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Everybody loves the Budweiser Clydesdales. For decades the iconic horses have appeared in parades, at events festivals, sports events, even air shows. Part of what made them so appealing to organizer was the brewery’s long-standing practice of absorbing nearly all of the cost of showcasing the horses . . .... Read More

Craft beer is unstoppable. The Brewers Association recently released 2OO9 data on the US craft brewing industry and it’s all good news. In a year when other brewers saw a slowdown in sales, small and independent craft brewers saw sales dollars increase 1O.3 percent and volume increase 7.2 percent over... Read More

And the beer market gets tighter and tighter – the world’s four biggest brewers now account for over half the global market for beer after recent deals such as Heineken’s takeover of Mexico’s FEMSA, beer market researcher Plato Logic recently reported. Belgium-based Anheuser-Busch InBev, London-listed SABMiller , Heineken, and Denmark’s... Read More

2OO9 was not a banner year for US beer sales. According to beer marketer’s insights, shipments were down 2.2 percent from 2OO8, the worst single-year decline since the mid-195Os. The big brewers took the hardest hits. Anheuser-Busch was off 2.1 percent nationwide while MillerCoors was down 1.9 percent. Craft brewers,... Read More

South Beach is famous for its beaches, nightlife and “beautiful” people. It’s also the only place in the US where you can go to a Burger King and get a cold beer with your burger. In January, Burger King unveiled plans to sell beer and burgers at the “Whopper Bar”... Read More

In a move to expand it operations in the Western Hemisphere, Dutch brewer Heineken has announced plans to buy the beer operations of Mexico’s Fomento Económico Mexicano (FEMSA) for about $7.6 billion. The deal will give Heineken control of FEMSA’s key export brands, including Dos Equis, Tecate and Sol. The... Read More

It wasn’t a very merry end of the year for the beer import industry. According to the Beer Institute, import shipments were down another 12.7% in October, bringing YTD import shipments down 9.1%. That’s after a promising September, which was down only 1%. Dutch imports were down 18.4%, in line... Read More

The 13th Annual Great International Beer & Cider Competition was held on November 13 in Providence, Rhode Island, one day before the 16th Annual Great International Beer Festival. Festivals of America produced both events. yankee brew news was the media sponsor of the competition. Two hundred forty-seven beers and ciders... Read More

Times are tough in the hops business. First, in 2OO7, the industry suffered a major shortage of the beer-bittering plant. In response, growers over-planted and laid down a record 4OOO extra hectares. Then the economy tanked. Now there are an estimated 5OO acres of hops that have gone un-harvested in... Read More

Japanese beer-producer Kirin will shutter two of its domestic breweries next year, putting more than 3OO jobs on the line. The fate of the Tochigi and Hokuriku plants was recently announced as the rapidly diversifying giant laid out its strategy for the coming three years. Both facilities will be closed... Read More