USA, WA: Pike Brewing owner buys Fremont Brewing

Two of Seattle’s major craft breweries are now owned by the same company, with the owner of Pike Brewing acquiring a controlling interest in Fremont Brewing, Seattle Times reported on ...
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USA, CO: Renegade Brewing Co. announces closure in May

The wave of recent local brewery closings has pulled another into the undertow, The Denver Post reported. On Monday, April 15 Renegade Brewing Co. (925 W. Ninth Ave., Denver) announced it ...
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Cameroon: Brewing industry calls for government intervention amid escalating costs

During the March 21 inauguration ceremony for the extension of the Yaoundé factory, the CEO of Société Anonyme des Boissons du Cameroun (SABC) addressed several government members, including Commerce Minister ...
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France: Good/excellent score for malting barley edges down last week

The state of French soft wheat has declined slightly for a second week to remain at its poorest in four years, while farmers have started planting this year’s maize crop, ...
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Japan: Struggling sake breweries venture into whisky production

Sake breweries across Japan are venturing into whisky production, a move one industry expert described as their “last trump card” for survival, Asahi.com reported on April 15. Consumption of rice wine ...
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USA: Barley acres estimated to drop sharply this year

In early March, when the U.S. Department of Agriculture asked farmers across the country what crops they planned to put into the ground in 2024, their collective reply was fewer ...
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Japan & USA: Asahi forecasts zero- and low-alcohol drinks to generate half of its beverage sales by as early as 2040

A growing number of health-conscious consumers rejecting beer, wine and spirits represents “a big opportunity”, says the chief executive of Japan’s biggest brewer Asahi, who forecast zero- and low-alcohol drinks ...
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USA: Number of craft breweries reaches an all-time high in 2023 but production down 1% as compared to 2022

The Brewers Association (BA) — the trade association representing small and independent craft brewers — released on April 16 annual production figures for the U.S. craft brewing industry. The number of ...
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USA, NY: Tree House Brewing Company given OK to build new location in Saratoga Springs

A Massachusetts brewing company has been given the OK to build a new location on Route 9 in Saratoga Springs — its first approved location in New York, The Daily ...
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USA, VT: Lot Six Brewing targeting an early May opening in Jeffersonville

A new brewpub will liven things up near Smugglers' Notch this spring. Lot Six Brewing is targeting an early May opening in the former Brewster River Pub & Brewery at ...
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