Articles Tagged with ''hard seltzers''

Experts credit consumers’ affinity for ready-to-drink (RTD) alcohol to flavor exploration. With growth from premium RTD cocktails and hard teas, the category has been a positive for the overall beverage alcohol market.

While the alternative adult beverages market grew by 7.5% a year or 426% in total since 2002, the total beer market has declined more than 5% in total during this period. This disparity underscores the macro movement to these flavored forward, more modern products.

This year’s State of the Industry report on the U.S. wine and spirits markets highlights how premium and super-premium solutions have benefited the categories.

Alaskan Brewing was founded out of a passion for beer, the lack of fresh beer in Alaska and an interest in building the state’s economy.

Flavored malt beverages and hard teas shine in the ready-to-drink alcohol space, while hard seltzers and hard kombuchas show declines.

This annual report offers detailed performance, insights and new product releases from six key beer segments: craft, domestics, flavored malt beverages, imports, hard cider,and non-alcohol.

Spirit of Gallo’s High Noon introduced the High Noon Snowbird Pack. This limited-edition pack is specially crafted to bring sun-kissed vibes, regardless of the weather, the company says.

To celebrate the season, White Claw and Cocktail Courier released the White Claw Super CLAW Holiday Kit, a customizable, festive cocktail bundle.

NÜTRL Vodka Seltzer debuted its newest flavor innovation: NÜTRL Black Cherry.

As ready-to-drink (RTD) cocktails experience continued growth, experts note that the category’s rise could be due to diversification versus that of the hard seltzer category.