USA, WA: Inland Ale Works hopes to open in Cheney by September

Cheney went 105 years between its previous two breweries, but the wait for the next one will be considerably shorter, The Spokesman-Review reported on June 11. When New Boundary Brewing opened ...
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USA, MI: Handmap Brewing planning brewery in downtown Battle Creek

Handmap Brewing wants to put its mark on Michigan’s beer scene, with plans to open a new brewery in downtown Battle Creek in fall of 2019, according to a news ...
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USA, OH: Outerbelt Brewing to open its doors on June 15

A new brewery and taproom is opening soon in central Ohio. The newest addition to the Route 33 Brew Trail, Outerbelt Brewing, opens its doors this Saturday, June 15 in ...
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Canada, BC: British Columbia’s hop industry going through difficult times

Hop farmer Dwayne Stewart is leaving one third of his Abbotsford farm fallow this year, and many others are exiting the business altogether, the Vancouver Sun reported on June 11. “I’ve ...
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Canada, ON: Ottawa’s Big Rig Brewery acquired by restaurant franchise Foodtastic

Foodtastic, a Quebec-based restaurant franchise company, has announced that it has purchased Ottawa’s Big Rig Brewery and Big Rig Restaurants for an undisclosed amount, the Canadian Beer News reported on ...
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USA, WA: Bellingham’s Illuminati Brewing to close down

Illuminati Brewing will close Saturday, June 15, the Bellingham Herald reported on June 11. The company said it was ending a two-year run of creating handcrafted brews and food. The brewery ...
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Italy: Italy sets new record for beer consumption

Italy set a new record for beer consumption in 2018, exceeding the threshold of 20 million hectolitres (+3.2% year-on-year), according to AssoBirra's 2018 annual report. The per capita beer consumption in ...
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Romania: Romania’s leading brewer invests EUR22 mln to expand capacity

Ursus Breweries, Romania’s largest beer producer, has completed an investment of EUR22 million in expanding the capacity of its factories in Brasov and Timisoara, Robert Uzuna, a director of the ...
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Australia: Barley area, production expected to rise in 2019-20

Area planted to barley in Australia is forecast to increase by 12% to 4.2 million hectares in 2019-20, ABARES said in its latest report this month. Barley production is forecast to ...
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World: Barley trade forecast unchanged, production down in USDA’s June report

USDA’s forecast for global barley trade in 2019-20 is unchanged in their June report – at 27.96 mln tonnes vs. 26.362 mln in 2018-19. Production is seen down from the May ...
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