Belgium: Belgian beer output, exports increase in 2016

In a difficult economic and social context in 2016, Belgian brewers saw the volume of their beer on the Belgian market fall by over 3%. This drop is due in ...
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USA, CA: Pacific Coast Brewing closing for good in November

Pacific Coast Brewing, Oakland’s 29-year-old craft beer spot, known as much for its signature “whale ales” as it burgers and assorted pub snacks, is closing for good in in early ...
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Canada, ON: Nickel Brook Brewing negotiating purchase of land for a new brewery with Niagara Region

The St. Catharines Standard reports that Nickel Brook Brewing is in negotiations with Niagara Region to purchase a parcel of land in St. Catharines to build a new brewery. According to ...
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Canada, NS: Nova Scotia Spirit Company to open Painted Boat Beer Company in Pictou County next year

The New Glasgow News reports that a successful craft distillery in Nova Scotia’s Pictou County is planning to open a brewery as part of an upcoming expansion. Nova Scotia Spirit Company ...
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Australia: AB InBev acquiring New South Wales-based craft brewer 4 Pines

The world’s biggest brewer AB InBev is acquiring Manly, New South Wales-based craft brewer 4 Pines for an undisclosed amount, The Australian reported on September 22. Belgium-headquartered AB InBev already owns ...
Published 21/09/2017 More

Japan & Vietnam: Sabeco expensive at its current valuation - Asahi

Saigon Beer Alcohol Beverage Corp. is expensive at its current valuation, according to Asahi Group Holdings Ltd., a potential bidder for Vietnam’s biggest brewery whose market capitalization has soared to ...
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Russia: Smaller barley harvests elsewhere boost Russia’s export volumes

Smaller barley harvests from Europe to Australia are helping Russia offload its bumper crop faster than anywhere else, Bloomberg reported on September 22. Russian exports of the grain used mostly for ...
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EU: Malting barley prices up quite significantly this week

The market seems to realize that quality malting barley supply is tighter than in the last years, GrainCom analysts said in their report on September 22. There are problems which ...
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Brazil: 91 new craft breweries open their doors in the first half of this year

In spite of the crisis in the Brazilian brewing industry, 91 new breweries joined the nation’s craft beer sector in the first half of this year, O Globo reported on ...
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Denmark & Sweden: South Scandinavia expected to harvest the second-best crop in the EU this year

After France, South Scandinavia will harvest the best crops of the EU this year, H. M. Gauger GmbH said in their latest report earlier this month. Around 80% of spring ...
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