Rhinegeist Up in Q1, Steps into Spirits, Eyes More

Dear Client: We’ll have plenty to bring you from Philadelphia this week, in what is a backloaded Craft Brewers Conference this year. But in the meantime, your editor has been catching up with familiar faces on the ground — one of those being Adam Bankovich, CEO of Cincinnati’s own Rhinegeist Brewing. After coming up flat in 2025, Adam told us the top 20 craft brewer is back in growth to start the year, up "almost three points (+2.8%)" through Q1.