Germany: Hop harvest to drop to 40,124 tonnes this year

Germany’s hop harvest is expected to total 40,124 tonnes this year, HVG reported on August 24. This would be the second annual decline in output: in 2016, the harvest amounted to ...
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Vietnam: Brewers exploring low and no-alcohol beer categories as government plans to ban sales of stronger drinks after 10 pm

Vietnam is exploring the low and no-alcohol beer categories for growth potential as the government intends to ban sales of higher strength drinks after 10pm, The Drinks Business reported on ...
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Ireland: Number of pubs continues to decline alongside sliding demand for beer

The number of pubs in Ireland continues to decline, as more people are increasingly socialising at home, according to latest figures from the Drinks Industry Group of Ireland (DIGI). ...
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UK: Non-alcoholic beer sales up 58% in UK retail

Sales of branded products outstripped private-labels in supermarkets for the first time since 2015 this summer, while non-alcoholic beer went from strength to strength, according to the latest figures from ...
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The Philippines: San Miguel plans $2.7 bln share sale in food and beverage unit

Philippine conglomerate San Miguel Corp said it was selling a $2.7 billion stake in its food and beverage unit San Miguel Food and Beverage Inc at a rich premium, sending ...
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Canada: Barley harvest expected to be completed by first week of September

Harvest is advancing quickly, especially in the southern regions of the Canadian Prairies. Combines are also rolling across the central and northern regions of the Western provinces. Conditions are near ...
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USA, AR: Stone’s Throw Brewing opening second location in Little Rock

One of Little Rock’s most popular microbreweries, Stone’s Throw Brewing, is opening a second location in the Stifft Station neighborhood. This move will serve as a big step for the ...
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USA, SC: Savage Craft Ale Works coming to West Columbia in spring of 2019

A new brewery is slated to open in West Columbia in the spring of 2019, according to a statement from the city of West Columbia. Savage Craft Ale Works will be ...
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USA, ME: Hybrid brewery/distillery Lucky Dog aiming at late September opening

A trio of Kennebunkport-area businessmen are launching a new “beverage and lifestyle brand” called Lucky Dog that will donate a percentage of its proceeds to animal shelters in Maine, the ...
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USA, VA: The Flying Mouse Brewery to close down by the end of the year

There will soon be one less brewery in the Roanoke Valley. The Flying Mouse Brewery in Troutville is calling it quits, wsls.com reported on August 21. The brewery has been ...
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