The Czechs and their beer

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Czechs love beer. They consume 160 liters per year each, making them No. 1 – ahead of Germany and even Belgium.
What is the connection between this huge beer consumption and the national identity of Czechs? (more…)

Drinkability in ‘session’

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This is a promising development. One trend that I’ve been hoping for – lower-alcohol craft beers – seems like it’s beginning to take hold. These are not quite “session beers,’’ by strict definition – that’s an old British classification for beers with less than 4 percent alcohol by volume – but because it’s all but impossible to find good craft beers with such low ABV in this country, these new lower-alcohol brews are being loosely called session beers. (Beer connoisseurs argue about this phrase all the time online.) (more…)

Heineken’s takeover of S&N to be probed

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HEINEKEN’S takeover of the Scottish and Newcastle brewery is to be investigated by the same Government committee which examined the Kraft Cadbury takeover, The Journal can reveal. (more…)

ABInbev focus on organic growth not M&A – paper

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Anheuser-Busch InBev , the world’s largest brewer, has reached the right scale and aims for organic growth rather than acquisitions, chief executive Carlos Brito told Belgian business daily De Tijd. (more…)

US. New Belgium Brewing Announces Can Line Expansion

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New Belgium Brewing is pleased to announce it is breaking ground on a 16,000 sq. foot can line addition to its bottling hall. The new system, manufactured by KHS, will increase New Belgium’s canning volume capacity six fold. (more…)

Russia plans crackdown on sale of beer

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* Lower parliament chamber may pass bill this week
* Bill’s passage a formality -source
* Beer sales would be banned in shops 11pm-8am, from Jan. 2013
* Total ban at other locations, including outdoor kiosks
* Carlsberg shares slump 4pct; Russia is brewer’s biggest market (more…)