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» Beverage Industry NewsCraft beer prices haven’t risen as quickly as other alcohol beverages, including beer overall. But that may change as inflation persists and margins continue to decrease for smaller brewers.
Read more...Back in-person after a two-year hiatus, the Great American Beer Festival is returning to the Colorado Convention Center in Denver, Colorado, on Oct. 6-8, 2022. Tickets went on sale today.
Read more...The pandemic has thrown just about everything in the alcohol beverage business (and life in general, for that matter) in a new and different direction. And that includes trying to measure what is up and what is down. Forever, we have measured beer sales performance by comparing to the same period in the previous year. But with widespread closures in the on-premise driving extreme buying in the off-premise, comparative sales numbers are wonky to say the least. Having said that, Bart Watson, chief economist for the Brewers Association has not shied away from taking a look at beer sales mid-year through 2022.
Read more...The New Jersey Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) has released long-awaited new restrictions on breweries in the state, shoving craft brewers back to the past by imposing new restrictions on their businesses. The new ABC ruling places restrictions on the number of events a taproom can host annually, puts a cap on special events a brewery can hold, prohibits food trucks at breweries and even prohibits a brewery from selling coffee at taprooms. There are a total of 18 new restrictions that breweries must now comply with.
Read more...Anaheim, California-based Brewery X, who was the highest bidder during the auction for Modern Times Brewing has dropped out and will not proceed in taking ownership of the San Diego brewery, according to an article in the San Diego Union-Tribune. The backup-bidder was Maui Brewing Company, but that doesn’t mean that their interest is still intact.
Read more...We’ve seen economic impact reports for the beer industry as a whole, for the craft segment, both nationally and state-specific. But narrowing down to study the economic impact of a single beers release seems pretty microscopic. Unless its Pliny the Younger and the total impact to the local economy is a whopping $6.1 million.
Read more...Carlsberg Group has revealed the trial of a new non-glass “bottle,” made from wood fiber and a plant-based lining.
Read more...Brewing with Hemp: The Essential Guide by brewing professional Ross Koenigs, has just been released by Brewers Publications.
Read more...The sale of Stone Brewing to Sapporo U.S.A last week is without a doubt the biggest story of the year so far in the craft brewing industry. It has been a relatively quiet year news-wise in the beer industry as a whole, with few large acquisitions being announced half way through 2022. Although it was clear that Stone Brewing was financially stressed after testimony in the Molson Coors litigation became public, it was still a bit of a cultural shock when the sale to Sapporo was announced, perhaps in part because Stone co-founder Greg Koch repeatedly claimed over many years that the company would never “sell out.”
Read more...After a career traversing bars around the world and sampling pints and drams as a whisky and beer writer, Lew Bryson has a lot of thoughts on what makes the ideal bar top.
Read more...According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics most recent edition, beer prices have increased 4.5 percent over the past 12 months to May.
Read more...The Michael James Jackson Foundation is now accepting new scholarship applications. The deadline to apply is July 1st 2022
Read more...Big news in the brewing industry as it was announced last night that Sapporo USA will acquire Stone Brewing of San Diego, Calif.
Read more...When Melissa Romano walks into a brewery taproom, her eyes don’t seek out the tap list. A graduate of the Cornell University College of Architecture and former professional architect, Romano instead stops to consider her first impression of the space. “I think when you walk in the front door for the first time, whether it’s how the staff greets you, or what the doormat looks like, or what’s displayed on a merchandise wall in front of you, your first impression is really going to set the tone for your experience,” she says.
Read more...Mass. Bay Brewing Company, the parent company of Harpoon Brewery has reached an agreement to acquire Long Trail Brewing.
Read more...It seemed like a done-deal. Last Friday, California’s Brewery X appeared to be the winning bidder for San Diego’s Modern Times Beer, coming in with a $20 million bid.
Read more...Popularity in low and non-alcohol beer, wine and spirits have prompted a new bottle shop to open soon near Richmond, Virginia that will only sell non-alcoholic beverages.
Read more...Merchandise has become so important in the beer industry that some breweries will design and release t-shirts and hats long before the first fermenters are ever installed. To be sure, having the right merchandise can strengthen consumer bonds, raise outside awareness, and add to the company’s bottom line.
Read more...The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) is continuing its effort to streamline the licensing and permitting process for alcohol beverage industry members. The latest TTB rulemaking proposal would streamline much of the qualification requirements for Brewer’s Notices as well as cut back on the requirements for reporting certain brewery businesses changes.
Read more...American Canning has opened a second shrink-sleeve line in their canning plant which will increase their capacity and ability to service craft beverage producers needing cans at lower minimum quantity orders.
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