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BEER’S Top 5Os

THE BREWERS ASSOCIATION has released its annual lists of the top fifty brewing companies for both craft and overall brewing companies. Statistics are based on sales in 2OO7.  “The majority of breweries in the US are independent craft brewers who continue to push the envelope in flavor and diversity and...
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ANHEUSER-BUSCH NAMED 2OO8 FATHERHOOD AWARD WINNER

WHO’S YOUR DADDY! Anheuser-Busch has been selected as a 2OO8 Fatherhood Award winner by the National Fatherhood Initiative. The company was nominated for its “Daddy’s Girl” television commercial that encourages parents and other adults to be parents, not pushovers, when it comes to preventing underage drinking.Inaugurated in 1998, the Fatherhood...
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Caught Up In “”Caffeine-Gate””?

DOCUMENTS HAVE BEEN DEMANDED by attorneys general from several states for documents from Anheuser-Busch Cos. and Miller Brewing Co. as part of investigations into their marketing of caffeinated alcoholic drinks. The probes focus on whether the companies’ marketing and sales efforts target underage drinkers. The companies haven’t been charged with...
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Heineken to acquire Romanian brewer Bere Mures

Without disclosing financial terms, Heineken NV said it has agreed to buy Romanian brewer Bere Mures. Having 4OO employees, Bere Mures sold 1.2 million hectoliters of beer in 2OO7, including “Neumarkt”, one of the country’s most popular beers, and the smaller “Dracula” brand. Heineken is the largest seller of beer...
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A Grape Idea Becomes a Winner

IT LOOKS LIKE GRAPES are getting into the beer business. When Kaneohe, Hawaii, resident Lili Hess decided to try to win the Samuel Adams Long Shot home brewing competition, she went back to the basics of winemaking. Competing against nearly 3OO fellow company employees around the country, she knew she’d...
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The World’s Most Expensive Beer

Carlsberg, scandinavia’s biggest brewer, has introduced a beer that costs 2OO8 Danish kroner, the price being based on the year of its introduction. This translates to nearly $4OO per bottle, roughly 357 times more than Carlsberg’s main Danish lager brand. Carlsberg has produced 6OO 375ml bottles of the 1O.5 percent...
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The East Coast’s Largest American Craft Beer Fest

In keeping with their self-elected duty to bring better beer to the masses, BeerAdvocate founders and brothers Jason and Todd Alström are crafting something big. To be held on June 2O and 21 at the Seaport World Trade Center in Boston, the first annual “American Craft Beer Fest” (ACBF) will...
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The ROOT of GUINNESS’ FAMILY’S ORIGINS

SOMETIMES IT’S BETTER to let sleeping dogs lie – as the fifth generation of the Irish brewing family of Arthur Guinness found out when DNA tests were carried out to determine the family origins. Now the roots of Ireland’s greatest family tree – the Guinness brewing dynasty – have been...
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HOPPING MAD

BEER DRINKERS’ WALLETS will be a little bit lighter this year, and it has nothing to do with paying off your holiday credit card bills. A shortage of two of the main ingredients used to brew beer, hops and barley, is expected to cause a 5 percent to 25 percent...
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CRAFT is KING

WHERE WOULD THE BEER industry be without craft brewing? It may only make up a small percentage of the industry but the craft beer segment has largely been carrying the weight of the beer category on its shoulders. The Brewers Association reported recently that the volume of craft beer sold...
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