US-based alcoholic beverage maker Constellation Brands has agreed to acquire San Diego-based Ballast Point Brewing & Spirits for $1bn. Ballast Point is a US-based craft beer company with an expansive portfolio that includes almost 40 ...
Canada-based developer of beer yeast strains Bright Brewer’s Yeast has introduced a new range of beer yeast strains, which have been developed using selective breeding to deliver distinct styled beer. The company, which is a ...
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Coffee is a wonderful thing! For those who prefer a single cup of coffee or other warm beverage, single-serve brewers are ideal. When purchasing a coffee maker, a variety of factors are important to consider. As you reach for the ...
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Members of the Australian Institute of Packaging (AIP) were given the opportunity to visit the Tooheys Brewery site in Lidcombe, Sydney last month. They learnt about the brewing process and the packaging of beer, and took a first-hand ...
The London-listed SABMiller has agreed to sell itself to Belgium-based brewer Anheuser-Busch InBev for $104bn (£68bn). While AB InBev is the world's biggest brewer, SABMiller is its competitor. The boards of the two companies said ...
Sustainable packaging manufacturer Petainer has expanded its product range with the introduction of an enhanced PET solution for steel keg lines at BrauBeviale 2015. The new improved petainerKeg Linestar offers all benefits of the ...
Rexam has teamed up with WeCan Solutions to produce aluminium cans for the first ever mobile canning facility in the UK, one of only a handful in Europe. The pioneering service, backed by Rexam, offers onsite canning solutions for craft ...
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Irish brewer Guinness has created an Indian Pale Ale beer with nitrogenation effect, a balance of flavor and aroma, and a creamy taste with dense bubbles. Made in Dublin, the Guinness Nitro IPA is brewed with Irish barley malt, roasted ...
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Anheuser-Busch InBev is exploring the acquisition of competitor SABMiller, a deal that would lead to a $275bn merged entity which would produce one out of every three beers globally. If the deal goes through, it would be one of the six ...
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Samuel Adams has released Time Hop Porter, a limited-edition hopped porter brewed with San Diego-based brewery ChuckAlek Independent Brewers. The collaboration beer is the culmination of a year-long program, the Samuel Adams Brewing the ...
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MillerCoors is closing its brewery in Eden, North Carolina due to sales decline as there has been a visible shift in consumer preferences from mainstream beer to crafts beer. The Eden brewery was the first to brew Miller Genuine Draft. ...
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Two of New Belgium Brewing's longest running beers, Abbey Belgian Style Dubbel and Trippel Belgian Style Ale, are being reimagined and updated for a new era. Both beers started life as homebrew recipes more than 25 years ago and new ...
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The Hourglass Brewery announces the departure of founding brewer, Sky Conley, and the elevation of Michael Delancett and Matthew Gemmell as co-brewers. The change in brewers is part of The Hourglass Brewery's plans to grow the ...
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US-based craft brewery SweetWater Brewing is preparing for an initial public offering (IPO). Reuters cited people familiar with the matter as saying that SweetWater is negotiating for stock market flotation with investment banks, which is ...
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Belgian brewing company Duvel Moortgat and Firestone Walker Brewing will combine their operations in the US, while operating independently. The companies have signed an agreement to this effect earlier this week. Firestone Walker ...
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