Carlsberg opened its first beer production plant in Myanmar, Asian media reported on 8 May 2015, thus leapfrogging Heineken, which announced its own venture around the same time as Carlsberg did.

The number of breweries and brewing companies operating in Australia is increasing significantly. Although consumption of beer is declining on a per capita basis, the Craft Beer Industry Association of Australia (CBIA) said in April 2015 that there are now about 270 breweries in Australia, a number approaching the previous high of about 300, reached at the end of the 19th century.

Since it’s official that men are from Mars, where do male brewers come from? I’d say from beyond our solar system. Or why do they continue come up with beers for women that are an insult to our intelligence?

The annual excise tax ladled on a glass of beer has weakened demand, leading Coopers Brewery boss Tim Cooper to concede that beer might now be viewed by many Australian drinkers as too expensive.

Vietnam’s Ministry of Industry and Trade has apparently submitted plans to the Prime Minister for approval, which will see the government’s share in the Saigon Beer Alcohol Beverage company (Sabeco) cut to 36 percent, local media reported in March 2015.

Nice idea. A Collaboration Beer, which has become the highlight of the annual Australian International Beer Awards (AIBA), is created by the previous year’s Champion brewers in the Large, Medium and Small Australian Brewery categories.

In March 2015, Australian media speculated that the drop in sales of the Heineken brand in Australia could have been caused by trendy inner-city types spurning the locally brewed version because it is made by Lion under licence, and not imported like many other premium beer rivals.

It may just be a rumour: Beijing’s Yanjing Brewery Co., China’s third-largest brewer, plans to sell about a 20 percent stake to a foreign strategic partner, media reported in early February 2015.

As crowdfunding goes, this was quick! The well-known Kiwi craft brewer Yeastie Boys recently conducted a highly anticipated share offer. On 28 January 2015 fans of Yeastie Boys’ award-winning ales were able to buy a piece of the company, via an equity crowdfunding campaign on PledgeMe.

That sinking feeling. According to estimates, beer sales in Australia declined over 2.6 percent in 2014. How come? Has beer become too expensive? Or have consumers switched to other drinks? The only one not worrying is Coopers Brewery from Adelaide. The family-owned brewer saw sales increase 7.4 percent in its past financial year (end of June 2014). In the calendar year 2014 it brewed slightly under 800,000 hl beer, which means that Coopers now holds about 5 percent of the total Australian beer market, the company’s strongest position in its 153-year history.