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Given that Belgian beer consumption has dropped almost a quarter over the past twenty years to 72 litres per capita while one in three breweries shut its doors over the past seventy years, an American delegate at the recent Beer Bloggers Conference in Brussels could be forgiven for asking pointedly: “Are we supposed to be shocked or relieved by these numbers?” He got no reply. Which is no surprise as Belgium’s 160 brewers are so used to facing strong headwinds both domestically and in their export markets that “resilience” must be their middle name.
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That’s it. Bye bye SABMiller. Today, on 13 October 2015, it was announced that SABMiller has agreed to sell itself to AB-InBev for USD 104 billion, in a deal that will be the biggest takeover of a UK-listed company in history.
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For fifteen years now, ever since the former FT correspondent Chrystia Freeland published her book 'Sale of the Century: Russia's Wild Ride from Communism to Capitalism' (2000), the Western journalists and academics who observed and described the post-Soviet evolution of Russia have almost all kept to the Medieval morality tale: good and evil, right and wrong, promise and betrayal. In these accounts, the question of 'cui bono' – who had benefitted from Russia's tumultuous first decade after the Fall of the Iron Curtain -, was easily answered: those villainous oligarchs.
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Chicago, June 2014: The American Society of Brewing Chemists (ASBC) and the Master Brewer Association of the Americas (MBAA) are staging their second “Brewing Summit” in Chicago. Presentations are lining up, one after the other. In-between, meritorious brewers are honoured, receiving the most diverse awards. The Eric Kneen Prize of the ASBC for scientific work, the “Honorary Life” Membership of the ASBC, the Brewer Award of Excellence of the MBAA … And what have we been doing? Don’t we have any brewers that we can be proud of? Scientists who have rendered outstanding services to research?
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he beer market in Brazil has always been of great importance in the global arena. Annual production in the country has now reached approximately 141 million hl, making Brazil the world’s third largest beer producer. In this article Alfredo Ferreira, Executive Director at the Instituto da Cerveja, São Paulo, Brazil gives an overview of the steadily growing craft beer segment in Brazil, its history, development and primary challenges.
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Upstart brewers, what are your plans to raise money? Beg, steal or borrow? All three of these are poor options.
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The craft brewing industry has continued a strong pace of growth in the first half of 2015, according to new mid-year data released by the Brewers Association, the not-for-profit trade association dedicated to small and independent American craft brewers. American craft beer production volume increased 16 percent during the first half of the year.
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Beer is brewed almost everywhere in the world, though the circumstances and conditions under which this takes place differ substantially. A look at countries that are not immediately regarded as being in the top league beer producers provides interesting impressions of the most diverse beer cultures. There are, however, countries that do not encourage anybody looking around, whether into politics or into beer. Eritrea belongs in this category - which is why a visit to the State Brewery of this North East African state is an event of exceptional rarity.
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Inadequate control of energy and media supply and poor tracking of actual requirements raise energy costs. This well-known problem relating to supply of refrigeration and heat has also been recognised by the medium-sized Haller Löwenbräu brewery, Schwäbisch Hall, Germany. In the context of a major project involving replacement of heat, refrigeration and compressed air utilities, these problems have been addressed and remedied by installing state-of-the-art technology.
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When reading about Bulgaria, one would consider it a relatively “normal European country”. It is a member of NATO as well as a member of the European Union. In 2016, Bulgaria will introduce the euro as its official currency. Our author Dr. Markus Fohr has been visiting Bulgaria regularly since 1999 and gives his impressions on its brewing history and beer scene.
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