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As new generations of drinkers prioritize well-being, more brewers are providing nonalcoholic beer offerings.

It has been a difficult year for many craft breweries, as they continue to adapt to changing consumer habits post-pandemic.

Arkansas beer production continues to climb, with the amount of beer made in the Natural State hitting record numbers once again for 2022 while the nations craft industry saw growth slow.

Arkansas beer production continues to climb, with the amount of beer made in the Natural State hitting record numbers once again for 2022 while the nations craft industry saw growth slow.

Citing tepid retail sales, unsustainable debt and a yearslong rent dispute at its custom-designed taproom and brewery overlooking the Chicago River, Metropolitan Brewing has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Without reworking its debt, including more than $1 million owed in back rent and fees, the pioneering 15-year-old craft brewer said it will not survive the long Chicago winter ...

Breweries that produce 1,000 barrels or less annually did not experience the decline that larger brewers did in the first half of 2023. Instead their sales increased.

The art on Maine beer labels grows more creative every year and with more than 150 breweries in the state, there is plenty to look at.

The art on Maine beer labels grows more creative every year and with more than 150 breweries in the state, there is plenty to look at.

The art on Maine beer labels grows more creative every year and with more than 150 breweries in the state, there is plenty to look at.

In one way, the reasons for craft beer’s diminishing sales are complex but in another sense, the reason is simple: people are drinking other types of alcohol instead.