USA, CA: Stone Brewing sues MillerCoors over Keystone Light rebrand

California’s Stone Brewing Co. has filed a lawsuit against MillerCoors over its emphasis of the word “stone” in its Keystone Light rebrand, calling it a “surprisingly bold” and “disconcerting” appropriation ...
Published 13/02/2018 More

EU: Trade in malting barley crop 2017 still showing little activity

EU malting barley crop 2017 was still showing little activity from the demand side last week, while the execution program remains busy, GrainCom reported on February 9. Crop 2018 showed ...
Published 10/02/2018 More

UK: Scotch whisky exports hit record high in 2017

Scotch whisky exports hit a record high last year as single malt sales continued to climb, according to newly-released figures, BBC reported on February 9. Data from HM Revenue and Customs ...
Published 10/02/2018 More

Portugal: Beer consumption, exports increase in 2017

Beer consumption in Portugal increased by 8% last year as compared to 2016, whereas exports grew 12.6%, the Brewers of Portugal reported on February 10. According to the trade association, the ...
Published 10/02/2018 More

USA, SC: Tetrad Brewing Company coming to Greenville soon

Another brewery is coming to the Stone Avenue corridor in Greenville, the Upstate Business Journal reported on February 9. Liability Brewing Co. was announced last fall for the Westone project at ...
Published 10/02/2018 More

USA, PA: Appalachian Brewing Company launching a brewpub in Shippensburg

Appalachian Brewing Company is coming to Shippensburg, FOX43.com reported on February 9. The company announced that the new Micropub & Grill will open mid-February at 15 West King Street. “We hope our ...
Published 10/02/2018 More

USA, VA: Black Narrows Brewery to become Virginia Eastern Shore’s first craft brewery

Virginia’s Eastern Shore is finally seeing its very first craft brewery in Chincoteague, vmdt.com reported on February 8. Black Narrows Brewery hopes to add economic growth and agricultural production to ...
Published 10/02/2018 More

Canada, BC: Calgary’s Legend 7 Brewing serving up great beers and great stories

Legend 7 Brewing, the latest craft brewery to join Calgary's newly emerging "Barley Belt" isn't just serving up great beers, it's serving up great stories too, Benzinga reported on February ...
Published 10/02/2018 More

USA, CT: Five Churches Brewing getting ready to open in New Britain

Within less than a year New Britain, CT went from having no breweries since the closing of Cremo Brewing Co. in the 1950s, to now getting ready to open its ...
Published 10/02/2018 More

Africa: Heineken looking to achieve more brand equity in Africa

Heineken says it has gained more brand equity in Nigeria and is looking to achieve same in 15 other African markets through investments in the brand, The Punch reported on ...
Published 07/02/2018 More