1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 In the wake of major shakeups in the middle-tier that will see the largest distributors getting even bigger and major manufacturers adding brands to their portfolios, Fingers newsletter author Dave Infante joins the Brewbound Podcast to recap a wild couple of weeks in the bev-alc industry. &amp;nbsp; The Brewbound team and Infante cover recent distributor consolidations by the Reyes Beverage Group and Southern Glazer’s Wine &amp;amp; Spirits and whether this signals a new era of mega distributors. They also discuss the effect these deals could have on small producers, especially brewers who are now competing with a variety of products outside of traditional beer in their wholesalers’ books. &amp;nbsp; The crew also dissect recent brand acquisitions among suppliers, including Firestone Walker’s Trumer Pils pick up in the U.S. from Gambrinus and the potential fallout; Constellation Brands’ deal for HOPWTR; Molson Coors’ addition of Monaco; Pernod Ricard and Brown Forman’s flirtation; and Phusion Project’s purported interest in selling Four Loko.&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; The show wraps with a discussion of the upcoming Craft Brewers Conference and why everyone will be vibe-checking attendees later this month. Brewbound Podcast http://brewbound.libsyn.com/website <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/40702875/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/content/200360180