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Brewbound Live Winter 2024
Brewbound Live brings together a diverse group of thought leaders and entrepreneurs for two days to discuss trends, challenges, and the future of the brewing industry. Brewbound Live Winter 2024 is he...
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This December 11+12 the beer and beverage-alcohol industry will come together in Marina del Rey, CA to collaborate, make connections, and forge lasting relationships. Check out our amazing speaker lineup & learn more:
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Florida-based Brewsaki, an award-winning Japanese-style rice lager, has been selected for Morimoto’s 12 Beers of Christmas event at Disney Springs on Dec. 7, highlighting its growing regional presence heading into 2026.
Brewsaki Announces Continued Momentum as Award-Winning Japanese-Style Rice Lager Gains Regional Spotlight
Orlando, FL — December 2025 — Brewsaki™, the award-winning Japanese-style rice lager crafted in F...
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December 2, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Florida-based Brewsaki, an award-winning Japanese-style rice lager, has been selected for Morimoto’s 12 Beers of Christmas event at Disney Springs on Dec. 7, highlighting its growing regional presence heading into 2026.
Circana: Beer bounced the week Nov. 23 — $822M (-1.4% YoY), volume -2.8% — lifting total bev-alc WoW; RTDs, NA, super-premium gained. 🍺
Circana Weekly Scans: Beer Bounces Back, Outpaces Total Bev-Alc After ‘Dismal’ Prior Week
Beer bounced back in the latest scans after a “dismal performance” in the prior week, according to Circana and the market research firm’s EVP of BevAl, Scott Scanlon.
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December 1, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Circana: Beer bounced the week Nov. 23 — $822M (-1.4% YoY), volume -2.8% — lifting total bev-alc WoW; RTDs, NA, super-premium gained. 🍺
Tilray's 1-for-10 reverse split takes effect Dec 2 after close, reducing shares to 116M. Tilray says the split aims to meet Nasdaq listing rules. 🔁📈
Tilray Reverse Stock Split to Take Effect on December 2
Tilray Brands’ approved reverse stock split is set to take effect Monday afternoon following the close of the market, the company announced last week. The 1:10 reverse split will reduce the number of...
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December 1, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Tilray's 1-for-10 reverse split takes effect Dec 2 after close, reducing shares to 116M. Tilray says the split aims to meet Nasdaq listing rules. 🔁📈
NIQ: Spirits- and wine-based RTDs buck November bev-alc slump 🍸📈 Spirits +23.6% 2W; wine +29.7% 2W, while total bev-alc dollar sales fell 5.9% in the 2W to Nov. 15.
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December 1, 2025 at 4:11 PM
NIQ: Spirits- and wine-based RTDs buck November bev-alc slump 🍸📈 Spirits +23.6% 2W; wine +29.7% 2W, while total bev-alc dollar sales fell 5.9% in the 2W to Nov. 15.
Press Clips: Rogue names potential suitors ⚖️. TTB resumes label processing. Pike to close market sites.
Press Clips: Rogue’s Possible Pre-Bankruptcy Suitors; TTB Reopens; Pike’s Pub & Fish Bar to Close
Check out news items initially reported in the Brewbound Insider Newsletter November 20-26, including headlines from Rogue, Tilray, Molson Coors, Firestone Walker and more.
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December 1, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Press Clips: Rogue names potential suitors ⚖️. TTB resumes label processing. Pike to close market sites.
Notch releases 8.45 oz Schnitt Zwickel cans in 4-packs at taprooms; Sierra Nevada’s Citra Little Thing hazy IPA (7.5% ABV) rolls out in late November in 12 oz 6-packs; Wilding launches Stem Zero, a zero-alcohol 60-calorie cider line.
New Products: Notch Schnitt Cans; Sierra Nevada Citra Little Thing
Check out new products from Notch, Stem Cider and Sierra Nevada, initially reported in the Brewbound Insider Newsletter.
