Despite its recent flurry of acquisition activity across the craft beer category, Anheuser-Busch InBev continues to fight an uphill battle in the U.S. market. The brewing behemoth’s U.S. volume declined 2.2% to 109 million hectoliters for the year, while revenue … Continue reading →
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•Trinidad’s House of Angostura is releasing No. 1 Once Used French Oak, a new limited edition within its Cask Collection series of rums aged in specialty casks. The 40%-abv offering is a 16-year-old blend, aged for a minimum of 10 … Continue reading →
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•After losing ground in the fourth quarter of 2015 following years of explosive growth, Boston Beer Co.’s Angry Orchard is launching a new Orchard’s Edge series of aged ciders, including entries called Knotty Pear and The Old Fashioned. The collection … Continue reading →
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Esprit du Vin Fine Wine Merchants, a division of Palm Bay International, has been named the exclusive U.S. importer for Bordeaux’s Domaine de l’A, the flagship winery of renowned winemaker and consultant Stéphane Derenoncourt, and tells SND it’s on the … Continue reading →
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Diageo is introducing two archival Guinness recipes in the U.S. market as part of its Brewers Project, which showcases new and reinterpreted beers from the iconic Irish brewery. Guinness’s newcomers include a Dublin Porter (3.8% abv) and a West Indies … Continue reading →
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•Jay Maltby, former CEO of Cruzan International and partner in Angel’s Envy, has launched The Espiritus Group, a new sales and marketing company for artisan spirits. Partnering with a $30 million spirits venture fund, Espiritus will invest between $3-$10 million … Continue reading →
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