Catch up on the Hard Seltzer business news developments this Spring before peak Summer selling season begins. Also - that Greg Koch on the new STONE hard seltzer piece is here: https://www.brewbound.com/news/stone-brewing-is-launching-a-hard-se

SIXER 5.8.21 - Q1 Sales wrapup / New Brewery expansions / Brewery count updates

May 10th, 2021 16m 2s

The BA is throwing a Beer Fest...but Not GABF 2021 First Quarter sales and Draft beer return updates New Brewery expansions from Ballast, New Belgium and more

SIXER 1.24.21 Full 2020 Sales wrapup / Why Lemonade Seltzer will be everywhere / Taproom closings / Festivals update

Jan 26th, 2021 13m 47s

Full 2020 Sales wrap-up Why Lemonade Seltzer will be everywhere in 2021 Taproom closings update Inside the Molson Coors partnerships boom Beer Festivals update

SIXER 12.31.20 Yearend 2020 Sales roundup / 3FLOYDS, GOOSE, PABST close taprooms / Travis Scott joins Setlzer news / Job cuts + Tax cuts

Jan 3rd, 2021 15m 37s

Year End 2020 Sales roundup 3FLOYDS, GOOSE, PABST close taprooms Travis Scott joins Hard Setlzer news Ninaksi, Heineken Job cuts Tax cuts go permanent and more...

SIXER 11.30.20 FALL Sales report / TREEHOUSE, FIDDLEHEAD expand / WHITE CLAW grows again / HEINEKEN 0.0 booming / Beer Fests 2021 RIP?

Dec 1st, 2020 16m 33s

HEADLINES: FALL 2020 Sales report. TREEHOUSE, FIDDLEHEAD expand. Brewery Taprooms close down for Winter. HOPCAT sold in bankruptcy, Figueroa Mtn and others looking for buyers. WHITE CLAW grows again. BOSTON BEER sets new sales record...not beca

SIXER 9.30.20: SUMMER sales report, Legacy Craft Beer sales slow, news on OTHER HALF, SIERRA, OMMEGANG and more

Oct 1st, 2020 14m 9s

HEADLINES: Craft SUMMER 2020 sales wrap-up. SELTZER + NonAlc dominate growth by % increases. SIERRA expanding Little Thing line. OMMEGANG brewer out OTHER HALF expands. again. Get beer from most NYC BREWERIES delivered to you in 31 states in Oc

SIXER 9.3.20: Craft Beer + Imports mid-year declines, Seltzer to match Craft sales very soon SAM stock at all time high, NonAlc sales Surge

Sep 4th, 2020 14m 19s

HEADLINES: Mid Year sales report for Craft Beer + Imports. Hard Seltzer to match Craft sales very soon. SAM stock at all time high. Major craft brands announce new additional locations. Craft industry funding brewer diversity initiatives -

SIXER 7.20.20: July sales updates, Beer Guild changed, Seltzer at 11% of beer sales, Cows raid UK Beer Garden

Jul 22nd, 2020 14m 13s

HEADLINES: Covid beer sales update thru mid July. Beer Guild trouble on the horizon. Large regional breweries draw back far-reaching sales efforts. ABI sells Kona's Hawaii brewery. Magic Hat sells VT brewery. ALL TOGETHER Beer sales report. D

NYC's SOMEDAY BAR: 3 months + into the Covid pandemic

Jul 4th, 2020 30m 33s

I check back in with Megan Rickerson, Operating Owner of Someday Bar + Restaurant in Brooklyn, 3 months into operating as a "To Go Only" business due to the Covid shutdown, and just as she opens up to host guests via Outdoor sidewalk seating in

BIERWAX redux - How the NYC Craft Beer bar is surviving and innovating in the Covid bar shutdown

Jun 10th, 2020 28m 59s

I catch up with Chris Maestro, owner of Brooklyn Craft Beer + HipHop DJ bar BIERWAX, voted #5 best beer bar in the US in the annual USA Today poll this year, to find out the innovative ways his business is surviving 2.5 months and counting into

SIXER 5.25.20: GABF goes virtual, Seltzer at 9% of beer sales, Selling to minors in CA

May 26th, 2020 13m 53s

NEWS Headlines: FOUNDERS making more beer but not profit. NIGHT SHIFT abandoned Philly project. THREE FLOYDS shuts down brewpub indefinitely. PABST buys brewery. Delivery Apps have an underage problem. BREWDOG dives into seltzer in UK, as does

SIXER 5.5.20: GABF goes virtual, Seltzer at 9% of beer sales, Selling to minors in CA and more

May 26th, 2020 13m 53s

NEWS: FOUNDERS making more beer but not profit. NIGHT SHIFT abandoned Philly project. THREE FLOYDS shuts down brewpub indefinitely. PABST buys brewery. Delivery Apps have an underage problem. BREWDOG dives into seltzer in UK, as does WHITE CLAW

SIXER 5.5.20: BA Layoffs, April sales report, MolsonCoors revenue and more

May 6th, 2020 13m 56s

TOPICS: April 2020 craft beer sales roundup. What could lie ahead for small breweries in May. Founders furloughs + BA layoffs. SAM hits stock high. MolsonCoors takes a hit and more...

