July 29, 2020

 

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Aluminum can shortage

Lester Jones, chief economist for the National Beer Wholesalers Association, spoke with local Texas news outlet KSAT about the roots of the can shortage problem. Ultimately, it’s about demand exceeding supply. “In 2019, we had a shortage of some seltzers because they had planned to make only so much of it, and demand had exceeded those plans. And here we are again in 2020 and demand has exceeded what they planned for,” Jones said.

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Mustard-flavored beer to go with your hot dogs

With National Mustard Day coming up on Saturday, French’s Mustard collaborated with craft brewery Oskar Blues to create French’s Mustard Beer. So how does it taste? Juice Drapeau, head brewer at Oskar Blues says, “We elevated the Classic Yellow Mustard flavor with tangy lemon and lime to create a tropical wheat ale I’d pair with a loaded hot dog on the hottest day of the year.”

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Budweiser joins the non-alcoholic beer category with Bud Zero

Health conscious and "sober curious" drinkers have influenced the beer market as both large and small companies rediscover non-alcoholic beers. According to Nielsen, the top-selling non-alcoholic beer in the United States is Heineken 0.0. Budweiser is launching their non-alcoholic beer called Bud Zero. Monica Rustgi, Budweiser's VP of marketing told CNN Business, "Beer is something that people love, so it doesn't have to be binary decision of drinking beer with alcohol or not drinking a beer at all."

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Drizly data breach

Online alcohol delivery startup Drizly has told customers that it was hit by a data breach. TechCrunch reports that as many as 2.5 million Drizly accounts are believed to have been affected. The hacker took customer email addresses, date of birth, encrypted passwords, and in some cases, delivery address.

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