News & Notes

Beso Del Sol Pink Sangria

New from Beso Del Sol: Pink Sangria. This packaged premade rosé sangria is now available across the country. The wine is 100% tempranillo, from the Valdepeñas region of Spain, flavored with all-natural Spanish orange, lemon, peach and mango, the...

HOF Imperial San Diego Pale Ale .394 Hits National Distribution

San Diego’s AleSmith Brewing Co. today announced that its Hall of Fame Imperial San Diego Pale Ale .394 will be available in markets across the U.S. The product rollout begins this month in tap rooms and...

Sassoregale Vermentino 2016

Santa Margherita USA has released Sassoregale Vermentino 2016, the first time this Vermentino has been imported into the U.S. The wine is 100% Vermentino from the Maremma Toscana DOC in Italy. Aromas include citrus and stone fruits framed...

New Seal Indicates Independent Craft Breweries

It's becoming tougher to tell what is and is not really craft beer. Corporate drinks companies like AB InBev continue to buy up craft breweries as the macro industry contends against the growing micro movement. In...

The 2017 Retailers of the Year: Part 2

Beverage Dynamics in 2017 opened its Retailers of the Year award for the first time using a nomination process, asking retailers around the country to apply for this coveted award. Retailers could nominate themselves, or be...

Sinfire Apple Cinnamon Whisky

Hood River Distillers has unveiled an Apple Cinnamon extension of its Sinfire Cinnamon Whisky line: Sinfire Apple Cinnamon Whisky. Sinfire Apple Cinnamon is made with a natural apple cinnamon flavor, the company says, and "finished...

Woodland Radicle Buys Cockspur Rum Brand

The Barbados-produced Cockspur Rum brand has been sold to the global beverage company Woodland Radicle. The Cockspur brand features various craft rums, a best-selling rum punch and the cocktail Splashes brand. With the sale of the brand to...

Off-Premise Retailers Gather For Educational Event

The Beverage Alcohol Retailers Conference, the only national educational event for off-premise retailers, had a successful debut in Minneapolis from June 12-14. More than 175 industry members attended the event at the Radisson Blu Downtown,...

Beer Reviews: Local Brews

For our latest round of the Beverage Dynamics National Beer Panel, we asked panelists to review beers from their local regions. These reviews include brief tasting notes and a rating. If you’re a retail or on-premise beer...

Edrington Announces 32% Profit Growth

The global drinks group Edrington this week announced a full-year profit of +32% for the fiscal year 2016-17. Edrington is well suited to benefit from the modern alcohol trends of craft and whisky. The company owns and produces a collection...