Glass of water with tablet (Photo: engin akyurt on Unsplash)

USA | Only five years after it opened, the Guinness Open Gate Brewery outside of Baltimore, Maryland, will cease its brewing operations and lay off some 100 workers.

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USA | For decades, Bud Light has enjoyed the reputation as the beer of choice for regular Joes. But AB-InBev's decision to partner with transgender TikTok personality Dylan Mulvaney to attract younger drinkers has infuriated some of the brand's most loyal, more conservative customers.

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USA | The Kirin-owned craft brewer, New Belgium, announced on 23 March that it will purchase Constellation’s 125,000-barrel brewery in Virginia to keep up with rising demand for its Voodoo Ranger line of IPAs. No financial details were disclosed.

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USA | The analysts must be desperate for a big beer deal. Or why would Bernstein, an investment firm, out of the blue, discuss the potential benefits of a tie-up between brewers Heineken and Boston Beer?

Craft sign in neon letters (Photo: Tim Gouw on Unsplash)

USA – As the Big Brewers move with the market, strategy swings are to be expected. But AB-InBev’s recent cuts to its craft brewing personnel suggest that a major “portfolio rebalancing” is underway.

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USA | The Brewers Association (BA) generated USD 23.4 million in total revenue in 2022, surpassing the USD 20 million mark for the first time since 2019, the website brewbound.com reported on 16 February.

Cans with Truly Label (Photo: Camden & Hailey George on Unsplash)

USA | What happened to Truly? That is a good question. The brand is struggling and has taken Boston Beer’s stock down with it. From a high of nearly USD 1,300 in April 2021 the stock has tumbled to USD 330 per share at the end of February 2023.

“Sorry, we are closed”-sign (Photo: Tim Mossholder on Unsplash)

USA | Since 2011, AB-InBev has bought some ten fast-growing regional craft breweries. After the purchase, these brands inevitably changed. Platform brewery from Ohio is a case in point.

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Brazil | The Swiss were in for a shock. Two of the richest Swiss, whose fortune is partly made from beer, are embroiled in scandals. First it was Pierre Castel. Now it is Jorge Paulo Lemann.

Dried landscape (Photo: Oleksandr Sushko on Unsplash)

Mexico | Amidst the country’s water crisis, the President wants the Big Brewers to relocate to the south, but a northern Governor wants Heineken to stay.

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