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Ryan Burk Joins Blake’s Beverage as VP of Quality & Innovation

Ryan Burk Joins Blake’s Beverage as VP of Quality & Innovation

Former Angry Orchard head cider maker Ryan Burk has joined Blake’s Beverage Company as VP of quality and innovation. Burk has been advising Blake’s and its portfolio of brands – Blake’s Hard Cider, Austin Eastciders and AVID Cider Co. – for a couple years, including through the launch of its most recent innovations.

Allagash Launches First Adult Non-Alc Offering with Hop Water

Allagash Launches First Adult Non-Alc Offering with Hop Water

Allagash Brewing is launching its first non-alcoholic (NA) offering this week with the release of Allagash Hop Water. Hop Water will exclusively be sold in 12 oz. can 6-packs at the brewery’s tasting room in Portland, Maine, starting later this week.

Bump Williams Consulting: FMB, Spirits-Based RTD Volume Gains Slowing; Imports Remain ‘Beacon of Consistent Volume’ Growth

Bump Williams Consulting: FMB, Spirits-Based RTD Volume Gains Slowing; Imports Remain ‘Beacon of Consistent Volume’ Growth

The once-booming flavored malt beverage (FMB) segment is “showing some concerning declarations over recent weeks,” Bump Williams Consulting (BWC) founder Bump Williams noted in a recent report. FMB volume gains dropped by half – from +2.2%, to +1.1% – from the four-week period to the one-week period ending May 18, according to NIQ retail measurement data cited by BWC.

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Molson Coors Takes Majority Stake in ZOA Energy

Molson Coors Takes Majority Stake in ZOA Energy

Molson Coors has acquired a majority stake in energy drink brand ZOA in a $53 million cash transaction, expanding its growing non-alcoholic beyond beer portfolio and adding to rising M&A interest across the energy space.

Boston Beer Continues to Invest in Hard Tea as Truly Sinks Lower; Analysts Express Concern

Boston Beer Continues to Invest in Hard Tea as Truly Sinks Lower; Analysts Express Concern

Boston Beer Company’s Q3 financials were described by one analyst, Bernstein’s Nadine Sarwat, as “a messy set of results.” The company’s portfolio – including Samuel Adams, Dogfish Head, Truly Hard Seltzer, Angry Orchard, Sun Cruiser and Hard MTN Dew – reported a -1.9% year-over-year (YoY) decline in shipments (sales to wholesalers) and -3% decline in depletions (sales to retailers) in the quarter.

Oskar Blues Rolling Out Dale’s Easy IPA and Designated Dale’s NA Pils

Oskar Blues Rolling Out Dale’s Easy IPA and Designated Dale’s NA Pils

Monster-owned Oskar Blues is taking it easy for its 2025 innovation slate. The brewery’s two newest offerings are Dale’s Easy IPA (4.9% ABV) and Designated Dale’s NA Pils, the brand’s first-ever non-alcoholic (NA) beer. Both are rolling out this month, and mark a continuation of Oskar Blues’ transformation of Dale’s into a brand family. “After… Read more »

Boulevard’s Quirk Hard Seltzer Entering Hard Tea in 2025

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.

Tom Holland, Industry Vets Team up to Launch Bero Non-Alcoholic Beer

Tom Holland, Industry Vets Team up to Launch Bero Non-Alcoholic Beer

Hollywood star Tom Holland’s new non-alcoholic (NA) beer brand Bero debuts today with three styles, backed by consumer product-centric investment firm Imaginary Ventures and led by CEO John Herman, an energy drink veteran with 20 years of experience.

Jim Koch: Beyond Beer Provides ‘Another Ocean’ for Craft Brewery Innovation

Jim Koch: Beyond Beer Provides ‘Another Ocean’ for Craft Brewery Innovation

The “diversification” of craft brewery portfolios with beyond beer products “is a good thing,” according to American Homebrewers Association (AHA) executive director Julia Herz, who kicked off Boston Beer Company’s annual media brunch in Denver last week during the Great American Beer Festival (GABF).

How Adult NA Retailers Keep Customers Coming Back

How Adult NA Retailers Keep Customers Coming Back

As Sober October kicks into gear, adult non-alcoholic (ANA) beverages are expected to have another strong month. But that popularity has shifted the competitive retail landscape as bigger players enter the space and price-conscious consumers hold back on expensive purchases.