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News Carlsberg to Sell Famed Ringwood Brewery
Carlsberg Marston’s Brewing Company plans to close the famed Ringwood Brewery in Ringwood, England and move production of the brands such as Old Thumper to other Carlsberg plants. The company announced that the brewery would close in January 2024.
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News Beer Institute Say Aluminum Tariffs Have Cost the Beverage Industry $2.175 Billion
A research study conducted on behalf of the Beer Institute reveals that the American beverage industry has paid more than $2.175 billion in unnecessary fees due to aluminum tariffs that were implemented nearly six years ago. The study concluded that brewers all sizes pay a higher price for aluminum, whether the aluminum is sourced in the US or overseas.
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News Fawn Weaver to Keynote 2024 Craft Brewers Conference
The Brewers Association today announced Fawn Weaver, business entrepreneur and founder and CEO of Uncle Nearest Premium Whiskey, as the keynote speaker at its upcoming Craft Brewers Conference in Las Vegas. Weaver’s keynote address, “The Story of Uncle Nearest and What Craft Distillers and Brewers Have in Common,” will cover her journey to becoming the first non-celebrity Black American woman to build an independent company valued at over $1 billion from the ground up, in just four years.
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News IBD Announces New Technical Course on Brewing Non-Alcoholic Beer
The Institute of Brewing & Distilling (IBD) has launched a technical training course for brewers on how to make nonalcoholic beverages. The training course is targeted at brewers working in breweries of all sizes who want to produce “no and low alcohol products safely, at minimum cost and in compliance with regulations.”
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News TTB Continues ‘Boot Camp for Brewers’ with Three Upcoming Webinars
The Alcohol Tobacco and Tax Trade Bureau has announced three new classes in the online “Boot Camp for Brewers” webinar series which allow brewers to tune in to educational videos relating to specific TTB requirements. The three new webinars include Labeling, Low/No Alcohol Beers and Advertising for Wine, Distilled Spirits, and Malt Beverages.
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News Britain Freezes Tax on Beer Until Next Summer
British chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt announced last week that the government would freeze taxes on alcohol until at least summer of 2024. “I have listened to defenders of the great British pint, and I have decided to freeze all alcohol duty until August next year”, he said during his fall budget statement.
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News Tree House Shareholder Sues Founders Over Misuse of Funds
In a dreaded scenario for any brewery owner who has multiple shareholders, a minority shareholder who owns just 2% of Tree House Brewing Company has sued two of its founders in Superior Court, alleging a misuse of company funds.
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News Six Individuals Earn Prestigious Title of Master Cicerone
The Cicerone Certification Program has announced that six individuals have earned the title of Master Cicerone, joining a group of only 22 other individuals worldwide to earn the title. Candidates earned the certification after completing two days of intense written and oral exams, testing knowledge of beer styles, draft systems, beer evaluation, brewing technology, and beer and food pairings.
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News Faubourg Ceases Operations at New Orleans Brewery
Faubourg Brewing in New Orleans, the fantastical brewery that New Orleans Saints owner Gayle Benson built from the ashes of the former Dixie Brewing, is shutting down operations. The closure comes just 18 months after a majority stake in Faubourg was sold to Made By The Water, a southeast-based company of craft breweries.
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News Auburn University Offers New Master’s Degree in Brewing Science
Auburn University now offers a master’s program in brewing science and operations. It is designed mostly for students who work full-time but partners with on-campus brewery New Realm Brewing Company to allow a hands-on approach and learn the ins-and-outs of the industry.
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News John Harris Sells Ecliptic Brand – Closes Brewery
Portland, Oregon’s Ecliptic Brewing, owned by renowned brewer John Harris has announced that the company will close, and the Ecliptic brand will be sold. Harris is without a doubt one of the most respected and well-known pioneering brewers in the country. After a long career in brewing dating back to 1980, he opened his own brewery, Ecliptic 15 years ago.
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News Smuttynose Acquires Five Boroughs Brewing in Latest Craft-on-Craft Deal
Brooklyn-based craft brewery Five Boroughs Brewing Co. has been acquired by Smuttynose Brewing Co. The acquisition is the latest craft-on-craft deal that allows the acquiring company access into new markets and greater efficiencies by consolidating production into one brewery.
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News Ball Corp. Volumes Drop Due to Bud Light Decline and Slower Beer Sales
Ball Corporation, the world’s largest manufacturer of beverage cans, announced a 10% drop in volumes in the North and Central America regions due to the dramatic decline in Bud Light sales and slower beer sales overall.
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News Cicerone Certification Program Offers New Course on Selling Beer to Retailers
The Cicerone Certification Program is offering a new online course designed specifically for brewery and wholesaler sales teams and will emphasize how to become a trusted advisor to retailers by promoting the beer category and improve profitability.
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