EU: Sweltering heat reduces barley yields in some key producers to 30-40% below normal

Even beer is being affected by Europe’s sweltering heat, Bloomberg reported on August 7. Barley crops in northern Europe have fried under the hot and dry weather, raising potential problems for ...
Publicado 06/08/2018 Más

South Africa: Scotch Whisky Association registers 'Scotch' as certification trademark in South Africa

The Scotch Whisky Association has successfully registered 'Scotch' as a certification trademark in South Africa, the Insider reported on August 6. The move is a huge boost to malt exports as ...
Publicado 06/08/2018 Más

USA: MillerCoors ceases production of Two Hats after just six months

After just six months, MillerCoors has pulled the plug on Two Hats, a light beer brand that was targeted at 21- to 24-year-old consumers, Brewbound reported on August 7. The company ...
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Canada, ON: Ontario government to offer incentives to brewers selling beer for C$1

The Ontario government says it will offer “non-financial incentives” to brewers who sell their beer for C$1 once the province’s buck-a-beer plan is in place later this month, The Financial ...
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USA, WI: 608 Brewing Co ready to open in La Crosse

Phil Humphrey doesn’t mince words when he talks about his favorite beer styles and what he wants to brew at 608 Brewing Co., The Growler reported on August 6. “We’re focusing ...
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USA: Canarchy Craft Brewery Collective’s sales outpacing overall US craft beer segment

Midway through 2018, the Canarchy Craft Brewery Collective is outpacing the overall U.S. craft beer segment, Brewbound reported on August 6. The Brewers Association (BA) reported last week that growth for ...
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Cameroon: Société anonyme des brasseries du Cameroon reports 65.6% decline in net revenue in fiscal 2017

Société anonyme des brasseries du Cameroon (SABC), local subsidiary of Castel group, informs that in the 2017 fiscal year its net result was CFA21.93 billion up by 65.6% from the ...
Publicado 04/08/2018 Más

Belgium: Belgium remains EU’s sixth-largest beer producer

Belgium has retained its place as the sixth-largest producer of beer in the EU, according to the official statistics office Eurostat. Production in Belgium rose in 2017 by almost 7% to ...
Publicado 04/08/2018 Más

UK: Spring barley acreage seen up this year but drought reduces crop prospects

The U.K.’s winter barley acreage is estimated at 382 thousand ha this year (423 thousand in 2017), spring barley at 784 thousand ha versus 754 thousand last year, H. M. ...
Publicado 04/08/2018 Más

Portugal: Beer production sees 11% increase in 2017

Portugal's beer production increased by 11 percent in 2017 over the previous year, making it one of the three European countries where beer production increased most in the year, Eurostat ...
Publicado 02/08/2018 Más