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Loop Co., a baby equipment rental company, has hired former Glossier Inc. chief marketing officer Ali Weiss to be its chief executive officer. She succeeds Henry Vogel, the founder of Loop and a co-founder and managing partner of venture-capital firm DVx Ventures, which launched and provided seed funding for the company. Loop, which was founded last year, lets paying members rent baby gear such as cribs, toys and high chairs. It operates in the greater New York City and San Francisco…

Apple senior executive Phil Schiller has deactivated his Twitter account. While the exact reasons behind the decision are not known, but it is likely that the exit is a response to Elon Musk’s Twitter…

Just days after Epic Brewing announced that it would close its taproom and brewing facility in Denver’s River North Art District, another RiNo beer-maker is closing up shop. 10 Barrel Brewing, which opened in October 2016 at 2620 Walnut St., has served its last pint, according to a note that the company posted on Instagram. “Denver, six years ago we did a thing, and what a great run it’s been. Our time in RiNo has been special. Today, with heavy hearts, we are closing our Denver Pub,” the post read. “Opting not to renew…

Denver’s famed River North brewery district will take a huge hit at the end of this year when Epic Brewing, which was one of the largest craft beer makers in town at one point, closes the doors to both its taproom and its large production space at 3001 Walnut St. “This has been a really hard decision, and we have tried so hard and there has been anguish and pain. And as owners, it has been a real challenge,” said Dave Cole, who owns Epic with business partner Peter Erickson. “This is not fun. We’ll be completely out by…

A new spot with an old and familiar name will soon make its debut in Denver’s River North Art District. Colorado craft beer stalwart Left Hand Brewing Co. celebrates the grand opening of its new taproom and restaurant on Nov. 9, enticing drinkers with 40 draft taps, Neapolitan-style pizza and a patio where it intends to host live music. The new, 7,400-square-foot outpost marks Left Hand’s first expansion outside of Longmont, where it has been brewing since 1993. Left Hand Brewing Co. in RiNo boasts a Marra Forni pizza…

Colorado’s best gluten-free brewery is soon adding a restaurant that also caters to those with celiac disease and gluten sensitivities. Golden-based Holidaily Brewing Co. recently announced a partnership with Just BE Kitchen, which plans to open its second location at the brewery’s newest outpost in Greenwood Village (5370 Greenwood Plaza Boulevard, Suite 107). The brewery, which won a silver medal at the recent Great American Beer Festival, opened a satellite taproom at the Denver Tech Center last August and the new…

WASHINGTON—How many calories are in that glass of wine? Right now, the bottle of wine isn’t telling—but that could be changing.The Treasury Department, which oversees labels for most alcoholic beverages, is considering requiring makers of wine, beer and distilled spirits to provide more information on what consumers are drinking, including labels that show ingredients and calories. The department’s Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau indicated in June that it was considering possible changes to alcohol labeling.…

MUNICH—Oktoberfest, the world’s biggest beer festival, kicks off Saturday after a Covid-induced two-year lull, but German brewers now facing one of their biggest crises in memory fear the party will give way to a painful hangover. The country’s roughly 1,500 breweries are feeling the fallout from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, its energy war on Europe and the lingering effects of the pandemic. Contracts that kept the cost of ingredients and energy low are starting to expire, forcing companies into the open…

If you look closely, above the bars and restaurants and between the galleries and boutiques of Lower Downtown, you can see vestiges of Denver’s past — not just in the repurposed old brick warehouses, but in the faint “ghost signs” once painted on those buildings. One of those signs can be seen on the side of what is now Great Divide Brewing, at 2201 Arapahoe St. It reads “Beach Milk Co.,” and it harkens back to a dairy wholesaler that occupied the building from the 1930s to the 1950s, selling milk to hotels and…

Budweiser is promoting its alcohol-free lager at the upcoming soccer World Cup in Qatar, balancing its role as the official beer of an event being held in a predominantly Muslim country with strict regulations on the sale and consumption of alcohol. Executives from Anheuser-Busch InBev SA, the brewer’s parent company, believe the restrictions on alcohol sales in the country provide it with an opportunity to encourage more people to try its alcohol-free Budweiser Zero, which will be on offer…