Brewers see mixed results as beer thirsts turn flat
Brewers in Japan saw mixed results in 2006, but analysts agree that prospects are dim. The Japanese just don’t like beer as much as they used to.

Beer Reigns Supreme as Global Driver of Food & Beverage Growth
For the second year in a row, ACNielsen finds that beer is the number one category for growth value in the world.

Beer Author And Historian Alan Eames Dies At 59
Nicknamed “The Beer King” Eames travelled around the world and authored Secret Life of Beer and A Beer Drinker’s Companion. He also opened a popular tavern in Portland, Maine. Raise a glass to Mr. Eames and thank him for making the world a better place.

US officials worry underage youth could access Anheuser-Busch’s beer-themed Web site
Anheuser-Busch has gone to the unprecedented extreme of actually having people check on the information provided by visitors to their newly-launched Bud.TV site. Still, this is apparently not enough for Attorneys General in 23 states, who have asked the brewing powerhouse to put in even more stringent protections. Am I missing something here? They want to keep underage persons out of a site that has beer-themed entertainment? Are they actually selling beer to people through their internet connection? This is ridiculous.

Villagers killed as elephants develop taste for rice beer
In northeastern India, human encroachment on elephant habitats has developed into a deadly problem as drunk elephants rampage through a village.

Washington creates new beer commission to market microbrews
Washington State, where the brewpub craze started twenty years ago, has created a state-sanctioned commission to promote the products of the state’s microbrewers, in this case defined as those who sell less than 100,000 barrels a year.

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