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December 1, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Notch releases 8.45 oz Schnitt Zwickel cans in 4-packs at taprooms; Sierra Nevada’s Citra Little Thing hazy IPA (7.5% ABV) rolls out in late November in 12 oz 6-packs; Wilding launches Stem Zero, a zero-alcohol 60-calorie cider line.
American Rebel Light Beer has expanded its Kroger presence, adding 16oz cans at Kroger’s remodeled downtown Nashville flagship store 502, advancing its distribution-first strategy in Tennessee.
American Rebel Light Expands Kroger Footprint at Downtown Nashville Kroger Flagship Store #502
Placement of 16oz American Rebel Light Beer cans in Kroger Store #502 advances the company's dist...
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December 1, 2025 at 1:44 PM
American Rebel Light Beer has expanded its Kroger presence, adding 16oz cans at Kroger’s remodeled downtown Nashville flagship store 502, advancing its distribution-first strategy in Tennessee.
Brewers Association 2025 survey: 92 breweries reported pay for 67 roles across 7,000+ workers. 📊
Brewers Association 2025 Benchmarking Survey: 92 Breweries Report Salary Information Across 67 Jobs
The Brewers Association’s (BA) biennial Salary and Benefits Benchmarking Report is back, with wage and responsibility information representing more than 7,000 employees across the craft brewing industry....
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December 1, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Brewers Association 2025 survey: 92 breweries reported pay for 67 roles across 7,000+ workers. 📊
Insider’s Week in Beer covers a new shower beer with shower-safe packaging and experiential marketing aimed at novelty drinking occasions, examining industry reaction, retail strategy, and potential regulatory and brand risks
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November 29, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Insider’s Week in Beer covers a new shower beer with shower-safe packaging and experiential marketing aimed at novelty drinking occasions, examining industry reaction, retail strategy, and potential regulatory and brand risks
Mother Earth Brew Co. will release two beers this weekend: Motor Skills HIPA, a new Project X hazy IPA, and the seasonal Sin Tax Imperial Peanut Butter Stout, available on draft and in cans across its network
Mother Earth Brew Co. Double Beer Release: Motor Skills HIPA & Sin Tax Imperial Peanut Butter Stout
Vista, CA & Nampa, ID – November 26th, 2025 - Mother Earth Brew Co. is gearing up for a big weeke...
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November 27, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Mother Earth Brew Co. will release two beers this weekend: Motor Skills HIPA, a new Project X hazy IPA, and the seasonal Sin Tax Imperial Peanut Butter Stout, available on draft and in cans across its network
Judges for Brewbound Live 2025 Pitch Slam revealed 🎤🏆 — industry leaders to evaluate brand and startup pitches. Details: www.brewbound.com/news/events/... #BrewboundLive
Brewbound Live 2025 Pitch Slam Judges Revealed
It’s time to introduce the judges for Brewbound’s signature pitch competition, the Brewbound Live Pitch Slam, taking place during Brewbound Live in L.A. December 10+11. Hundreds will be there and...
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November 26, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Judges for Brewbound Live 2025 Pitch Slam revealed 🎤🏆 — industry leaders to evaluate brand and startup pitches. Details: www.brewbound.com/news/events/... #BrewboundLive
CPG-style marketing can leave spirits selling features, not fandom, says Mike Perry. Investing in bartender-led experiences and niche communities builds advocacy. www.brewbound.com/news/should-... 🥃🌐
Should Bev-Alc Brands Put Down The CPG Marketing Playbook?
If you’re a ready-to-drink or spirits company taking marketing cues from CPG, you may be doing it wrong.
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November 26, 2025 at 6:26 PM
CPG-style marketing can leave spirits selling features, not fandom, says Mike Perry. Investing in bartender-led experiences and niche communities builds advocacy. www.brewbound.com/news/should-... 🥃🌐
Smog City's Laurie Porter: production capped ~10k bbl; taprooms, exports & distro buffer wholesale swings - brewery resists growth past 15k bbl. 🎙️🍺
Brewbound Podcast: Smog City’s Laurie Porter on the Life in the Middle
Smog City Brewing co-founder Laurie Porter is a prepper. Even during craft’s days of double-digit growth in the middle 2010s, Porter, who calls herself “an incurable optimist,” was eyeing a future...
