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For wineries and independent craft spirit and beer producers, taprooms, tasting rooms and tours have long encouraged trial and experimentation, helping these entrepreneurs become beacons of community and camaraderie. Yet, to drive sales during the past six months, beverage brands have been forced to pivot and use other avenues such as eCommerce and direct-to-consumer (DTC) shipping with overall positive results.

Escondido, Calif.-based Stone Brewing announced the hire of Maria Stipp as chief executive officer (CEO). Stipp will join Stone beginning Sept. 14.

For the upcoming holiday season, Heineken, a brand of HEINEKEN USA, White Plains, N.Y., has created “unlimited” different bottles each with a unique number and design.

JuneShine and Stone Brewing, both San Diego based, have joined forces to create StoneShine: a limited-edition hard kombucha flavor. With a 6 percent alcohol by volume, StoneShine mixes Stone’s legendary hops and Masumoto Farm’s famed stone fruits into JuneShine’s signature hard kombucha formulation, the companies say. Like JuneShine’s original flavors, StoneShine is organic, gluten free, non-GMO, and contains antioxidants, vitamins and probiotics.

Dos Equis, a brand of White Plains, N.Y.-based HEINEKEN USA, announced the latest updates to its packaging as part of an overall brand refresh to maintain relevance with today’s consumer.

Bud Light, a brand of St. Louis-based Anheuser-Busch, announced that fans who select Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Gardner Minshew II in the first round of their Fantasy Football draft can enter for a chance to win a case worth of Bud Light.

Boston-based Harpoon Brewery and Dunkin’, Canton, Mass., are at it again, launching a series of new coffee- and doughnut-infused beers for fall. A trio of new beers, Harpoon Dunkin’ Pumpkin Spiced Latte Ale, Boston Kreme Stout, and Jelly Donut IPA, join Harpoon Dunkin’ Coffee Porter on shelves this September and mark the first time beers have been brewed with actual doughnuts from Dunkin’, the companies say.

Coolhaus ice cream collaborated with Common Space Brewery to create two ice cream-flavored beer kits earlier this month.