27th
November
2006
Coors leads surge for clean water
Denver brewer donates $30,000 to effort to monitor and heal the Shenandoah River.
An airline named after a beer
One out of every three beers consumed in India is a Kingfisher. Can they run an airline? Apparently so.
Man steals beer from minor league baseball stadium
He got arrested for it in 2002 and received a suspended sentence. I doubt he’ll get such a deal this time.
Cheers for beer makers
Michigan craft brewers’ sales are up, but claim state law is stifling growth.
“Savory” Seasonals
American megabrewers Anheuser Busch and Miller are experimenting with flavored beers for the holidays.
Big dry lifts price of brewing beer
Drought conditions in Australia are making barley more expensive to grow, making malt and, thus, beer, more expensive to make.
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25th
October
2006
More beer to be listed on stock exchange
IPO announcement by Oz Brewing Ltd with a listing on the Australian Stock Exchange follows a similar announcement from Brewtopia.
ADM strengthens position in global malt market
Food product megacorp Archer Daniels Midland buys controlling stake in International Malting Company, one of the world’s biggest suppliers of malt to the brewing industry.
Apparently Beer Goes Well With More Than French Fries
No fewer than three establishments claim they are the first Chicago “gastropub.”
Trail of beer leads police to suspect
Police dog follows trail of beer, clothes, a cooler, and a handtruck from the location where the truck crashed to an apartment building where the suspect was nabbed climbing out of a second-story window.
Miller sales lose ground to craft beers, imports
Miller Beer sales dip 3.6 percent due to gains by craft beers and imports, as well as a price war with Anheuser-Busch.
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28th
September
2006
Newport poster storm brewing
Sexual innuendo has been part of beer marketing for decades. This is news?
Beer-flavored ice cream is a big hit
Those beer-mad English are gaga over it.
There’s a beer out there
Australians are heading out into the bush in search of good beer at one of the many microbreweries opening up.
John Young dead at 85
Colorful brewer and fixture of British brewing died before the last batch of cask ale was due to be brewed.
Coors Brewing scores perfectly for equality
For the third year in a row, Coors Brewing has received a perfect score on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s “Corporate Equality Index”, which evaluates how major U.S. corporations treat their gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender employees, consumers and investors.
New York plant benefiting from synergies
Former Miller Brewing Company plant finds that beer and biodiesel is a good fit.
Carlsberg looks to expanding Serbia beer market
To invest €20 million into its Serbia operations.
New brews launched as drinkers lose taste for strong ale
Sales in the UK of beer with an ABV of 5% and up are down, so brewers are rolling out lower alcohol alternatives.
Suburban beer bandits on the rise
This is only one of several stories throughout the US where young people are breaking into garages and cribbing the beer in extra refrigerators.
Beer being served at 1982 prices
Now would be the time to visit the UK and pop into a pub or three.
Paris Hilton promotes beer at Octoberfest
The billionaire socialite is mobbed by photographers and onlookers in Munich. Is there nowhere to escape her?!
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23rd
August
2006
Pittsburgh Brewing reintroduces I.C. Golden Lager
The maker of Iron City beer prepares to enter one of the only segments of the beer market that has shown any signs of growth: craft brews.
New malting system saves water
Dutch brewer Bavaria says it can use up to 30% less water with a new steeping system.
Greene King to lower ABV of Old Speckled Hen to boost sales
“Feedback from our drinkers is that they love the full flavour of Old Speckled Hen, but a significant number find it too strong,” says Managing director Justin Adams.
Crying in our beer
Edmonton Sun editorial on the failures of the privatized alcohol distribution system in Alberta, Canada.
U.S. Sailors seek beer, not girls
Sailors on leave in Perth, Australia have only one thing on their mind and, according to them, it’s not women.
Sleeman agrees to $300 million buyout form Sapporo
Molson Coors, Labatt’s, and Grolsch all said to have been interested. See also: Sapporo acquires Sleeman Breweries
Japanese beer faces woes despite revival
As the Japanese economy continues to recover, domestic beer shipments are rising for the first time in a decade. But changing tastes, healthier lifestyles and Japan’s shrinking population are all posing huge obstacles for an industry that has already undergone painful restructuring.
SABMiller purchases McKenzie River Corp. for $215 million cash
McKenzie is best known for their caffeinated malt beverage, Sparks, and Steel Reserve, a high gravity lager.
Major brewers expected to raise prices
After expensive price war, the big American brewers look to raise prices in spite of losing market share to wine, liquor, imports, and craft beers.
New York first state to create a “beer trail”
Inspired by wineries to promote the approximately 60 breweries and brewpubs in the state.
Sales of craft beer make biggest jump in a decade
U.S. sales up 11% in first six months of 2006 over same period last year.
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