SIXER Apr 14, 2020: Layoff + Brewery closure update, Covid Beer Sales Boom, Constellation troubles and more

Apr 15th, 2020 12m 56s

US Beer Sales up 20+% in 4 weeks. DESCHUTES lays off 60%. CONSTELLATION’s trouble south of the border. CORONA sales booming. 2019 Top 50 BA Craft Brewery List. and more news...

Owning a Bar pre + post Coronavirus in NYC : MEGAN RICKERSON, SOMEDAY Bar

Apr 9th, 2020 1h 27m

Get to know MEGAN RICKERSON, longtime NYC Craft Beer bartender and now operating owner of SOMEDAY BAR in Brooklyn, NYC. The first half was recorded in early 2020 pre-Covid19. The second half was recorded 3 weeks into the pandemic Stay at Home

March 25, 2020 SIXER beer news roundup: Layoffs hit beer biz, Brewery sales update, Big Beer gives back, and more

Mar 25th, 2020 8m 43s

BEER NEWS roundup: Layoffs at RUSSIAN RIVER, MCMENAMEN’S Big Revenue losses at BREWDOG Major Beer Festival cancellations MolsonCoors, Guinness, Boston Beer, AB InBev giving back FIRESTONE WALKER and REVOLUTION 2019 sales reports Manhattan

SIXER: CBC canceled, Athletic raises $17.5 mil, Big Beer stocks crater and more

Mar 13th, 2020 14m 38s

Craft Brewers Conference 2020 cancelled ATHLETIC BREWING raises $17.5 mil BEER ADVOCATE sold to Untapp’d AB INBEV’s not so great month on Wall Street BOSTON BEER’s Truly profit margins sink stock TECATE sales down double digits, dumps box

Feb 16, 2020 Craft Beer News report | THE SIXER

Feb 17th, 2020 11m 3s

Brewery Taproom sales + 13% in 2019. MOLSON COORS revenue down 1.8% in 2019, but also has positive signs ahead. DOGFISH HEAD President unexpectedly resigns. Growth slows at Ohio's RHINEGIEST. New Taprooms from big US Craft Breweries. and

Jan 27, 2020 THE SIXER Beer news report

Jan 27th, 2020 11m

Links to stories: ATWATER BREWING sold to MOLSON COORS More layoffs at LAGUNITAS CANARCHY 2019 growth report BREWDOG 2019 growth report 2019 Off-premise beer sales recap Other Hard Seltzer fun facts BUD LIGHT TV advertising goes dark in

Jan 13, 2020 Craft Beer news report | THE SIXER

Jan 13th, 2020 10m 10s

News in this edition: 450 BREWING can’t count ABV levels CONSTELLATION writes down another $536 mil BUD LIGHT retiring “Dilly Dilly” MOLSON COORS to close brewery making 4.6 mil bbl/year WHITE CLAW chooses Glendale, AZ for new seltzery BOU

Dec 24, 2019 THE SIXER Craft beer news report

Dec 27th, 2019 6m 27s

ABI's $11 Billion Australia sale hitting turbulence. ALLAGASH has a great 2019. FOOLPROOF for sale in RI. MOLSON COORS names huge March hard seltzer launch. and more....

12.24.19 THE SIXER Craft beer news report

Dec 27th, 2019 6m 27s

ABI's $11 Billion Australia sale hitting turbulence. ALLAGASH has a great 2019. FOOLPROOF for sale in RI. MOLSON COORS names huge March hard seltzer launch. and more....

Dec 8, 2019 Craft beer news report | THE SIXER

Dec 8th, 2019 9m 12s

BeerBiz News covered includes: WTF went down with the BALLAST POINT sale this week. ANDERSON VALLEY sold. BROOKLYN BREWERY cutting its sales staff. WAWA diving back into the beer biz. and more...

11.27.19 THE SIXER Craft beer news report

Nov 27th, 2019 10m

News Discussed: NEW BELGIUM sale to Kirin explained. ARTISINAL BREWING VENTURES (ABV) buys 2nd largest US Cider company. BREWDOG looking to build 2nd US brewery. GREAT NOTION expands again and more...

THE SIXER 11.15.19 Craft beer news report

Nov 16th, 2019 11m 8s

AB InBev buys the CBA; stock shoots up 121% in one day. Miller/Molson Coors to lay off 500 people by January. Boston Beer experiencing 23% revenue growth so far in 2019. Green Flash closes another location. Plus more beer sales reports and othe