Highland Brewing owner and CEO Leah Wong Ashburn provides an update on how Asheville, one of the country’s great craft beer cities, is recovering in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene.
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Before hazy IPAs became a national phenomenon, the style originated in New England. Now, the style accounts for 9% of all craft beer sold in off-premise retailers. What is next for the hazy IPA?
Bell’s Brewery EVP Carrie Yunker, Rogue Ales & Spirits president Steven Garrett, CANarchy chief commercial officer Chris Russell and Lawson’s Finest Liquids CEO Adeline Druart explore brand building strategies, how to leverage brand equity of longstanding flagships, considerations for creating brand families and how to create a halo effect across your portfolio.
Flavor continues to be a priority for consumers and a driving force for innovation. But where does that innovation inspiration come from? Molson Coors director of marketing innovation Amanda DeVore, Liquid Death SVP of marketing Dan Murphy, WeldWerks head brewer Skip Schwartz and Hella Cocktail Co. co-founder and CEO Eddie Simeón discuss where they discover the next flavor trends, and how the best inspo is often in places outside of bev-alc.
The Brew Talks panel discussion features Dave Williams of Bump Williams Consulting, Sam Calagione, co-founder of Dogfish Head, Kristen Burke from Burke Distributing, and Andrea Starr, the Director of Beer Merchandising at Total Wine & More.
From Generation Z to the silver tsunami, keeping up with consumers and their rapidly changing drinking habits isn’t easy. We try to break the mystique with a presentation by NIQ beverage alcohol vertical director of thought leadership Kaleigh Theriault and 3 Tier Beverages analytics and client success consultant Stephanie Roatis.
Monster Energy is “all-in on alcohol” and “thinks it could be big for them by 2025,” according to Goldman Sachs equity analyst Bonnie Herzog’s report from the National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS) trade show. The energy drink maker, which entered beverage-alcohol with the acquisition of CANarchy in January 2022, displayed its forthcoming hard tea, Nasty Beast Hardcore Tea during the show, Herzog wrote.
The University of Southern California (USC) Athletics, announces the debut of its first-ever official craft beer, Stone Fight On! Pale Ale. The beer is brewed by Stone Brewing, the Southern California-based brewery that has been trailblazing the craft beer category with a fierce commitment to quality and freshness for 27 years.
In 2017, the Chehalis Tribe, comprised of around 900 members living on just over 11 square miles of reservation in southwest Washington, decided to construct a community-owned restaurant, brewery and distillery. There was just one problem: distilling on tribal lands was illegal.
The South Carolina Brewers Guild, the trade organization representing the interests of the state’s 130 independent craft breweries, is excited to announce the return of its annual Conference and Trade Show on Feb. 28 and March 1, 2023.