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Monday 2 November 2026

🍺Beer & Spirits

Insider’s Week in Beer: 👻 What’s Scarier, Beer Sales or Halloween Costumes?

맥주 업계 소식: 👻 맥주 판매량과 할로윈 의상 중 무엇이 더 무서울까요?

Budweiser may have plastered its logo all over the signage inside the Brewers’ clubhouse celebration area this week … but hey, Miller Lite was too busy, ya know, making beer!

Brewbound01:05 KST

🍺Beer & Spirits

Judge Orders Constellation Brands and Coors Distributing Company to Arbitration

Brewbound06:41 KST

🍺Beer & Spirits

Press Clips: Miller Lite Offers Brewers Fans ‘Clinch Cans’ After World Series Win; Maine Brewers’ Guild Pauses 207 Beer Week

Brewbound05:19 KST

🍺Beer & Spirits

The Zero Proof Adds Sales, Finance VPs

Brewbound01:24 KST

Saturday 31 October

  1. 00:56

    🍺Beer & Spirits

    Tilray Streamlines Brewery Network to 6 Facilities & Cuts Workforce; Targets 1M Cases of Carlsberg in 2027

    틸레이, 양조장 네트워크를 6개 시설로 간소화하고 인력 감축… 2027년까지 칼스버그 100만 케이스 생산 목표

    Tilray Brands has consolidated its beverage manufacturing footprint into six facilities as it works to crystalize its beer and beyond strategy following the acquisition of BrewDog.

    Brewbound00:56 KST

Friday 30 October

  1. 21:00

    🍺Beer & Spirits

    Carbliss Skips Vodka + Ade RTDs to Bet on High-ABV Canned Cocktails

    카블리스는 보드카+에이드 RTD(Ready-to-Drink) 제품을 건너뛰고 도수가 높은 캔 칵테일에 집중한다.

    As brands race into the new hot ready-to-drink (RTD) trend combining vodka and sports drink flavors, one brand is playing it cool.

    Brewbound21:00 KST
  2. 05:00

    🍺Beer & Spirits

    A-B’s US Biz Gains Beer & Spirits Share, Despite Single-Digit Q3 Losses

    A-B의 미국 사업, 3분기 한 자릿수 손실에도 불구하고 맥주 및 증류주 시장 점유율 확대

    Anheuser-Busch InBev’s (A-B) bev-alc business remained in the red in Q3, but the company was still able to eke out share gains across both beer and spirits, the company reported Thursday.

    Brewbound05:00 KST
  3. 02:39

    🍺Beer & Spirits

    RationAle Partners with LA Libations and Homestead Brands, Launches $3M Funding Round

    RationAle, LA Libations 및 Homestead Brands와 파트너십 체결, 300만 달러 투자 유치 시작

    RationAle Brewing is partnering with CPG incubator L.A. Libations and bev-alc offshoot Homestead Brands as the non-alcoholic beer maker enters a new phase aimed at speeding up growth and building toward an eventual exit.

    Brewbound02:39 KST
  4. 02:01

    🍺Beer & Spirits

    Last Call: Submit Nominations for BevNET CPG Media’s 2026 Awards

    마지막 기회: BevNET CPG Media의 2026년 어워드 후보 추천을 제출하세요

    Nominations close tomorrow, Friday, October 30, for three of BevNET CPG Media’s annual awards programs, recognizing the brands, people and products that stood out across beverage, packaged food, and beer and beverage alcohol.

    Brewbound02:01 KST
  5. 00:01

    🍺Beer & Spirits

    Schilling Cider Takes C-Store Presence to the MAX, with Chart-Topping, High ABV Single-Serve Innovation

    쉴링 사이다는 높은 알코올 도수의 1인용 제품으로 편의점 시장에서의 입지를 극대화합니다.

    Schilling Cider has taken its Excelsior brand family and cranked it up to the MAX – and convenience store shoppers are responding with their wallets.

    Brewbound00:01 KST

Thursday 29 October

  1. 21:53

    🍺Beer & Spirits

    Girl Beer’s Ray Biebuyck on Bridging the Gaps and Winning in Hard Seltzer Sets

    걸 비어(Girl Beer)의 레이 비벅(Ray Biebuyck)이 하드 셀처 시장에서 격차를 해소하고 승리하는 비결에 대해 이야기합니다.

    On the precipice of a massive rollout, Girl Beer founder Ray Biebuyck joined the Brewbound Podcast to discuss wholesaler selection, product placement, social-first marketing and the brand’s first major sports partnership with the WNBA’s Dallas Wings.

    Brewbound21:53 KST
  2. 21:52

    🍺Beer & Spirits

    DoorDash to Buy Instacart for $17B

    DoorDash, Instacart를 170억 달러에 인수

    DoorDash is doubling down on grocery, announcing today a $17 billion agreement to acquire Instacart, combining two of the largest food delivery platforms and expanding their reach across retail and advertising.