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November 26, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Smog City's Laurie Porter: production capped ~10k bbl; taprooms, exports & distro buffer wholesale swings - brewery resists growth past 15k bbl. 🎙️🍺
Torch & Crown shutters SoHo taproom after eviction; court records show ~$385K owed. A DOB ban on the leased outdoor beer garden, which the brewery says drove >50% of sales. www.brewbound.com/news/torch-c... 🍺⚖️
Torch & Crown Closes NYC Taproom; Court Records Reveal Unpaid Rent
Torch & Crown Brewing has shuttered its flagship location in Manhattan’s SoHo neighborhood after five years in business, after receiving an eviction notice from its landlord last month.
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November 26, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Torch & Crown shutters SoHo taproom after eviction; court records show ~$385K owed. A DOB ban on the leased outdoor beer garden, which the brewery says drove >50% of sales. www.brewbound.com/news/torch-c... 🍺⚖️
Cider is surging across the U.S. and Canada as National Cider Month, founded by Schilling Cider, boosted the category’s U.S. market share from 1.8% to 2.1% in October, adding more than $1 million in weekly sales while other alcohol segments declined
Cider Category Surges, Powered by Growing Consumer Demand and Momentum from National Cider Month
Cider is experiencing a significant surge across the U.S. and Canada, fueled by rising consumer i...
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November 26, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Cider is surging across the U.S. and Canada as National Cider Month, founded by Schilling Cider, boosted the category’s U.S. market share from 1.8% to 2.1% in October, adding more than $1 million in weekly sales while other alcohol segments declined
Sunrise Beverages invests £100,000 in Curious Brewery, Ashford, to improve production, automate packaging and pasteurisation, and implement 5S standards. Upgrades will continue through 2026 with a refreshed Curious Taproom.
Sunrise Brewery Invests £100,000 Into Curious Brewery
Sunrise Beverages, which owns a portfolio of independent beer brands, has made a £100,000 investm...
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November 26, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Sunrise Beverages invests £100,000 in Curious Brewery, Ashford, to improve production, automate packaging and pasteurisation, and implement 5S standards. Upgrades will continue through 2026 with a refreshed Curious Taproom.
Ypsilanti-based beer distributor O&W Inc. is marking Giving Tuesday with $10,000 in donations to four local nonprofits, including the Humane Society of Huron Valley and Washtenaw Literacy, as part of its $50,000 annual charitable giving commitment.
Ypsilanti-Based O&W Inc. Celebrates Giving Tuesday with Donations to Four Local Nonprofits
Fifth-generation beer distributor strengthens community ties through charitable givingYPSILANTI, ...
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November 26, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Ypsilanti-based beer distributor O&W Inc. is marking Giving Tuesday with $10,000 in donations to four local nonprofits, including the Humane Society of Huron Valley and Washtenaw Literacy, as part of its $50,000 annual charitable giving commitment.
Brewbound Live 2025 is two weeks away — registration deadlines loom for brewers, suppliers and industry leaders. Agenda includes panels on innovation, distribution and sustainability. Secure a spot: www.brewbound.com/events/brewb... 📅🍺⏰
Brewbound Live 2025: December 10+11
Brewbound Live offers a space to pause, connect with peers who understand the pressures of the industry, and realign strategy for 2026. Brewbound Live 2025 is held on Dec. 10 + 11.
