Jessica Infante
@jessicainfante.bsky.social
covering the beer(-ish) industry as @brewbound.bsky.social managing editor & podcast co-host | cora's mom | beach enthusiast | syracuse alum
📍 the jersey shore ➡️ MA's north shore
📍 the jersey shore ➡️ MA's north shore
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Brewbound
Covering the business of the US craft beer industry. Provides daily content, industry events, and job listings.
www.brewbound.com
Taking a page out of my buddy @kbernot.bsky.social's playbook and re-intro-ing myself:
Hi! I'm Jess and I'm the managing editor at Brewbound, a multimedia trade news outlet focusing on the beer industry. We cover breaking news, data and insights, legislative, M&A, etc etc.
www.brewbound.com
Hi! I'm Jess and I'm the managing editor at Brewbound, a multimedia trade news outlet focusing on the beer industry. We cover breaking news, data and insights, legislative, M&A, etc etc.
www.brewbound.com
Unsure what the best part here is: that the young fellow who bagged my stuff at Market Basket chased after me to give me the Bunny Grahams that fell out OR that he called me miss (not ma’am) while doing it 🥹
November 25, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Unsure what the best part here is: that the young fellow who bagged my stuff at Market Basket chased after me to give me the Bunny Grahams that fell out OR that he called me miss (not ma’am) while doing it 🥹
Martin is leaving BrewDog, ostensibly to focus on his cannabis company.
Weird thing I realized while working on this story: BrewDog is now on its 3rd James at CEO. James I left in May 24. James II replaced him but left in January. James III was promoted in March.
Weird thing I realized while working on this story: BrewDog is now on its 3rd James at CEO. James I left in May 24. James II replaced him but left in January. James III was promoted in March.
BrewDog Co-Founder Martin Dickie Resigns Abruptly
BrewDog co-founder Martin Dickie has departed the Scottish brewery, several news outlets have reported.
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August 22, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Martin is leaving BrewDog, ostensibly to focus on his cannabis company.
Weird thing I realized while working on this story: BrewDog is now on its 3rd James at CEO. James I left in May 24. James II replaced him but left in January. James III was promoted in March.
Weird thing I realized while working on this story: BrewDog is now on its 3rd James at CEO. James I left in May 24. James II replaced him but left in January. James III was promoted in March.
Breaking craft news: Hendler Family Brewing (Jack's Abby, Wormtown, Night Shift, Jack's Bev Co) forges strategic partnership with NY's Sloop Brewing. HFB will produce, market and sell Sloop's portfolio, freeing Sloop's team to focus on innovation & hospitality.
No equity exchanged or jobs cut.
No equity exchanged or jobs cut.
Sloop Taps Hendler Family for Production, Sales Growth via Strategic Partnership
Hendler Family Brewing (HFB) and Sloop Brewing have forged a strategic partnership in which the Framingham, Massachusetts-based brewery platform will take over production, sales and marketing for the ...
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July 11, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Breaking craft news: Hendler Family Brewing (Jack's Abby, Wormtown, Night Shift, Jack's Bev Co) forges strategic partnership with NY's Sloop Brewing. HFB will produce, market and sell Sloop's portfolio, freeing Sloop's team to focus on innovation & hospitality.
No equity exchanged or jobs cut.
No equity exchanged or jobs cut.
dream phone in 1993 cost $77.17 in today’s dollars 😳
July 2, 2025 at 12:44 PM
dream phone in 1993 cost $77.17 in today’s dollars 😳
My bud @dinfontay.com with a big scoop on RNDC leaving California completely after a string of supplier losses.
My report for @vinepair.com is live now:
June 2, 2025 at 6:30 PM
My bud @dinfontay.com with a big scoop on RNDC leaving California completely after a string of supplier losses.
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March 11, 2025 at 8:10 PM
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Earlier this month, the former US surgeon general recommended that alcohol containers bear cancer warning labels. Collective wisdom is that this will never happen, but some states are considering expanding health warnings for consumers. www.brewbound.com/news/connect...
Connecticut, Alaska Mull Bills to Expand Alcohol Health Warnings
Days after the former U.S. surgeon general called for cancer risk warning labels to be placed on alcoholic beverages, two state Legislatures are considering bills that would expand cancer warnings for...
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January 29, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Earlier this month, the former US surgeon general recommended that alcohol containers bear cancer warning labels. Collective wisdom is that this will never happen, but some states are considering expanding health warnings for consumers. www.brewbound.com/news/connect...
Reposted by Jessica Infante
smart, well-reported piece from @jessicainfante.bsky.social for @brewbound.com on breweries that understand the losing battle and dismal optics of whining about dry january and are using the month for more productive endeavors
January 17, 2025 at 10:36 PM
smart, well-reported piece from @jessicainfante.bsky.social for @brewbound.com on breweries that understand the losing battle and dismal optics of whining about dry january and are using the month for more productive endeavors
Reposted by Jessica Infante
“'It’s really bad form for breweries to shame their customers because they want to take January off,' [Notch's founder] said. 'We should understand it, and live with them, and meet them someplace in the middle. It’s bad form. It’s not a good look for us. Are we pushers now?'"
