Cicerones and coastal towns

Hard seltzer may be the biggest shift ‘since light beer’

The continued popularity of hard seltzers shows that it might not be just a trend but rather a shift in consumers' drinking preferences. Boston Beer Co. CEO Dave Burwick believes it might even be one of the biggest shifts for the beer category since light beer was launched in the late ’70s. “Millennials… are not drinking as much as the people who came before them, but they’re drinking better. When you look at those trends of health and wellness, variety seeking and premiumization, it all supports the growth of this hard seltzer category,” Burwick said.

Low-calorie IPAs

Speaking of light beer, Popular Mechanics share their favorite light, low-calorie IPAs. One of the hardest parts of brewing low-calorie beers is making sure they have full-flavor, and this list delivers just that.

Cicerone diversity

Eugenia Brown, founder of Charlotte-based brand Beer Chick, is looking to increase diversity in the beer world. "Typically, when you think craft beer, you don't think black girl,” said Brown. She started a campaign to pay for 50 minority women to take the Cicerone Level 1 Certified Beer Server exam. Then donations started coming in and she was able to help fund beer certifications for 100 minority women.

Beach towns fear they won’t survive a pandemic summer

Restaurants, bars and stores across the U.S. are struggling to stay in business amid COVID-19 shutdowns and outbreaks. Some getting hit hardest are those in America’s beach towns, which earn the vast majority of their annual sales from Memorial Day to Labor Day. Read this USA Today profile on how a beach town in Delaware, much like other coastal areas around the country, is trying to stay afloat.

Kroger grocery store building robotic distribution center

As part of its grocery delivery expansion, Kroger is reportedly working with an automated warehouse technology company to build a 350,000-square-foot distribution center in Maryland. The project is expected to help Kroger better keep up with online orders demand.

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Hard seltzer may be the biggest shift ‘since light beer’

Low-calorie IPAs

Cicerone diversity

Beach towns fear they won’t survive a pandemic summer

Kroger grocery store building robotic distribution center

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