THOUSANDS of craft beer brewers across the country have a problem: Sales are slowing, tastes are changing and stiff competition is coming from new directions.
US alcohol sales in 2018 reached US$253.8 billion, which is an increase of 5.1%, or $12.4 billion. In a report by conducted by bw166.com, it has been found that the average consumer spend has increased, as well as the average prices for alcoholic beverages.
Maryland-based Flying Dog Brewery is collaborating with Green Leaf Medical to release the state’s first THC-infused beer this year. According to a press release, the beer, named Hop Chronic, will be a non-alcoholic IPA.
Industry leaders have called on Theresa May to extend Article 50 in a last-ditch effort to save UK businesses from a no-deal Brexit.
Ireland’s whiskey distilleries are investing more in tourism as sales pick up pace, but the sector’s leading trade body claims there are three obstacles that could “devastate” the industry.
THE IRISH WHISKEY sector has been warned that it is too reliant on the US market – while alcohol producers as a whole should brace for future disruption from the legalised cannabis trade in the States.
While Italian wine producers have long been legally able to add sugar to their sparkling wines, during the production process, a duo of small-production Prosecco producers has been called out for over-adulterating reportedly 750,000 liters of Prosecco.
A customer pays for cannabis products at Essence Vegas Cannabis Dispensary in Las Vegas, Nevada.
25 YEARS AGO, BARRY TOPP, owner of the New Forest Cider Company, drove trucks filled with apple cider to sell at festivals all over the United Kingdom. There’s one festival in particular he reminisces about with great fondness: at the Royal Air Force Lakenheath base, which hosts American military personnel.
As the laws governing the use of cannabis continue to broaden in the US and other countries, beverage brands are increasingly investigating using the ingredient in products.