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 ... More
17/04/2024

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 ... More
17/04/2024

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 ... More
16/04/2024

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, ... More
16/04/2024

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 ... More
16/04/2024

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 ... More
16/04/2024

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 ... More
16/04/2024

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 ... More
16/04/2024

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 ... More
16/04/2024

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 ... More
16/04/2024