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Laird Superfood is adding two new functional mushroom coffee products to Target stores, offering options for sustained energy and immune support.
April is NC Beer Month—Governor-proclaimed, Guild-coordinated, and packed with festivals like Brewgaloo and Hickory Hops. Here's your 2026 calendar and where to find the best events across the state.
From Raleigh's NC Hops Fest to Hickory Hops, Blues & Brews at The Plant, and more—discover the 2026 festivals celebrating North Carolina's growing hop industry and thriving craft beer scene.
A guide to North Carolina's thriving craft beer scene, from Asheville's Beer City USA to Charlotte, Raleigh, Durham, and beyond.
A look back at Charlotte's flagship beer festival of 2022—over 100 breweries, 350+ beers, and the craft beer community's long-awaited reunion at American Legion Memorial Stadium.
A veteran-owned microbrewery in the Sandhills, Hatchet Brewing brings bold, award-winning beer to Southern Pines—with trivia, music bingo, and a Star Wars pinball machine.
Fish Scales and Skinny DeVille of Nappy Roots turned a former loft space in Castleberry Hill into a 6,000-square-foot brewery where craft beer meets hip-hop culture just steps from Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
Stories about Carolina beer, labels, and the brewing industry.
A commercial brew day runs from malt receipt and water treatment through mashing, boiling, fermentation, conditioning, and packaging, and the equipment on the floor changes with production scale more than most taproom tours suggest.
San Francisco–based Hint released a seasonal Winter Variety Pack of unsweetened fruit-essence waters—Apple Cinnamon, Spiced Pear, Cranberry Orange, and Peppermint Bark—sold in 12-count cases of 16-oz bottles for $22.99 on drinkhint.com, Amazon, and select retailers for a limited time.
Protein2o is refreshing its clear protein water line with upgraded whey isolate levels, a proprietary electrolyte blend plus B5 and B6 for absorption positioning, sub-90-calorie zero-sugar bottles, and fitness-first creative from X&O under the ‘2 Things at Once’ idea.
Los Angeles–based Marquis rolled out Pineapple Passion as a limited-time, tropical sparkling flavor in a bright yellow can—same 100mg organic tri-blend caffeine as the core line, pitched as a deliberate summer vibe dropped mid-winter with new creative from marketing.
