USA, CO & KY: Boulder-based Fate Brewing Co. leases space for brewery in Louisville

Boulder-based Fate Brewing Co., plans to open a restaurant, tasting room and brewery in the Colorado Technology Center in Louisville, BizWest Media reported on August 1. Fate Brewing, which will keep ...
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Sri Lanka: Lion Brewery’s credit rating downgraded amid lower beer sales

Fitch Ratings on July 31 downgraded the credit rating of Sri Lanka’s largest brewer, Lion Brewery (Ceylon) PLC, amid lower beer sales as a result of the higher taxes imposed ...
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Germany: Drought leaves brewers and hop merchants on tenterhooks ahead of this year’s harvest

Drought in Germany, the world’s top producer and exporter of bittering hops, has left brewers and hops merchants on tenterhooks ahead of this year’s harvest of the ingredient that gives ...
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Australia: Schooner could resurface as malting variety of significance to craft brewing sector

Schooner barley could resurface as a malting variety of significance to the craft brewing sector, based on its flavour characteristics, making it the Australian equivalent of the prized English variety, ...
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Japan: Beer enjoying strong sales thanks to high summer temperatures

With high summer temperatures affecting many parts of Japan, beer and other beverages are enjoying strong sales — along with heat-reduction products from air conditioners to cans of cooling spray, ...
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UK: British hop growers in for a bumper year

A dry spell in Germany and a rising thirst for craft beer look set to provide a bumper year for British hop growers, The Times reported on August 1. While German ...
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Vietnam: Foreign investors may not have the opportunity to get majority stakes in Sabeco and Habeco

To date, two of Vietnam’s largest brewers Sabeco and Habeco have yet to publish their specific state divestment plans, however, foreign investors may not have the opportunity to hold the ...
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Thailand & Cambodia: Thailand’s craft beer revolution currently brewed abroad

From a small, unassuming factory in the Cambodian outpost town of Koh Kong, a couple of rebel Thai brewers are leading a craft beer revolution, Channel NewsAsia reported on July ...
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Nepal: Brewers will have to put excise duty stickers on beer bottles from now on

Beer producers in Nepal will be required to put excise duty stickers on beer bottles from now on, according to a recent amendment in the Excise Duty Rules 2002. Currently, ...
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Australia: Small private equity firms and wealthy families expected to increase investments in craft beer

Craft beer in Australia is about to transform from small business into big business, at least for some brewers, New Zealand Herald reported on July 28. The sector has been growing ...
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