USA, GA: Oconee Brewing Company shuts its doors after more than seven years in operation

Oconee Brewing Company, a beloved local craft brewery in Greensboro, has officially shut its doors after more than seven years in operation, Online Athens reported on June 4. The closure marks ...
Published 05/06/2025 Di più

Canada, AB: Alberta’s government walks back beer tax hike

Alberta's government has ditched a new fee schedule for breweries that would have seen the province's oldest beer maker pay significantly more in taxes, Yahoo Finance reported on June 5. The ...
Published 05/06/2025 Di più

Singapore: ThaiBev launches $2 bln debt issuance programme

Thai Beverage (ThaiBev) has established a US$2 billion ($2.57 billion) multicurrency debt issuance programme on June 4, The Edge Singapore reported. The food and beverage (F&B) group will issue notes and ...
Published 04/06/2025 Di più

UK: Malting barley premiums dwindle with prices under pressure

Margins for malting barley have dwindled in recent years and are now roughly £15/t above feed barley prices, Farmers Weekly reported on June 4. This marks a sharp decline from previous ...
Published 04/06/2025 Di più

Belgium: Chimay to issue an exclusive limited edition Trappist beer to selebrate Scoumont Abbey’s 175th anniversary

The Chimay Brewery will celebrate the 175th anniversary of the Scourmont Abbey this year with an exclusive limited edition Trappist beer, the brewery announced in a statement on June 3, ...
Published 03/06/2025 Di più

South Africa: Excessive beer taxation driving illicit alcohol trade, BASA says

Excessively high beer taxation levels are driving consumers to support the illicit alcohol industry, a situation that needs to be rectified by lowering beer excise taxes as soon as possible, ...
Published 03/06/2025 Di più

South Korea: Small breweries are leaving Seoul

Small breweries in downtown Seoul, which have emerged as "hot people" and changed trends in domestic drinking culture, are leaving Seoul. This is because the recent decline in consumption of ...
Published 03/06/2025 Di più

USA: Craft breweries facing growing financial strain from as tariffs intensify

U.S. craft breweries face growing financial strain as steel, aluminum, barley, and malt tariffs intensify. According to a new report from GlobalData, these trade barriers are inflating costs across the ...
Published 03/06/2025 Di più

USA: Wholesale beer purchasing improved in May for all segments except craft

The US have been tracking a dismal year in retail alcohol sales thus far in 2025. But as we enter summer selling season, the outlook for wholesale beer purchasing is ...
Published 03/06/2025 Di più

Australia: Barley crop forecast at 12.8 mln tonnes in 2025-26

Australia is forecast to produce 30.6 million tonnes (Mt) of wheat, 12.8Mt of barley and 5.7Mt of canola in 2025-26, according to the quarterly Australian Crop Report released on June ...
Published 02/06/2025 Di più