Budweiser, a brand of St. Louis-based Anheuser-Busch, is taking its longstanding tradition of patriotic packaging even further this summer by replacing "Budweiser" with "America" on the front of its 12-ounce cans and bottles. 

Stout Brewing Co. now offers Drink Like a Boss, a line of ready-to-drink flavored malt beverages available in select markets. 

McAle’s Brewing Co. now offers McAle’s Hard Craft Sodas nationwide.

Seagram’s, a brand of North American Breweries, launched a new line of hard sodas: Seagram’s Hard Sodas. 

A new survey from industry consultants Beverage Marketing Corporation (BMC), New York, and Boston-based Fluent, a leading college marketing and insights agency, found that taught to make healthy choices from a young age, Gen Z college students take that lesson seriously when reaching for beverages. Practicality and natural products are preferred, while artificial ingredients and crazy fads are likely to cue a collective eye-roll, the companies say. 

Venice Duck Brewery added Stoner Duck to its line of packaged beers that are available throughout California. 

Nielsen CGA, a branch of New York-based Nielsen, released its first fully projected on- premise measure for the U.S. Beverage Alcohol market which takes a side-by-side look at the state of the U.S. Beverage Alcohol market compared with Great Britain, a market in which full measurement has been available for 10 years, the company says. Great Britain is a gateway for United States’ on-premise retailers and drinks businesses into Europe given the similarities between the two regions, according to the market research firm. The insights from this report highlight opportunities both domestically and internationally, it adds.

Jägermeister announced that it has partnered with Live Nation to participate in an integrated Electronic Dance Music program this summer.

Saint Paul, Minn.-based Prestige Beverage Group announced the growth of its Kinky Beverage portfolio. Kinky Cocktails, a colorful addition to the growing progressive adult beverage category, has stood out by offering delectable flavors in colors that pop, the company says.