Our Favorite Wines We Drank in 2021
For our final wine panel of 2021, we asked our panelists to recall and rate their favorite wines that they drank during the past year. Holiday season is a time of celebration, so this...
Podcast: The Future of Trade Alcohol Technology
In our latest podcast episode of On & Off, the leading alcohol trade podcast, we discuss the future of technology for alcohol retail and also the on-premise.
Editors Melissa Dowling and Kyle Swartz chat about how...
The Top Beer Trends in 2021-22
With beer styles rising and falling in popularity, here’s a look at what’s next in terms of beer trends.
McGillin’s Olde Ale House has survived through not one, but two pandemics, and continues to thrive....
Interview: Dematic’s Tom Swovick on Next-gen Distribution Tech
The pandemic has certainly complicated efforts for the distribution tier of the alcohol industry. Enter companies like Dematic, a large-scale, Atlanta-based supply chain company. Offering cutting-edge voice-picking and automation tech, Dematic helps wholesalers implement...
12 Beer and Beverage Products to Watch from NBWA 2021
Want to know what’s next for the beer category? Walk the exhibitors halls at the National Beer Wholesalers Association’s (NBWA) 84th Annual Convention and Trade Show, and you can glimpse into the future.
Held earlier this month...
Celebrating Women in Alcohol: Part 1
Just as whiskey is not “a man’s drink,” the beverage alcohol business is not for men only. So many women have made a significant contribution to growing, improving and evolving the industry, from launching...
What if the Future of Beer . . . Isn’t Beer?
The beer category remains in a precarious position. Big brands have been shrinking for years, while craft, so reliant on taprooms and on-premise, suffered a blow from the pandemic.
Another problem driving these troubling trends? Look...
The 2021 Beer Growth Brands Awards: The Top Brews
Our annual Beer Growth Brands Awards reflect the top beer trends from the past year while also looking ahead.
What can we learn from 2020 and 2021 as we move forwards? The unusual severity of Covid-19 makes...
When Will the Alcohol Packaging Shortage End?
Trouble finding your favorite alcohol brands in 2021? Chances are it’s because this industry, like many during Covid-19, has run into a major packaging shortage.
Materials like glass and aluminum have become difficult and expensive to...
Podcast: Alcohol Industry Trends: Part 2
Following Part 1 of this two-part episode, Editors Melissa Dowling and Kyle Swartz dive into even more alcohol industry trends.
These include celebrity-backed alcohol brands and their common pitfalls; the rise of CBD beverages and what comes...
