Beer Industry News, Insights, Jobs, & Events

Restaurant owners have thrown their weight behind the hemp beverage debate, asking Congress to enact a two-year delay on an impending Nov. 12 ban on intoxicating hemp usage in food and beverage products.

As the FIFA World Cup enters its second week at host cities across North America, craft breweries’ experiences are mixed. The globe’s most-watched sporting event rolled into 11 U.S. cities last week, bringing millions of international travelers and providing craft breweries in host cities with an opportunity for a much-needed boost to kick off the summer.

The FIFA World Cup is now in full swing, and while off-premise scans have yet to roll in for the start of the tournament, Week 1 on-premise trends have hit the wire and are displaying a much needed boost in beer sales.

Campari is running back the spritz campaign, but this time without the alcohol.

U.S. Rep. Beth Van Duyne (R-TX) is the latest Republican lawmaker to put forward potential legislation that would stave off the November 12 ban on intoxicating hemp drinks, putting them in a regulatory framework similar to alcohol.

Check out news items initially reported in the Brewbound Insider Newsletter, including headlines from Rabobank, BeerBoard, RNDC and more.

Athletic Brewing co-founder and CEO Bill Shufelt is “the most excited” he’s felt since founding the dedicated non-alcoholic beer brand. On the latest edition of the Brewbound Podcast, Shufelt shared what’s driving his hyped feeling, with a foundation he and co-founder John Walker laid about a decade ago.

Bev-alc declines persisted through the first week of June as the industry falls into a consistent pattern ahead of this summer’s major events, according to the latest weekly report from market research firm NIQ.

Sam Calagione is in a creative groove. The Dogfish Head co-founder is on the verge of releasing a collaboration full-proof whiskey in collaboration with Rolling Stone magazine. He recently wrote a column for the magazine on the 1976 overlap of punk, hip-hop and craft beer. And his 31-year-old craft brewery finished Q1 up, still trucking behind its Grateful Dead collaboration beers and spirits-based canned cocktails.

Cidermakers planning their packing lists for CiderCon 2027 will have to invest in some warm-weather clothes, because the event won’t be held in Chicago this upcoming February as initially expected.

Industry veteran Josh Fruchtman has departed Allagash Brewing to serve as director of sales and commercial growth for Atlas Brew Works and dedicated mid-strength contract brand Dad Strength Brewing.

Total beverage-alcohol off-premise sales declined both year-over-year (YoY) and week-over-week (WoW) in the first full week of June, according to market research firm Circana.

This year’s dive into the Brewers Association (BA) annual production report and craft breweries’ volume trends is coming to an end, with a final installment analyzing contract brewed brands and alternating proprietorships.

Spec’s Wines, Spirits & Finer Foods has acquired Lee’s Discount Liquor, Nevada’s largest independent liquor chain, marking the Texas-based retailer’s first expansion outside its home state, the companies announced today.