Insider’s Week in Beer:🌭 JJ Watt Aces The 9/9/9 Challenge

Insider’s Week in Beer:🌭 JJ Watt Aces The 9/9/9 Challenge

Some folks say NFL players have a tough time filling out their schedules once they’re retired, especially once training camp season begins without them. JJ Watt is showing that’s not a problem. He put his retired status to full use last week, easily completing the 9/9/9 challenge at a Brewers game.

A Round With: American Homebrewers Association Executive Director Julia Herz on Independence, Reviving Homebrew Con

A Round With: American Homebrewers Association Executive Director Julia Herz on Independence, Reviving Homebrew Con

In this week’s edition of A Round With – our Q&A with industry leaders, created exclusively for Brewbound Insiders – AHA executive director Julia Herz chats through the organization’s next chapter (including the return of Homebrew Con), why homebrewing is important for the industry and what’s still exciting her in beer.

Press Clips: Trump’s New ‘Universal’ Tariffs; Wiseacre Acquires Bearded Iris; Rogue Partners with US Beverage

Press Clips: Trump’s New ‘Universal’ Tariffs; Wiseacre Acquires Bearded Iris; Rogue Partners with US Beverage

The Trump administration has imposed a “universal” tariff on every country for goods imported into the U.S., with a 10% baseline for those that the U.S. holds a trade surplus – meaning the U.S. exports more than it imports – and 15% for those the U.S. runs a deficit. The latter amounts to around 40 countries, with 26 countries facing tariffs higher than 15% rate.

Beer in a ‘Cautionary Holding Pattern’ as July BPI Improves, But Remains in Contraction

Beer in a ‘Cautionary Holding Pattern’ as July BPI Improves, But Remains in Contraction

Beer ordering remained in contraction in July, according to the latest Beer Purchasers’ Index (BPI) from the National Beer Wholesalers Association (NBWA). Total beer and all but one beer segment were in contraction in July, according to the survey, which asks wholesalers if they are ordering more or less product each month compared to the month before.

Brewbound Podcast: Berkeley Alley Beer’s New Owners on Being ‘Crazy and Strategic’

Brewbound Podcast: Berkeley Alley Beer’s New Owners on Being ‘Crazy and Strategic’

After years working at various breweries and hosting their own craft beer podcast, Chelsea Rhoads and Liz Hess finally decided to take the plunge and buy a brewery. The pair, who co-host the Body By Beer podcast, acquired Denver’s Berkeley Alley Beer Company earlier this summer and have put their own spin on the beloved local spot.

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Brewbound Voices: 3 Ways to Optimize a Craft Beer M&A Deal (And 2 Big Mistakes to Avoid)

Brewbound Voices: 3 Ways to Optimize a Craft Beer M&A Deal (And 2 Big Mistakes to Avoid)

After years of rapid growth, warnings that the U.S. craft beer industry was approaching oversaturation have become a reality for brewers. Combined with a new generation of young adults less thirsty for alcohol than their forebears and the impacts of new and increased tariffs, craft brewers are seeing a growing wave of mergers, acquisitions and divestments shake out and transform the industry landscape.

Great Southern Copackers Acquires Brew Hub

Great Southern Copackers Acquires Brew Hub

Lakeland, Florida-based Brew Hub’s next era has been solidified, several months after news broke that contract brewing company’s facility had been foreclosed by its bank. Great Southern Copackers has acquired the company and building, and will rebrand it as Great Southern Beverages.

Circana Weekly Scans: Bev-Alc’s Mid-July Declines Dampen

Circana Weekly Scans: Bev-Alc’s Mid-July Declines Dampen

Bev-alc scans improved in the latest week (data ending July 20), with dollar sales increasing 3% week-over-week (WoW) in Circana-tracked off-premise channels, the market research firm shared in its latest report.