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Europe/Russia

UK strikes trade deal with India before Trump deal

United Kingdom | The UK Prime Minister beat US President Trump to the line in the race for a trade deal with India. It is not exactly the deepest and most comprehensive trade deal the UK has ever signed, but the timing (6 May) could not be more fortunate. Scotch whisky distillers were elated.
The Americas

A-B and SpikedSeltzer inventors head to trial over earnout clash

USA | Is it a case of “sue us if you can”? After quietly simmering in the Connecticut Superior Court for the past three years, a contract dispute between Anheuser-Busch (a subsidiary of AB-InBev) and the inventors/investors of SpikedSeltzer is headed to trial by jury. This was ruled by a judge on 30 April. The dispute centres on whether Anheuser-Busch (A-B) underpaid earnout bonuses owed from its 2016 acquisition of Boathouse Beverage, the inventor of SpikedSeltzer.
The Americas

BrewDog records multi-million pound loss in US market slump

USA | The Scottish brewer and bar operator BrewDog has reportedly lost almost GBP 7 million (USD 9.3 million) in America last year as the company cuts back its operations, media reported on 3 May.

The Americas

Boston Beer says tariffs could cost up to USD 30 million

USA | Boston Beer, the maker of Samuel Adams beer, Truly hard seltzer, and other drinks, said the extra costs due to tariffs this year will be between USD 20 million and USD 30 million. The big driver of those costs is the aluminium Boston Beer uses for its cans.

Europe/Russia

Heineken sues Dutch supermarket chain Jumbo over delisting

The Netherlands | Heineken and Jumbo have been negotiating the conditions for their cooperation in 2025, but have not reached an agreement on prices yet. As a result, products such as Amstel, Birra Moretti, Brand and Desperados are hard to find on Jumbo’s shelves.

Europe/Russia

Austria’s independent brewers poke fun at Heineken’s Brau Union

Austria | Who actually owns the beer we drink? This is exactly what Austria’s privately-owned breweries want to communicate. And they are doing it with rather striking and funny slogans. However, they do not want their campaign to be seen as “corporation bashing”, but as purely educational.

The Americas

Trump tariffs could hike Constellation’s costs by USD 1 billion

USA | Constellation Brands anticipates a USD 1 billion financial hit this year from the 25 percent tariffs introduced by US President Trump, which took effect on 4 April. The levy applies to all imported canned beer and empty aluminium cans.

Raw materials

Focus of research on starch

Properties of starch | The structure of starch in brewing malt has a major influence on saccharification during mashing. Thus, when starch properties are unfavourable, this might result in considerable yield losses. However, reliable rapid methods for identifying critical malt batches, including recommended actions to nevertheless achieve the most far-reaching saccharification possible, are not yet available.

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Christian Weber elected president of the Brewers of Europe

Warsaw | On Tuesday, 13 May 2025, the Brewers of Europe’s General Assembly elected Mr Christian Weber, CEO of the Karlsberg brewery and current president of the German Brewers’ Association (Deutscher Brauer-Bund), as its new president.

Raw materials

Spring barley report 2025: Good sowing conditions; area almost unchanged

Europe | The sowing conditions for spring barley in Europe have generally been described as very good this year. Due to the dry conditions, sowing could also be carried out relatively early. Rainfall is now lacking in most regions, which jeopardizes further good growth.

Company news

BarthHaas Grants: EUR 20,000 for hop research

Nuremberg | BarthHaas is again offering BarthHaas Grants to support two promising new research projects with funding amounting to EUR 10,000 per project. The grants will be awarded for project ideas in the fields of brewing science and hops. Young researchers can apply to the world’s leading hop services provider until 1 July 2025.

Previews

Africa Brewing Conference 2025 to take place from 2–4 June

Johannesburg,| The Africa Brewing Conference 2025 will take place in Johannesburg, South Africa, at the Hotel Sky Sandton, from 2–4 June.

Company news

BrewingScience issue March/April 2025 out now

Nuremberg | The latest BrewingScience issue March/April 2025 is out now. The scientific online-journal BrewingScience features peer-reviewed scientific papers with impact on the brewing industry. The latest issue has been sponsored by Hopsteiner. The brief article abstracts below provide a good initial overview of what you can expect in this issue.

Reviews

Cheers to the champions: 2025 World Beer Cup

Indianapolis | Last week, the Brewers Association (BA), the not-for-profit trade association dedicated to small and independent American craft brewers, announced the winners of the 2025 World Beer Cup, one of the world’s most prestigious professional beer and cider competitions. The awards ceremony was held at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis, in conjunction with the Craft Brewers Conference & BrewExpo America.

Reviews

16th International Trends in Brewing: Cutting-edge brewery research

Leuven | From 6–9 April 2025, what was now the 16th International Trends in Brewing symposium, jointly organised by the KU Leuven, TU Berlin, University of Nottingham, Oregon State University, Ghent University and Italian Brewing Research Center, was held at the KU Leuven under the motto of “innovations in products and processes”. Around 300 participants, some of them from very far afield, convened at the historic main university hall of the KU Leuven, which this year is celebrating its 600th anniversary, to attend various lectures, poster sessions and a technical exhibition.

Reviews

The Ludwig Narziß Award 2025 goes to Mainburg

Leuven | This year's 16th International Trends in Brewing, which took place at KU Leuven in Belgium at the beginning of April 2025, provided a worthy setting for the presentation of the 11th Ludwig Narziß Award for Brewing Science. Once again, a project from the field of hop research received this EUR 2500 award for practical relevance for the brewing industry in front of around 300 attendees in the venerable Promotion Hall in the main building of KU Leuven, which is celebrating its 600th anniversary this year.