Tom McCormick
Executive Director at ProBrewer
Past executive director, California Craft Brewers Association, craft beer industry maven
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2 weeks ago |
probrewer.com | Tom McCormick
The Beer Institute published its unofficial estimate of taxable removals shipments by beer brewers for February 2025 which was down 14.9% compared to February 2024. The decrease follows a decline of 8.7% in January compared to January 2024February 2025 estimates were 10,300,000 barrels, compared to February 2024 removals of 12,104,263 barrels.
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2 weeks ago |
probrewer.com | Tom McCormick
The Brewers Association today announced the recipients of the 2025 Industry Awards. These honors have been bestowed since 1987 upon individuals and groups that have made a significant impact on the craft beer community. This year’s award winners will be celebrated for their dedication and contributions during a special ceremony on April 30, 2025, at the Craft Brewers Conference® (CBC)Opens in new window in Indianapolis. “Congratulations to this year’s Industry Award winners.
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2 weeks ago |
probrewer.com | Tom McCormick
The USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) prospective plantings and grain stocks report indicates that barley producers intend to plant a record low 2.32 million acres of barley for the 2025 crop year, down 2 percent from the previous year. In Montana, the largest barley state, acreage is expected to decrease by 11 percent from last year. Planted area is also at a record low in California, Colorado, New York, Oregon, Utah, Washington and Wisconsin.
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3 weeks ago |
probrewer.com | Tom McCormick
Although there are far fewer sales of craft breweries than five years ago, the era of craft-on-craft mergers and acquisitions is far from over. Wilding Brands, the parent company behind of a variety of Colorado craft beverage brands has made a major acquisition in announcing the purchase of Great Divide Brewing Co., Denver’s oldest and largest packaging brewery.
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3 weeks ago |
probrewer.com | Tom McCormick
Left Hand Brewing, the third largest independent brewery in Colorado has announced the acquisition of fellow Colorado craft brewer Dry Dock Brewing. The acquisition, which comes just a day after another major acquisition in Colorado with the merger of Great Dived and Wilding Brands, shows that there is still a strong appetite for craft brewers to join together in an attempt to stay competitive in a quickly evolving and challenging market.
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