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San Diego’s Finest City Beverages Platform Grows with House of Mason Acquisition
A craft beverage platform is taking shape in San Diego. Latitude Brewing, the umbrella that includes Latitude 33 and Thorn Brewing, has acquired the House of Mason brand platform (Mason Aleworks, Eppig Brewing, Second Chance Beer Co., Castellum Ciders, Old Harbor Distilling and Swell Soda).
January BPI Shows Signs of Momentum Despite Persistent Contraction; Records Highest Reading Since July 2025
Beer ordering remained in contraction in January, but recorded a “significant bump” compared to December, according to National Beer Wholesalers Association (NBWA) in the first Beer Purchasers’ Index (BPI) of 2026.
Beverages Carved Out of Chicago Hemp-Derived THC Ban
Intoxicating hemp drinks are getting a lifeline in Chicago, despite the outlawing of other hemp-derived THC products.
IWSR: Alcohol Replacements and ‘Alcohol Adjacent’ Drinks Growing For Different Reasons
New data suggests that direct alcohol replacements (such as NA beer) and “alcohol adjacent drinks,” including hemp beverages or adaptogenic functional drinks, are growing for different reasons – and are not necessarily competing.
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Circle K to Expand Beer Offerings in 2026 … Led by Wine Cocktails?
Circle K stores will be “expanding beer” in 2026 – but what the convenience store chain considers “beer” includes products from all major bev-alc categories, Circle K lead category manager Bob Gulley shared Sunday during the Beer, Wine & Spirits Summit in Coronado, California.
Brewbound Podcast: How pFriem Family Brewers and New Trail Win the Home Games
How can craft brewers expect to win away games if they’re not winning at home? That’s the sports analogy pFriem Family Brewers co-founder and CEO Rudy Kellner used to describe the Hood River, Oregon-based brewery’s strategy when it comes to expanding its distribution footprint.
Press Clips: A-B CEO Scoffs at Hemp, BERO Gets New PE Money and Numerator Names the 2025 Fastest Growing Brands
Anheuser-Busch CEO Brendan Whitworth’s take on intoxicating hemp; non-alc Bero receives private equity investment; Otherlands Beer shares tariff impact; taproom closures; people moves; and more.
Numerator: Less Than Half of Dry January Abstainers Plan to Resume Drinking Alcohol
For some Dry January participants, the month of abstaining from alcohol is an annual tradition, but for others it spurs a lifestyle change, consumer research firm Numerator found in a recent survey of 500 U.S. consumers who planned to partake in the ritual.
Stateside Looks Beyond Surfside with 10% ABV Vodka Sodas and Super Lyte Vodka + Ade
On any given week, Stateside’s vodka-based, ready-to-drink (RTD) hard tea brand Surfside records $2 million in sales or more and triple-digit year-over-year (YoY) growth in Circana-tracked off-premise channels. Those sales represent only 20% of the RTD’s total depletions.
The ‘Total Destruction’ of Beer’s Pricing Model; Plus, Updates from Boston Beer, Good Boy Vodka & Constellation at the Beer, Wine & Spirits Summit
It may be time for beer to finally address its pricing issues. That was one of the main takeaways from Day 1 of the Beer, Wine and Spirits Summit Sunday, hosted by Beer Business Daily and Wine & Spirits Business Daily in Coronado, California.
Amidst RTD Competition, Patco Brands Leans on Big Sipz and Private Label
Patco Brands launched over a decade ago with a small margarita business and a family-run operation. Since then, the company has quietly evolved into one of the largest producers in the agave wine and ready-to-drink (RTD) space, operating at a scale that rivals far larger beverage groups while maintaining the agility of an independent.
Ex-Rogue Employee Files Lawsuit Against Oregon Brewing Alleging WARN Act Violation
A former Rogue Ales & Spirits employee has filed a lawsuit against the now-shuttered craft brewery’s parent company, Oregon Brewing, for allegedly violating the WARN Act.
RNDC Lands New Financing to Float Operations Amid Alignment of ‘Organizational Structure’
Days after news broke that it was in talks to sell its business in seven markets to the Reyes Beverage Group, Republic National Distributing Company (RNDC) announced it has taken new financial support with the approval of its lenders.
Circana: Bev-Alc Nabs a 3-Peat with 3rd Consecutive Week of Growth
Off-premise beverage-alcohol sales recorded a third consecutive year-over-year (YoY) increase during the week ending January 11, according to market research firm Circana’s most recent weekly scan data report.