Beer Industry News, Insights, Jobs, & Events

With functional beverages driving purchases in the adult non-alcoholic (ANA) alternatives set, NKD Distillery is heeding the call with its first ready-to-drink (RTD) line infused with kanna.

Constellation Brands has acquired SpikedAde, the second-largest ready-to-drink (RTD) vodka + ade/hard sports drink brand, the company announced in its Q2 earnings report.

U.S. craft distillery closures outpaced openings for the first time, according to the 2026 Craft Spirits Data Project released today by the American Craft Spirits Association (ACSA) and Park Street.

August’s beer supply improved to down 1% year-over-year (YoY) due to an imports bounceback, according to the latest report from the Beer Institute (BI).

A new player has stepped onto the hard sports drink field. Firelyte (4.5% ABV) – a sports drink-inspired flavored malt beverage (FMB) from Bend, Oregon-headquartered Deschutes Brewery – rolled out last week.

Non-carbonated hard sports drinks may look and taste similar to Gatorade, Powerade and Body Armour, but they are forbidden from making health-related claims or even calling themselves sports drinks, McDermott, Will & Schulte partner Alva Mather reminded attendees during a recent webinar.

Beer losses and a slowdown in ready-to-drink cocktail sales drove the accelerated declines in Q3, according to the latest weekly off-premise report from market research firm Circana.

Following the blockbuster acquisition of Stone Brewing, the people tasked with charting the brand’s future will share their vision for its future during the 2026 Brewbound Live business conference December 9 +10 in Los Angeles.

Federal agencies could use the Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits bribery probe as a “template” for future investigations into middle-tier pay-to-play schemes, McDermott Will & Schulte partner Julian André shared during the law firm’s webinar last week.

The beer industry has logged an inauspicious start to autumn, according to the latest Beer Purchasers’ Index (BPI) from the National Beer Wholesalers Association (NBWA).

The sharp minds at the MARS INC. legal department seem to have caught on to potential issues raised by uh, everybody, around their POP-TARTS subsidiary doing an alcoholic beverage collab with Sazerac’s BuzzBallz.

The deal, announced today, caps the price gap between chains and nearby independents, and orders SGWS to pay retailers directly if it violates the settlement going forward.

Non-alcoholic social tonic maker Hiyo has closed an oversubscribed $20.8 million Series B round as it looks to build on its rapidly expanding retail footprint and push deeper into live entertainment and nightlife.

Anheuser-Busch InBev (A-B) VP legal and corporate affairs Cesar Vargas will retire in April 2027, ending a nearly decade-long stint with the company.