Unexpected Pros of Slow Business: Dry January Spurs Taproom and Brewery Renovation Projects
As many drinkers take a break from craft beer and other alcoholic beverages in January, craft breweries such as Notch are using the month and its lighter traffic to close taprooms temporarily as they ...
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January 17, 2025 at 10:35 PM
“'It’s really bad form for breweries to shame their customers because they want to take January off,' [Notch's founder] said. 'We should understand it, and live with them, and meet them someplace in the middle. It’s bad form. It’s not a good look for us. Are we pushers now?'"
Instead of swimming against the tide this Dry January, some craft breweries have deployed temporary shutdowns to do renovation projects that would be difficult while open for service. I chatted with Notch (MA), Tilted Barn (RI), Big Ditch (NY) & Steam Donkey (WA).
www.brewbound.com/news/169913
www.brewbound.com/news/169913
Unexpected Pros of Slow Business: Dry January Spurs Taproom and Brewery Renovation Projects
As many drinkers take a break from craft beer and other alcoholic beverages in January, craft breweries such as Notch are using the month and its lighter traffic to close taprooms temporarily as they ...
www.brewbound.com
January 17, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Instead of swimming against the tide this Dry January, some craft breweries have deployed temporary shutdowns to do renovation projects that would be difficult while open for service. I chatted with Notch (MA), Tilted Barn (RI), Big Ditch (NY) & Steam Donkey (WA).
www.brewbound.com/news/169913
www.brewbound.com/news/169913
this morning over my 1.5-year-old's breakfast of yogurt, berries, banana, eggs and cinnamon toast...
me, emphatically: i love you!!!!
her, saying a whole sentence for may the second time ever: i love cinnamon!
me, emphatically: i love you!!!!
her, saying a whole sentence for may the second time ever: i love cinnamon!
January 17, 2025 at 5:28 PM
this morning over my 1.5-year-old's breakfast of yogurt, berries, banana, eggs and cinnamon toast...
me, emphatically: i love you!!!!
her, saying a whole sentence for may the second time ever: i love cinnamon!
me, emphatically: i love you!!!!
her, saying a whole sentence for may the second time ever: i love cinnamon!
Most fitting way to cap off the year that MA put the M and A in M&A: parent cos. of New England legacy craft brewers Harpoon and Smuttynose merge to form Barrel One Collective. www.brewbound.com/news/harpoon...
Harpoon and Smuttynose Parent Companies Merge to Form Barrel One Collective
Two New England legacy craft houses are merging in a deal that unites 14 brands. The parent companies of Harpoon and Smuttynose – Mass. Bay Brewing Company and FinestKind Brewing, respectively – have ...
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December 31, 2024 at 6:25 PM
Most fitting way to cap off the year that MA put the M and A in M&A: parent cos. of New England legacy craft brewers Harpoon and Smuttynose merge to form Barrel One Collective. www.brewbound.com/news/harpoon...
“You’ve got to do absolutely everything with excellence, because there is no slack now.” -Allagash founder Rob Tod on surviving craft beer’s tough times during @brewbound.com Live.
December 12, 2024 at 9:45 PM
“You’ve got to do absolutely everything with excellence, because there is no slack now.” -Allagash founder Rob Tod on surviving craft beer’s tough times during @brewbound.com Live.
Super interesting stuff from the NIQ & 3 Tier pros at @brewbound.com live. IPA is the dominant style nationwide. Regionally, the #2 spot goes to seasonal in most markets but hazy IPA in the mountain regions and bock in WSC, which basically means Texans drink a lot of Shiner Bock 🐐
December 11, 2024 at 11:28 PM
Super interesting stuff from the NIQ & 3 Tier pros at @brewbound.com live. IPA is the dominant style nationwide. Regionally, the #2 spot goes to seasonal in most markets but hazy IPA in the mountain regions and bock in WSC, which basically means Texans drink a lot of Shiner Bock 🐐
“Don’t mess it up. This is my local.” Advice given from a longtime patron of Russian River’s Santa Rosa pub to his son, who is now a bartender there after visiting with his parents from 3 years old. Co-owner/founder Natalie Cilurzo just nailed her keynote address at @brewbound.com live 🍻
December 11, 2024 at 6:34 PM
“Don’t mess it up. This is my local.” Advice given from a longtime patron of Russian River’s Santa Rosa pub to his son, who is now a bartender there after visiting with his parents from 3 years old. Co-owner/founder Natalie Cilurzo just nailed her keynote address at @brewbound.com live 🍻
Happening now! The @bevnet.com Cocktail Showdown in Marina Del Rey! Catch the competition streaming here and check back in all week for free BevNET and Brewbound Live conference content
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December 8, 2024 at 10:28 PM
Happening now! The @bevnet.com Cocktail Showdown in Marina Del Rey! Catch the competition streaming here and check back in all week for free BevNET and Brewbound Live conference content
www.bevnet.com/livestream/b...
