2018 final Independent Craft beer sales numbers

A week in brewery sales: STONE, NINKASI, MAGIC ROCK, AVERY

HEINEKEN pays historic fine for trade practice violations

The Gownanus, Brooklyn brewery boom continues

Beer Advocate mag RIP

BUDWEISER makes...meat

and more...

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Expansion updates on TRILLIUM, 3 FLOYDS, GREAT NOTION, & DEEP ELLUM

Beer Laws...they are a changin

MARCH MADNESS beer sales

Why BUD LIGHT can't let corn syrup go

and more...

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AB InBev worldwide 2018 sales & stock roundup

OTHER HALF makes a big new hire

HEINEKEN US makes large workforce cuts

BREWDOG expanding brewpubs outside of Ohio

ARIZONA WILDERNESS and REUBENS BREWS expansions

and more

OTHER HALF announces third brewery location

4Q 2018 sales & earnings reports

Important law changes in TEXAS and BOSTON

BREAKING BAD... the beer?

and more...

Rate Beer now a product of Anheuser Busch InBev

GREEN FLASH begins process of turning the corner in 2019

TREEHOUSE buys land to launch new location in CT

BELLS says buh bye to Virginia

SIERRA NEVADA makes an acquisition

CBD drinks hit stumbling block in New York

and more brewery expansion news...

You may not know Slack Tide Brewing in Cape May, NJ - and chances are you haven't - but you should.

Two brothers going from 500 barrels in 2017, to 2500 in 2018, and making some of the best beer in New Jersey.

Take a listen...

This week's headlines:

2018 end of year BEER SALES SCORECARD

WIDMER BROTHERS closes their taproom

Beer ads you'll see in the SUPERBOWL

SUN KING expands distro and adds Spirits

INDUSTRIAL ARTS planning for a huge 2019

and more

A dive into the NJ Craft Beer scene with the Founder & CEO of one of the state's fastest growing major breweries, Cape May Brewing.

We discuss:

*Launching a brewery while living 3 hours away from it

*The inside story of why New Jersey split into two craft beer guilds *Selling beer in the Philly scene vs NJ

*How hospitality will be a key factor in who succeeds in the next chapter of the craft beer business

*Keys to approaching a brand refresh/rebrand

DESCHUTES contracting, not building an East Coast brewery

PIZZA HUT wants to sell you more beer

The 2018 story that will have big shockwaves through 2019

BREWERS ASSOCIATION changes what 'Independent Brewer' means. Again.

BUD enters the weed game (finally)

and more recent stories to know..

TRILLIUM controversy explained

MIKKELLER's complex ownership structure revealed

SIXPOINT - sold!

MAINE makes a new Dinner

PBR at the brink

And a wrap-up of more headlines from November 2018