    Brewbound21:52 KST
  3. 21:00

    🍺Beer & Spirits

    3 Elected to Brewers Association Board of Directors

    3명이 맥주 양조 협회 이사회 이사로 선출되었습니다.

    Brewers Association (BA) board of directors chairman Fred Matt was re-elected for another term, alongside newcomers Jacob Landry and Lara Gray in the trade organization's recent election.

    Brewbound21:00 KST
  4. 20:44

    🍺Beer & Spirits

    Korean Rice & Liquor K-Rice Festa to Host Korean Liquor Cocktail Contest… Registration Open Until November 10

    우리쌀·우리술 K-라이스페스타서 우리술 칵테일 대회 개최…11월10일까지 참가 접수

    The ‘2026 K-Rice Festa Korean Liquor Cocktail Competition,’ hosted by NH Economic Holdings and organized by the Korea Beverage Instructors Association and the Korean Liquor Research Association, will be held on November 28 at KINTEX in Ilsan, Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-do. This competition has been organized as a side event of the ‘2026 K-Rice Festa,’ which will be held from November 27 to 29.

    Nongmin Newspaper20:44 KST
  5. 04:56

    🍺Beer & Spirits

    Press Clips: Vermont Pub & Brewery to Shutter After Nearly 40 Years; Jim Koch on Beer Pricing

    언론 보도: 버몬트의 한 펍 겸 양조장, 40여 년 만에 폐업; 짐 코흐, 맥주 가격 책정에 대해 논하다

    Burlington’s Vermont Pub & Brewery (VPB) will close on November 14, three days after its 38th anniversary. The brewpub was Vermont’s first when it opened in 1988 and late founder Greg Noonan is considered an architect of the Green Mountain State’s formidable craft industry.

    Brewbound04:56 KST
  6. 02:31

    🍺Beer & Spirits

    Reyes Beverage Group Lands Bacardi USA Portfolio Across 11 States

    레예스 베버리지 그룹, 미국 11개 주에 걸쳐 바카디 포트폴리오 확보

    Reyes Beverage Group (RBG) has landed another major spirits supplier.

    Brewbound02:31 KST
  7. 01:01

    🍺Beer & Spirits

    Halloween Grab Bag: Voodoo Ranger, Angry Orchard & More Aim to Own Spooky Season

    할로윈 그랩백: 부두 레인저, 앵그리 오차드 등 다양한 게임으로 으스스한 할로윈 시즌을 만끽하세요!

    Why are so many ghouls chilling in the coldbox this year? Beer companies see an opportunity to carve a piece of Halloween for themselves.

    Brewbound01:01 KST
  8. 00:52

    🍺Beer & Spirits

    Brewbound Field Notes: The New England Synergy of Athletic Brewing, Drake Maye and Market Basket

    브루바운드 현장 노트: 애슬레틱 브루잉, 드레이크 메이, 마켓 바스켓의 뉴잉글랜드 시너지 효과

    Athletic Brewing’s partnership with NFL quarterback Drake Maye could be a case study in why authentic celebrity collaborations reap the greatest rewards.

    Brewbound00:52 KST

Wednesday 28 October

  1. 21:00

    🍺Beer & Spirits

    C-Store Retailers Feeling Optimistic About Beer to Close 2026; Craft to Lose Shelf Space to RTDs in 2027, per Goldman Sachs

    편의점 소매업체들은 2026년 말 맥주 시장에 대해 낙관적인 전망을 갖고 있지만, 골드만삭스에 따르면 2027년에는 수제 맥주가 RTD(Ready-to-Drink) 제품에 밀려 진열 공간이 줄어들 것으로 예상됩니다.

    Convenience retailers’ outlooks on the beer category have warmed up in Q3, according to the latest Beverage Bytes survey from Goldman Sachs. Respondents, who represent about 10% of the c-store channel (approximately 15,000 retailers), reported that they expect beer sales to increase 3% year-over-year (YoY) in the Q3 survey, up from +2% in Q1.

    Brewbound21:00 KST
  2. 00:00

    🍺Beer & Spirits

    [Delicious Story] ‘Makgeolli’ Selling Well Overseas… It’s Rare to See That Products Brewed with ‘Korean Rice’

    [맛있는 이야기] 해외서 잘나가는 ‘막걸리’…‘우리쌀’로 빚은 제품은 드물다니

    “The makgeolli is mild and makes our hearts sweet; let’s pour it until it overflows the earthenware pot, let’s drink until our shoulders start dancing, hurray, our name is Nonggun (Farmer).”

    Nongmin Newspaper00:00 KST

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Maize2026-06-01 · USD/mt
197.1
U.S. SRW wheat2026-06-01 · USD/mt
237.5
World sugar2026-06-01 · USD/kg
0.32
U.S. natural gas2026-06-01 · USD/MMBtu
3.15
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