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Feeling deeply inadequate as I sit in a coffee shop typing a silly little story about booze sales data while a group next to me hammers out complex logistics of delivering Thanksgiving meals to people all over eastern Massachusetts over the next two days. Also: should have brought my headphones.
November 26, 2024 at 2:31 PM
Feeling deeply inadequate as I sit in a coffee shop typing a silly little story about booze sales data while a group next to me hammers out complex logistics of delivering Thanksgiving meals to people all over eastern Massachusetts over the next two days. Also: should have brought my headphones.
Requirement for the first truly nasty day of the late New England fall: černé pivo.
November 23, 2024 at 6:02 PM
Requirement for the first truly nasty day of the late New England fall: černé pivo.
Kept my coughing toddler home from daycare today and I am never not astounded that people just did this for months on end in 2020.
November 18, 2024 at 8:53 PM
Kept my coughing toddler home from daycare today and I am never not astounded that people just did this for months on end in 2020.
🧵 A couple interesting top 30 craft tidbits from the most recent Circana report (which covers off-premise retailers with some exceptions):
1. The only brand to accelerate growth in both dollars and volume year-to-date and in the last 4 weeks thru 11/3 is AB-owned Goose Island Tropical Beer Hug.
1. The only brand to accelerate growth in both dollars and volume year-to-date and in the last 4 weeks thru 11/3 is AB-owned Goose Island Tropical Beer Hug.
November 18, 2024 at 3:29 PM
🧵 A couple interesting top 30 craft tidbits from the most recent Circana report (which covers off-premise retailers with some exceptions):
1. The only brand to accelerate growth in both dollars and volume year-to-date and in the last 4 weeks thru 11/3 is AB-owned Goose Island Tropical Beer Hug.
1. The only brand to accelerate growth in both dollars and volume year-to-date and in the last 4 weeks thru 11/3 is AB-owned Goose Island Tropical Beer Hug.
It's the 200th episode of the Brewbound Podcast! No featured interview this week, but there was PLENTY of news to go around including the Lord Hobo/Lone Pine merger, Tree House's Boston plans, the Beer Institute meeting, Monster's Q3 and Molson Coors craft layoffs:
open.spotify.com/episode/1HxW...
open.spotify.com/episode/1HxW...
Our 200th Episode Extravaganza
open.spotify.com
November 15, 2024 at 7:42 PM
It's the 200th episode of the Brewbound Podcast! No featured interview this week, but there was PLENTY of news to go around including the Lord Hobo/Lone Pine merger, Tree House's Boston plans, the Beer Institute meeting, Monster's Q3 and Molson Coors craft layoffs:
open.spotify.com/episode/1HxW...
open.spotify.com/episode/1HxW...
Taking a page out of my buddy @kbernot.bsky.social's playbook and re-intro-ing myself:
Hi! I'm Jess and I'm the managing editor at Brewbound, a multimedia trade news outlet focusing on the beer industry. We cover breaking news, data and insights, legislative, M&A, etc etc.
www.brewbound.com
Hi! I'm Jess and I'm the managing editor at Brewbound, a multimedia trade news outlet focusing on the beer industry. We cover breaking news, data and insights, legislative, M&A, etc etc.
www.brewbound.com
Brewbound
Covering the business of the US craft beer industry. Provides daily content, industry events, and job listings.
www.brewbound.com
November 13, 2024 at 5:08 PM
Taking a page out of my buddy @kbernot.bsky.social's playbook and re-intro-ing myself:
Hi! I'm Jess and I'm the managing editor at Brewbound, a multimedia trade news outlet focusing on the beer industry. We cover breaking news, data and insights, legislative, M&A, etc etc.
www.brewbound.com
Hi! I'm Jess and I'm the managing editor at Brewbound, a multimedia trade news outlet focusing on the beer industry. We cover breaking news, data and insights, legislative, M&A, etc etc.
www.brewbound.com
I would love to read the brief that went into this.
November 13, 2024 at 1:25 AM
I would love to read the brief that went into this.
After months (years?) of barely posting at the other place, I feel like I'm so out of practice that I forget how to say anything remotely interesting, but it's nice to see people conversing again.
November 12, 2024 at 7:45 PM
After months (years?) of barely posting at the other place, I feel like I'm so out of practice that I forget how to say anything remotely interesting, but it's nice to see people conversing again.
Reposted by Jessica Infante
Do you report on the liquor business? Work in cannabis policy? Prune vines in some tech asshole's vanity vineyard? If you or somebody you know belongs in this starter pack, shoot me a DM!
November 7, 2024 at 9:02 PM
Do you report on the liquor business? Work in cannabis policy? Prune vines in some tech asshole's vanity vineyard? If you or somebody you know belongs in this starter pack, shoot me a DM!