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The State of the Booze Business: What Does the Future Hold?

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Overall, 33% of Americans said they had spent $50 or more on a bottle of alcohol in 2022, against just 24% in 2021. These drinks often include added vitamins, minerals, or other health-promoting ingredients. Craft spirits are seeing growth as consumers seek unique and locally produced options.

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A New Low for Local Beverage Imagery (+ Unrelated Events & Socials)

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But apparently Spirit Water - the brewery and distillery in suburban Cary owned and operated by Tim Kovac , the creator of Not Your Father’s Root Beer — thinks it’s perfectly fine to promote a vodka called … Panty Dropper. Karl 1 Not to mention the Big Gretch beer released in Michigan in 2020 and 2021.

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How Guinness Led a Modern Nitro-Stout Takeover of Britain’s Pubs

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Meanwhile, at Anspach and Hobday, a small brewery in South London, nitro porter now makes up 70 percent of production, from a standing start in the spring of 2021. to last year’s Nitrosurge , a can-top device that offers, so the promotional material had it, “the ultimate pouring experience from the comfort of your home.”

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More Than Just IPA: Across America, Craft Beer Has Surprising Pockets of Regionality

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Although the dominance of India Pale Ale has led to memes, rants, and Reddit posts about craft beer’s homogeneity, the U.S. craft beer scene is a lot more varied than it might appear. Occasionally, they even represent the best-selling craft beer on the market. It’s great for the style.

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This Week's Beer News: Asahi Acquiring Octopi Edition.

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Sapporo owns Stone on the West Coast, a subsidiary of Kirin owns New Belgium and Bell’s , Asahi’s now got Octopi in the Midwest … and I wouldn’t blame you for forgetting about the partnership that BeamSuntory established with Boston Beer in 2021. (If WGN-TV paid a visit to Banging Gavel’s new taproom.

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How Super Bowl Beer Ads Lost Their Way

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Budweiser: I was wrong when I predicted that ABI would force the King of Beers to fully abdicate its one-time throne after benching the brand for Super Bowl LV in 2021. brewery’s success mainstreaming non-alcoholic craft beer. It’s just scared, man. But maybe it should have? Cool J as conductor. A rerun already?

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