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# [BND] Your Breakfast Briefing
- URL: https://bevnews.net/bnd-your-breakfast-briefing-433/
- Published: 2026-05-06T10:00:38.000Z
- Updated: 2026-05-06T10:00:38.000Z
- Author: Joel Whitaker

**Good Morning and Happy Wednesday, May 6, 2026.**

## [It's Time to End the Legal Wrangling and Take Uncle Nearest Public](https://bevnews.net/its-time-to-end-the-legal-wrangling-and-take-uncle-nearest-public/)

Both the receiver in the Uncle Nearest Inc. receivership case and the lender, Farm Credit Mid-America, have asked a federal judge to reject an emergency request to fast-track an appeal denying founder Fawn Weaver's attempt to move the case to bankruptcy court. Before rehashing their arguments, let me offer a suggestion: Take Uncle Nearest public.

## [U.S. Beer Production Rises 2.5% in Year](https://bevnews.net/u-s-beer-production-rises-2-5-in-year/)

**Beer Institute** estimates U.S. brewers produced 12.7 million barrels of beer in March, a 2.5% in year-over-year. "After a slight increase last month, March was the largest monthly increase since May 2024, signaling further stability from the mainstream beer segment," says Andrew Heritage, the Institute's economic wizard.

## [How the Industry Should Respond to Misleading Attacks](https://bevnews.net/how-the-industry-should-respond-to-misleading-attacks/)

We think it is long past time for the bev/al industry to stop being the punching bag for anti-alcohol zealots masquerading as "public health" advocates.

## [Pabst Loses Appeal on Abestos Death of Contractor](https://bevnews.net/pabst-loses-appeal-on-abestos-death-of-contractor/)

The Wisconsin Supreme Court recently upheld a $6.9 million jury verdict against **Pabst Brewing Co.** (“Pabst”) for compensatory and punitive damages stemming from on-the-job asbestos exposure.

## [Tasting Room Traffic Dips 8% at Sonoma County Wineries](https://bevnews.net/tasting-room-traffic-dips-8-at-sonoma-county-wineries/)

It's worse in Napa.

## [Service Sector Expansion Continues](https://bevnews.net/service-sector-expansion-continues/)

The Business Activity Index remained in expansion territory in April, increasing 2 percentage points to 55.9% from March’s reading of 53.9% . 

## [Pepper Distilling Awards Winebow 4 Additional Markets](https://bevnews.net/pepper-distilling-awards-winebow-4-additional-markets/)

**James E. Pepper Distilling Co**. said it expanded its distribution partnership with Winebow to include California, Maryland, Washington, D.C., and Delaware.

## [Wine Institute Promotes Tyler Rudd to Vice President of State Relations](https://bevnews.net/wine-institute-promotes-tyler-rudd-to-vice-president-of-state-relations/)

He's been doing the job since Steve Gross became Interim President/CEO.

## [Workers Strike Dewar's Distillery](https://bevnews.net/workers-strike-dewars-distillery/)

GMB Scotland members struck the John Dewar & Sons plant on Glasgow’s London Road.

## [Responsibility.org Offers Webinar on Impairing Hemp Beverages](https://bevnews.net/responsibility-org-offers-webinar-on-impairing-hemp-beverages/)

Responsibility.org is hosting a "safety-based conversation" on "Impairing Hemp Beverages: What Parents and Law Encorcement Neeed to Know to Keep Kids Safe" on May 27.

***Thanks for reading. I'll see you tomorrow. – Joel***