The Czech Republic: Beer production reaches new record in 2019

For the second year in a row, breweries in the Czech Republic have produced a record amount of beer, according to data gathered by the Czech Association of Breweries and ...
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World: Chinese import tariff on Australian barley to benefit Canada, France

A prohibitive Chinese import tariff on Australian barley will benefit other suppliers without changing the bleak global outlook caused by large stocks and depressed beer demand, analysts and traders say. Officials ...
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UK: Carlsberg’s UK arm and pub group Marston’s agree to create £780 mln brewing joint venture

Pub group Marston’s and the UK arm of Carlsberg will combine their brewing arms to form a £780 mln business that will allow the two companies to merge operations and ...
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UK: Innis & Gunn submits planning application for new Edinburgh brewery

A top Scottish brewing company has submitted an application for planning permission for the first large-scale new brewery in Edinburgh for over 150 years, the Scottish Daily Record reported on ...
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Japan & Australia: Asahi’s share sale to part fund CUB acquisition remains in limbo

Asahi Group Holdings’ planned ¥200 bln (US$1.85 bln) share sale to part fund the acquisition of Anheuser Busch InBev’s Australian operations remains in limbo less than two weeks before it ...
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World: Farmers may have to offload malting barley more cheaply for animal feed

UK barley farmers like Brett Askew can’t wait for pubs to reopen, but it’s not the pints they’re missing most, Bloomberg reported on May 21. Like many European farmers whose wheat ...
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Australia: Fewer Australians drinking alcohol at home

Fewer Australians are drinking alcohol at home despite reported stockpiling of booze from liquor stores and supermarkets during COVID-19 restrictions, Inside FMCG reported on May 21. Roy Morgan’s latest Alcohol Consumption ...
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USA, NC: Thirsty Nomad Brewing to close for good on May 28

Charlotte’s Thirsty Nomad Brewing will close its doors for good May 28, the Charlotte Observer reported on May 21. While the video announcement founder Brad Ledbetter posted to Facebook was short ...
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USA, IL: Alter Brewing + Kitchen opens its doors in downtown St. Charles

A new brewery and kitchen has opened its doors in downtown St. Charles, Kane County Chronicle reported on May 19. Alter Brewing + Kitchen is now open from 4 to 8 ...
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USA, IN: 3 Floyds Brewing Co. brewpub closes indefinitely, brewing operations to continue

When 3 Floyds Brewing Co. closed the doors to their brewpub on March 15 in response to the coronavirus pandemic, their leadership made it clear that safety was their top ...
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