand its portfolio and its distribution, and wants consumers to come along for the ride.
21Seeds co-founder Kat Hantas discusses how going after moms was a key to success, why they took an unusual route-to-market for tequila, and what brands should be prepared for if they’re acquired. Answers have been edited for clarity and length.
The Brewers Association (BA) has restructured its leadership team and eliminated six positions, the trade organization representing small and independent craft breweries announced Thursday afternoon.
Dennis Peek, the CEO of Heineken-owned Lagunitas Brewing Company, will end his term leading the craft brewery at the end of 2024, the company announced Thursday. Peek ascended to the top job at the Petaluma, California-headquartered brewery in February 2020, just weeks before the COVID-19 pandemic forced the closure of the on-premise channel and upended the craft beer industry.
More than three decades after launching with amber ales, Kirin-owned New Belgium Brewing’s and Bell’s Brewery’s portfolios look a little different, in very intentional moves to stay relevant with the rapidly changing bev-alc market, according to CEO Shaun Belongie.
In the final installment of 2024, 3 Tier consultant Danelle Kosmal shares a trio of insights on industry growth, with NIQ off-premise data through November 2. Hot topics include Halloween spending, craft light beer and seasonals, spirits-based ready-to-drink cocktails (RTDs) and more.
Upper Hand Brewery, opened by Bell’s Brewery founder Larry Bell in 2014, is about to change hands. Kirin-owned New Belgium acquired Escanaba, Michigan-based Upper Hand when it merged with Bell’s in 2021.
Stout Collective founder and CEO Matt Tanaka walks us through expected design trends for 2025, including why he believes mascots and maximalism will be a feature of beer labels in the new year.
Kirin-owned New Belgium Brewing and Bell’s Brewery both built their foundations on amber ales. More than three decades later, their portfolios look a little different, in very intentional moves to stay relevant with the rapidly changing bev-alc market, CEO Shaun Belongie shared during Beer Marketer’s Insights’ seminar, held this week in New York City.
In a continuation of last month’s trends, 15 of the top 25 beer category vendors have recorded dollar sales and volume declines year-to-date (YTD) through November 3, according to market research firm Circana.
If you’re looking for Guy Fieri and Sammy Hagar’s Santo Tequila, you might be out of luck thanks to an Oceans 13-level heist that disappeared two truckloads of tequila last week. If only it were George Clooney’s Casamigos, then this would be one meta story.
Each year, the Brewbound Awards are presented to honor the most influential and impactful companies, brands, people, products, ideas and trends from across the beer industry landscape. Brewbound is proud to announce the nominees for its 2024 Awards.
Folks, we’re getting pretty close to GOOSE ISLAND’s annual Bourbon County release! Gotta say, it’s nice to still have one of craft’s few remaining annual traditions left here at the end of 2024, even though I’m pretty sure Justin and I couldn’t finish one bottle between the two of us at this point. In a whole weekend.
Could craft off-premise scan data be beginning to turn the corner as the calendar heads toward the holidays? In the four-week period ending November 3 (L4W), craft dollar sales declined -1.9% year-over-year (YoY) and volume (case sales) declined -3.4% in multi-outlet grocery, mass retail and convenience stores (MULO+C), according to the most recent report from market research firm Circana.
