John-Erik Koslosky

What should investors look for when Anheuser-Busch InBev reports on Wednesday? Here are three key areas that can help investors track the strength of A-B's brands in their important markets.

Boston Beer reports fourth-quarter results on Tuesday, following up what was a stellar third quarter when the company posted impressive growth. Beyond the numbers, what should investors be looking for when management sits down to discuss the quarter?

U.S. beer sales numbers released by the Beer Institute last week look grim for the industry at first blush. But broad sales numbers fail to capture the thriving industry underneath.

The case of the so-called "yoga-mat" ingredient in chain-restaurant bread may shed some insight into why a company like Chipotle is enjoying surprisingly sustained growth, while McDonald's struggles to stem sales declines.

Molson Coors says its above-premium brands are selling very well as they compete with craft beers. Its biggest labels, however, continue losing ground. What does that mean for Molson Coors moving forward? What does it mean for the smaller, craft brewers like Boston Beer and Craft Brew Alliance?

A-B InBev is a company with a big appetite, hence the collection of popular labels it’s acquired. But over the past few years, its also acquired two very small, but highly regarded U.S. craft brewers. What could be behind these sales?

Beer has been a drag on Diageo's growth, and management says it has not yet been able to "crack the beer code." With valuable brands Guinness, Harp, and Red Stripe in its portfolio, is it time for Diageo to solicit interest from A-B InBev or SAB Miller?

Craft Brew Alliance was a hot stock in 2013, nearly tripling between January and late November. But the year ended on a more sober note. What's in store for the brewer in 2014?

American bourbon and Tennessee whiskey are growing in popularity in the States and overseas. Beam, Diageo, and Brown-Forman all stand to reap some benefit, but the latter seems best-positioned to capitalize moving forward.

Howard Stern, fresh off a blockbuster 60th birthday show, demonstrates the value of original programming for subscription services. It's what Pandora lacks, but what Netflix and Amazon are diligently trying to develop.

Spirits maker Diageo disappointed investors with a weak six-month report. It has problems in emerging markets that are key to its plan for growth. Is it time for Diageo to change its approach?

Craft Brew Alliance doesn't have the advertising budget of the bigger brewers it's competing with. But it has found clever ways to turn that into an advantage. Here's why it's latest partnership with may be its best yet.

Diageo has built an impressive portfolio of spirits and beer, but it has trailed the market over the past year. Here are three areas investors should look for when the company reports on Thursday, Jan. 30.

Some American bourbon drinkers are angry about the sale of Beam to a Japanese company. If these drinkers follow through on their pledge to abandon Beam's brands, this could be an opportunity for Brown-Forman in the years to come.

While the Microsoft CEO search drags on, Apple investors should be appreciative for the steady hand Tim Cook has provided over a turbulent time in the company's history.

We’d all like to just pretend baseball's Steroid Era never happened. Erase it from memory and move on. There’s one reason we shouldn’t. Steroids just might have saved baseball.

While about 1% of Americans suffer from celiac disease, nearly 1 in 3 say they are cutting back on gluten. Brewers of all sizes -- from Craft Brew Alliance and Boston Beer to Anheuser-Busch InBev -- are putting products on the market to meet these demands. See who might be best-positioned to take share.

Boston Beer and Craft Brew Alliance would get bigger tax breaks under a measure supported by Anheuser-Busch InBev. But that might not be good for the craft brewers in the long run.

Shares of Boston Beer were down more than 8% in the new year’s first day of trading, attributable to news that company founder and Chairman Jim Koch sold 1,000 shares of the business. Is this drop a sign of tough times ahead in a market crowded with beer brewed by everyone from local brewpubs to megabrewers like Anheuser-Busch InBev and Molson Coors? Or is it an opportunity to get into a good stock at an even better price?

Apple should ignore Carl Icahn and look to Henry Ford, who had his fair share of clashes with inpatient, meddling investors.