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November 26, 2025 at 6:53 AM
Brewbound Live 2025 is two weeks away — registration deadlines loom for brewers, suppliers and industry leaders. Agenda includes panels on innovation, distribution and sustainability. Secure a spot: www.brewbound.com/events/brewb... 📅🍺⏰
Brewbound Job Board: Alaska Pacific Beverage Company seeks a Head Production Brewer to lead operations, innovation, and quality at its growing Anchorage facility in Alaska’s award-winning craft beer scene https://zpr.io/ATqe5zkhkXpa
November 26, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Brewbound Job Board: Alaska Pacific Beverage Company seeks a Head Production Brewer to lead operations, innovation, and quality at its growing Anchorage facility in Alaska’s award-winning craft beer scene https://zpr.io/ATqe5zkhkXpa
NBWA: November BPI 25 - fourth straight month of contraction as wholesalers trim orders. Hard cider 41, highest in 5 years. 📉🍎
Contraction Continues in November BPI; Cider Remains Positive Outlier, Highest Reading in 5 Years
Wholesalers remain in a holding pattern to avoid end-of-year overstocks, according to the latest Beer Purchasers’ Index (BPI) from the National Beer Wholesalers Association (NBWA).
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November 25, 2025 at 9:05 PM
NBWA: November BPI 25 - fourth straight month of contraction as wholesalers trim orders. Hard cider 41, highest in 5 years. 📉🍎
Highland Brewing seeks a Director of Sales to lead strategy, teams, and distributor relations. Role based in Asheville or remote within 250 miles. https://www.brewbound.com/jobs/62497-director-of-sales--asheville-nc-or-remote-within-250-mile-footprint-highland-brewing-company
November 25, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Highland Brewing seeks a Director of Sales to lead strategy, teams, and distributor relations. Role based in Asheville or remote within 250 miles. https://www.brewbound.com/jobs/62497-director-of-sales--asheville-nc-or-remote-within-250-mile-footprint-highland-brewing-company
Brewbound Live 2025: How to win in modern retail. 🍺🛒
Brewbound Live 2025: How to Win in Modern Retail with Sunset Distributing’s JR Hand, Columbia’s Jesse Ferber & Bump Williams Consulting’s Dave Williams
Brewbound Live 2025 is your opportunity to hear insights from and interact with two of the largest beer and beverage distributors in the U.S. Hand Family Companies president and CEO JR Hand and Columbia...
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November 25, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Brewbound Live 2025: How to win in modern retail. 🍺🛒
Trillium seeks a Packaging Manager in Canton, MA to oversee daily packaging, ensure quality, and lead the team. Apply: https://www.brewbound.com/jobs/62496-packaging-manager-trillium
November 25, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Trillium seeks a Packaging Manager in Canton, MA to oversee daily packaging, ensure quality, and lead the team. Apply: https://www.brewbound.com/jobs/62496-packaging-manager-trillium
2 Towns Ciderhouse has entered a new distribution agreement with Heimark Distributing, which will handle 2 Towns and Craftwell Cocktails across parts of Southern California’s Inland Empire, including Coachella Valley
2 Towns Ciderhouse Announces New Distribution Partnership with Heimark Distributing
CORVALLIS, Ore. — Nov. 24, 2025 — 2 Towns Ciderhouse® is thrilled to announce a new partnership w...
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November 25, 2025 at 6:50 PM
2 Towns Ciderhouse has entered a new distribution agreement with Heimark Distributing, which will handle 2 Towns and Craftwell Cocktails across parts of Southern California’s Inland Empire, including Coachella Valley
Rogue Ales & Spirits, one of the nation’s largest craft brewers by volume, has filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy, reporting more than $16.7 million in debt and $4.9 million in assets. The brewery abruptly closed on Nov. 14, affecting about 60 employees.
Rogue Ales & Spirits Files For Chapter 7 Bankruptcy, Owes More Than $16.7 Million
Rogue Ales & Spirits, one of the country’s largest craft breweries by volume, filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy Monday, citing more than $16.7 million in debts.
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November 25, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Rogue Ales & Spirits, one of the nation’s largest craft brewers by volume, has filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy, reporting more than $16.7 million in debt and $4.9 million in assets. The brewery abruptly closed on Nov. 14, affecting about 60 employees.