Inspired by the spirit of Henry Weinhard, a brewer known in the Pacific Northwest for making beers and sodas for more than a century, MillerCoors released Henry’s Hard Sodas.

Seagram's, a brand of Rochester, N.Y.-based North American Breweries, announced the launch of a new line of hard sodas that will hit shelves nationally March 1. Seagram's Hard Soda will be available in a range of flavors including Cherry Cola, Grape Soda, Lemon n' Lime and Orange Cream, the company says. Lemon n' Lime and Orange Cream now are available early in select Publix stores in the Southeast.

Geloso Beverage Group’s Clubtails’ Cocktail-in-a-Can line, which were initially only available in 16-ounce single cans, now is available in a six-pack glass multi-pack featuring four of the brand’s eight flavors: Sex on the Beach, Bahama Mama, Long Island Iced Tea and Blue Motorcycle.

Groupe Geloso was founded in 1960 by Italian immigrant Vincenzo Geloso. He and his sons, Aldo, Antoine and Nicolangelo, rose from humble beginnings importing and crushing grapes to creating a multi-national beverage company that would help define future categories in the alcohol beverage industry.

Crabbie’s Alcoholic Ginger Beer introduced its Scottish Raspberry flavor to its line of alcohol ginger beers.  

Sonoma Cider added two new limited-run flavors to its line-up of hard ciders. 

Mike’s Hard Lemonade Co. launched Palm Breeze Ruby Red Citrus and Palm Breeze Pineapple Mandarin Orange in the U.S.

Anheuser-Busch, the St. Louis-based subsidiary of Anheuser-Busch InBev, announced it will invest more than $1.5 billion in its U.S. brewing, agriculture, packaging and distributing operations by 2018. These investments will support growth of its brands and reinforce the beer company's commitment to the U.S. communities where it operates through local spending and jobs, the company says. The beer company plans to spend an estimated $850 million on brewery- and packaging-expansion projects, $220 million on product innovation initiatives, and $720 million in sustaining and increasing efficiency of its existing footprint, it adds. 

Tinkering with more than just the vintage distilling equipment it uses, the Cordtz father-son duo at Sonoma Cider infuses decades of industry know-how in its innovative cider production techniques.

 As the summer approaches, it looks as though people are getting ready to relax in the sun with a cold cocktail. In Beverage Industry’s April New Products poll, readers voted Daily’s Cocktails as, by far, the top new product release on www.bevindustry.com throughout the month.