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Distributor sentiment cratered in February 2025, with the National Beer Wholesalers Association’s (NBWA) Beer Purchasers’ Index (BPI) survey recording a 14-point, year-over-year (YoY) decline to an index of 35.

Jon Renthrope, CEO and brewmaster of New Orleans-based Cajun Fire Brewing, grabs A Round With Brewbound in this Insider-exclusive Q&A with industry leaders. He shares insights gained from founding the first Black-owned brewery in Louisiana since Prohibition, and from exploring international markets, as well as goals for his term as president of the National Black... Read more »

Monster Beverage Company reported a $130.7 million impairment charge on its alcohol brands in Q4 2024, bringing its total write down on its bev-alc business over the last year to more than $138.7 million, the energy drink giant reported yesterday in its Q4 and full-year 2024 earnings report.

Glancing at the adult non-alc (ANA) section of a store, most drinkers aspiring to moderate for the first time likely won’t find brands they recognize. They might prefer it that way.

The Brewbound team is hitting the road and heading to the Craft Brewers Conference on April 28 - May 1 in Indianapolis, Indiana. Brewbound’s Jessica Infante, Justin Kendall and Zoe Licata will be on the ground, covering all the latest news and presentations coming out of the conference, as well as hosting live podcast interviews at the Brewbound booth (#512).

In the first installment of 2025, 3 Tier consultants Danelle Kosmal and Devon Hevener share a trio of insights on industry growth, and accompanying downward trends, with NIQ off-premise data through January 25. Hot topics include high ABV beer and beyond, craft beer 6-packs and hard cider.

In a very special crossover episode, BevNET managing editor Martín Caballero joins the Brewbound Podcast to break down the blockbuster Celsius/Alani Nu deal.

Teamsters Local 1199 has filed an unfair labor practice (ULP) on behalf of union members at the Boston Beer Company brewery in Cincinnati, Ohio.

After ending fiscal year 2024 (FY24) with single-digit volume declines, Boston Beer is planning to dial in on key innovation items and support its portfolio with increased advertising in 2025.

The CEO of Republic National Distributing Company (RNDC) is out this morning following the distributor’s loss of two major suppliers in the country’s largest spirits market.

Anheuser-Busch InBev (A-B) recorded a positive Q4 in its U.S. business, marking a new “inflection point” for the company, leadership shared early this morning with the release of its Q4 and full-year 2024 financials, and accompanying earnings call with investors and analysts.

Boston Beer Company ended fiscal year 2024 with nearly flat revenue growth, and low-single-digit declines in both shipments and depletions, as the company continues to battle declines from Truly Hard Seltzer, it reported today in its Q4 and FY24 financials release.

Molson Coors is not shying away from being a “category captain,” and plans to use its leading status with retailers to drive a new “category first, Molson Coors best” strategy, leadership shared last week during the Consumer Analyst Group of New York (CAGNY) Conference in Orlando, Florida.

In the wake of January’s Los Angeles wildfires, Russian River Brewing Company (RRBC) joined together with more than 180 breweries from 25 states and 4 countries to brew WE LOVE LA Wildfire Relief Beer. We are launching our own version of this beer on March 7th, 2025, and donating proceeds to the United Way’s Wildfire Response Fund.

Brown-Forman is ditching Republic National Distributing Company (RNDC) for evolving total-beverage distributor Reyes Beverage Group in California.

Inter Miami CF may still be chasing honors on the field, but the club’s trophy room of sponsorships is already glittering with silverware.

Maryland lawmakers are considering a bill that would expand beer and wine sales licenses to the state’s grocery, convenience, mass retail and warehouse stores. However, House Bill 1379 “faced tough questioning in committee and faces a tough road to passage in the House,” Maryland Matters reported, citing a nearly three-hour debate over it last week.

Georgia craft brewers may soon have more options to take their products to market, as the state Senate is considering a bill that would legalize self-distribution. The Craft Beer and Local Economy Revitalization Act (S.B. 122) would permit small breweries to sell up to 3,000 barrels annually “to retailers licensed in this state that are located within a 100-mile radius of the small brewer’s licensed premises,” the bill reads.

The first two months of the year have seen a flurry of transactions for brands like Spindrift, RISE Brewing Co. and Aura Bora, but the year’s first big M&A blockbuster arrived late yesterday. As we take in our first impressions of the deal, here are the threads we’re following.

For the past three years, Farthest Star Sake has been taking curious drinkers on flavor expeditions as the only sake brewery and taproom in New England. Founder and head brewer Todd Bellomy shares his journey and his thoughts on the segment in this edition of A Round With – a Brewbound Insider-exclusive Q&A with bev-alc leaders.