Nov 26, 2025
Smog City Brewing co-founder Laurie Porter is a prepper. Even
during craft’s days of double-digit growth in the middle 2010s,
Porter, who calls herself “an incurable optimist,” was eyeing a
future when that growth wouldn’t be there.
So Porter and her husband, Jonathan Porter, built...
Nov 19, 2025
Nearly a year on the job, new-ish Lagunitas CEO Bernardo Spielmann
is seeing opportunities for the legacy California craft beer
brand.
Those opportunities include expanding Lagunitas Hazy IPA from a
draft-only release to package, building on the successful launch of
9% ABV Hazicus Maximus hazy IPA, which now boasts...
Nov 12, 2025
Flavored malt beverages (FMBs) and hard seltzers have had a bright red 2025, but those declines haven’t fazed Mark Anthony Brands, which continues to find growth in the segments where others have faltered.
In this episode of the Brewbound Podcast, Mark Anthony Brands president David Barnett details how the bev-alc...
Nov 5, 2025
High Rise Beverage co-founder Matt Skinner has built a
coastal-themed brand in the Southeast but his ambitions extend
across the nation.
The Charleston, South Carolina-headquartered intoxicating hemp
beverage brand is now available in 22 states, and Skinner sees an
opportunity to go even bigger.
“We’re in...
Nov 3, 2025
In this Brewbound Podcast interview, host Ray Latif speaks with
Kelsey McQuaid-Craig, Executive Director of the California Craft
Brewers Association (CCBA), about what brewers can expect at this
year’s California Craft Beer Summit. McQuaid-Craig outlines the
event’s robust educational programming, featuring three...