10 Barrel Brewing's Salty Sips RTD line adds a second flavor after spring's Watermelon Refresher. The 5.0% ABV vodka cocktail blends real blackberry juice, mint and a pinch of sea salt into a low-sugar, easy-drinking canned drink sold in 4-packs. It launches first in the Pacific Northwest, expanding across the western US.

A craft-beer brand extending into spirits-based RTDs reflects the continuing convergence of beer and spirits portfolios — Tilray is using established beer brands to grab share in the crowded better-for-you canned-cocktail segment.

Tagged Consumer Trend for pushing the better-for-you RTD wave — low sugar, real fruit juice, a pinch of sea salt — as beer brands keep migrating into spirits-based canned cocktails.