Japan & USA: Sapporo acquiring California-based craft beer maker Stone Brewing

Sapporo U.S.A. is acquiring California-based craft beer maker Stone Brewing in a deal valued at about $165 million. The acquisition is expected to close in August. Stone Distributing Co., the ...
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USA, PA: Blondes & Brewnettes Brewery preparing to open in West Grove

Charles “Knute” and Bernadette Mellon are preparing to open Blondes & Brewnettes Brewery, the first alcohol establishment in West Grove since the town went dry in 1940, according to a ...
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USA, NC: Uwharrie Brewing to open in downtown Albemarle by end of summer

Colton Baker has always had a passion for making and consuming beer. After working and learning all the ins and outs of the brewery business over the past decade, the ...
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USA, ME: Brickyard Hollow Brewing Company on track to launch in Ogunquit on July 1

Brickyard Hollow Brewing Company, which is on track to open at 335 Main Street in Ogunquit on Friday, July 1, according to co-owner Brad Moll. The brewery and restaurant are ...
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USA, CT: Urban Lodge Brewing announces plans for a second location in Hartford

A brewhouse that has already taken north central Connecticut by storm has announced plans for a second location in Hartford, the Patch reported on June 22. The owners of Urban Lodge ...
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Belgium: Belgium’s main beer shipments go to France, Spain and the Netherlands last year

Latest figures show that almost three-quarters (73%) of beer produced in Belgium was exported last year, namely to France, Spain and the Netherlands, the Brussels Times reported on June 22. The ...
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World: World barley markets coming off the late April-early May highs

With harvest beginning, the world barley market is coming off the highs generated during the hot and dry period in late April-early May, RMI Analytics said in their late June ...
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EU: Barley crop estimate down 1.1 mln tonnes to 57.8 mln this month

Very beneficial rains finally arrived in France (very timely) but were followed recently by extremely heat, RMI Analytics said in their latest June report. The analysts’ EU barley crop estimate is ...
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UK: Barley crop condition reported as good to-date

English spring barley plantings are 440 to 460 thousand ha, the crop forecast is 2.5 to 2.7 mln tonnes, of which 1.5 mln tonnes of malting barley, H. M. Gauger ...
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USA, TX: Bad Astronaut Brewing Company to debut in Houston this fall

Despite turbulence in Houston's craft beer scene, people continue to see opportunities in serving Houstonians an expertly crafted IPA. Towards that end, a new brewery will open this fall just ...
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