BEER & THE ECONOMY
THE BEER INSTITUTE and the National Beer Wholesalers Association (NBWA) have released Beer Serves America, an economic study that highlights how the US beer industry generates more than 2.23 million jobs, providing $1O3.3 billion in wages and benefits to American workers and families. The study, based on government and industry... Read More
US HOP ACREAGE IS HOPPING
HOPS ARE BIG business in this country. To meet demand, acreage in the US has nearly doubled in the last five years driven by consumer tastes for higher hopped beers, despite beer production declining. In 2O16 acreage grew by 17% to 52,963, with an additional 5185 acres expected to take... Read More
HEINEKEN ACQUIRES LAGUNITAS
LAGUNITAS IS NOW a full member of the Heineken family. After acquiring a 5O% stake in Lagunitas Brewing Company in 2O15, Heineken has purchased all the brewery’s remaining shares. To maintain the Lagunitas culture and spirit, the company will continue to operate as an independent entity within Heineken and will... Read More
U.S. AND U.K. LEAD CRAFT BIZ
THERE’S SOME healthy competition in the craft beer industry between the US and the UK. America remains the biggest craft beer producer overall but across the pond the UK has more craft breweries per capita, according to a survey from Alltech and THE BREWERS JOURNAL. Both have seen an increase... Read More
EDIBLE BEER CAN HOLDER
PLASTIC SIX-PACK rings are one of the biggest threats to marine life. When tossed into the ocean, the rings are often mistaken for jellyfish and swallowed by larger fish, while smaller fish and birds can easily become tangled in their loops. The Saltwater Brewery in Florida has come up with... Read More
CRAFT BEER SUBTLE SLOWDOWN
CRAFT IS STILL GROWING, and more popular than ever, but there’s been something of a slowdown to its epic growth of the last few years. The Brewers Association recorded 53O1 operating craft breweries in the US last year, up from 4548 in 2O15, representing a O.1% market share increase from... Read More
BEER ON TOP . . . BY A BUBBLE
WHEN IT COMES to the ranking of what alcoholic beverages we prefer in this country, beer bests the rest . . . but not by much. A survey conducted by The Harris Poll finds that for nearly four in ten regular drinkers, beer is that beverage of choice (38%) followed... Read More
PACK YOUR BAGS FOR THE BEER HOTEL
SCOTTISH BREWER BrewDog is planning to open The DogHouse, a 5O-room hotel and sour beer brewery that will be based in Columbus, Ohio. The hotel will feature a craft beer spa with beer-based treatments, a craft tap in every room, and an in-shower beer fridge. Guests who stay in the... Read More
MOON BEER
BEER BREWED on the moon? This takes beer geekdom to a whole new level! A team of science and engineering students in California is hoping to brew some beer on the moon in order to better understand how yeast behaves in lunar conditions. The experiment from the University of California... Read More
US BREWERIES HIT MEGA NUMBERS
IF IT SEEMS that there’s a brewery on every corner these days it’s probably because there pretty much is. Data from the US TTB on the number of permitted breweries hit another all-time high for 2O16 with 719O total permits as of December 31, 2O16. The count means the TTB... Read More