Monster Beverage Corp., Corona, Calif., has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire CANarchy Craft Brewery Collective LLC, a craft beer and hard seltzer company for $330 million in cash. The transaction will bring the Cigar City, Oskar Blues, Deep Ellum, Perrin Brewing, Squatters and Wasatch brands to the Monster beverage portfolio. 

Firestone Walker, a brand of Duvel Moortgat USA, announced its latest creation: Kookie Monster. The new Kookie Monster brew is an 8% Double Milk Stout brewed with vanilla beans, cocoa nibs and brown sugar, the company notes. 

Firestone Walker Brewing Co. released its 25th Anniversary Ale as a standalone purchase as well as in its Limited Edition Trio Pack.

Roadhouse Brewing Co. debuted a new batch of its barrel-aged Funk House series: Vixen Harlot, Oud Bruin with Cherries; Vixen Mistress, Oud Bruin with Blackberries; Vixen Oud Bruin, a tart craft beer with a touch of vanilla and caramel; and Dry-Hopped Sour, a draft dry-hopped beer. 

Northern California's farm-to-barrel craft beer pioneers Almanac Beer Co. released its Holiday Advent Beer Box, which features 12 16-ounce cans of beer, spanning a wide range of innovative craft beer styles.

Boston-based Drizly released its third annual BevAlc Insights by Drizly Retail Report, culled from a nationwide survey of more than 500 alcohol retailers during November 2021. Among standout findings, retailers expected higher sales during the holiday season despite reports of Champagne shortages, felt concerned about supply chain issues yet still optimistic about 2022, are poised to stock (yet) more tequila, have fresh interest in craft beer, and see big potential for cannabis-infused products.

Halyard Brewing Co. released a spicy new brew dubbed “The OQ,” short for the Octopus Queen. An extra spicy hard ginger beer, the Octopus Queen is brewed with Madagascar vanilla, Ceylon cinnamon, fresh ginger, and other aromatic spices, the company says.

Elysian Brewing Co., a craft brewer within Anheuser Busch InBev, announced the debut of its new winter seasonal: Skalrok.

Small Brewery Sunday, the national beer holiday created by the Boulder, Colo.-based Brewers Association (BA), returns for its third year on Nov. 28. The annual celebration encourages beer lovers to support their local breweries, brewpubs, and taprooms — small businesses that contribute to local communities and economies during the holiday season and beyond.

Stone Distributing Co. (SDC), Escondido, Calif., announced the addition of Ashland Hard Seltzer and El Segundo Brewing Co. to its Southern California portfolio of craft beers. The two new partners began distribution from Stone effective Nov. 8.