Constellation Brands has said it will close the Ballast Point brewpub in Temecula according to an article in the Press-Enterprise. The company will also close its sour beer and barrel-aging facility, which has a dedicated 40-barrel brewhouse. The announcement comes just a few weeks after Constellation took a $108 million impairment charge to the… Read More…
Heineken Goes N/A
With the overall beer market down just about 1% in 2017 and 5% over the past four years, brewers of all sizes are looking in different directions, from dipping toes in the cannabis industry, spirits, alcoholic seltzers and other creative avenues. Heineken is going non-alcoholic. Heineken 0.0 was first launched in the Netherlands and… Read More…
Patagonia Sues ABInBev Over Trademark Infringement
Clothing company Patagonia is suing Anehuser-Busch InBev over AB’s new Patagonia Bohemian Pilsner brand. According to the CNN Business online site, AB InBev was granted a trademark to sell Patagonia beer in the United States in 2012, but the company sat on the name until 2018, when it started selling beer with the branding…. Read More…
BrewDog Acquires Berlin Brewery from Stone
In a blog post today, Greg Koch, co-founder of Stone Brewing announced that the company has sold their Stone Brewing World Bistro & Gardens Berlin facility to Brewdog. Stating that “we struggled greatly,” Greg went on to say that the company “invested a significant portion of a decade and significant millions building Stone Berlin…. Read More…
PBR Launches Two New Beers
It’s an almost everyday occurrence that a national beer company announces a new brand. But it warrants mention when a beer company that has stood solidly on only one brand for generations launches three new styles within less than a year’s time. After releasing its first line extension last year, Pabst Blue Ribbon has launched… Read More…
ABInBev Aims for ‘Next Corona’
Of all the attempts by beer makers to develop the “next Corona,” all have failed. Corona continues to be the top import and continues to show impressive gains year after year. Presidente, Pacifico, Victoria and others have failed to come even close to the popularity of Corona. Now Anehuser Busch InBev is making another attempt… Read More…
BA Releases ‘Top 50’ Craft Brewing Companies
The Brewers Association today released its annual lists of the top 50 producing craft brewing companies and overall brewing companies in the U.S., based on beer sales volume. “Although the market has grown more competitive, particularly for regional craft breweries with the widest distribution, these 50 small and independent brewing companies continue to lead the… Read More…
Reddit Q&A With Anchor Brewing Union Organizers Ongoing
We’ve been working for over a year and a half to organize our workplace for better conditions and wages! Here is a great article about the story so far. The next step is a vote on the 13th which will determine whether or not we join the ILWU local 6. Ask us anything about the… Read More…
Heineken Slashes Jobs
Heineken USA (HUSA) has announced that it will cut its workforce by 15% of its overall workforce. The layoffs will impact primarily the sales positions at the company. It is yet another beer company to announce layoffs as the beer category continues its slow downward trend in sales. Anheuser-Busch, Constellation Brands and MillerCoors, each made… Read More…
AB Jumps into Spirits
No surprise. Looking to diversify as their core brands continue a long and steady decline, Anheuser Busch has now made its first foray into spirits by acquiring Cutwater Spirits in San Diego. AB has made other recent acquisitions to expand beyond beer including the cannabis industry and buying the consumer website Rate Beer. If… Read More…
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