AB InBev has announced that it will sell its Australian subsidiary Carlton & United Breweries to Tokyo-headquartered Asahi in a deal valued at $11.3 billion. The deal was announced just days after AB InBev pulled plans to list its Asia business on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in an IPO that could have raised… Read More…
Sad But True Department – Pabst Intros Hard Coffee
The “new age” of alcohol beverages is the talk of the industry with hard seltzers, hard kombucha and other innovative drinks seemingly all the rage. Like a race to be the “next new style” of beer created grapefruit IPA’s, Hazy this-and-that and other esoteric flavors, will we now see a surge in “off-flavored” alcoholic beverages?… Read More…
Pressure is Up – Are Prices Going Down?
No doubt the entry of into the craft segment by Anheuser-Busch and other Big Alcohol giants through craft brewery acquisitions has turned up the pressure in the market place. Competition is as tough for craft brewers as it has ever been. But will Big Alcohol use their size to push pricing down – to squeeze… Read More…
ABI Looks to Open Craft Distillery in Bend
Anheuser-Busch is planning on opening a small distillery in Bend, Oregon, not far from 10 Barrel Brewing Company which they acquired in 2105. According to an article in The Bulletin, ABI filed pre-application documents with the city of Bend to operate the 600-liter distillery. 10 Barrel already has a distilling license and cans… Read More…
Trump Tariff Impact on Mexican Imports
The price of number one import Corona and other fast-growing Mexican beers will likely increase as President Donald Trump announced on yesterday that he will impose a stiff tariff on imported goods from Mexico starting June 10th until “such time as illegal migrants coming through Mexico” stop. The proposed tariff, which will start… Read More…
Constellation to Close Satellite Ballast Point Locations
Constellation Brands has said it will close the Ballast Point brewpub in Temecula according to an article in the Press-Enterprise. The company will also close its sour beer and barrel-aging facility, which has a dedicated 40-barrel brewhouse. The announcement comes just a few weeks after Constellation took a $108 million impairment charge to the… Read More…
Heineken Goes N/A
With the overall beer market down just about 1% in 2017 and 5% over the past four years, brewers of all sizes are looking in different directions, from dipping toes in the cannabis industry, spirits, alcoholic seltzers and other creative avenues. Heineken is going non-alcoholic. Heineken 0.0 was first launched in the Netherlands and… Read More…
Patagonia Sues ABInBev Over Trademark Infringement
Clothing company Patagonia is suing Anehuser-Busch InBev over AB’s new Patagonia Bohemian Pilsner brand. According to the CNN Business online site, AB InBev was granted a trademark to sell Patagonia beer in the United States in 2012, but the company sat on the name until 2018, when it started selling beer with the branding…. Read More…
BrewDog Acquires Berlin Brewery from Stone
In a blog post today, Greg Koch, co-founder of Stone Brewing announced that the company has sold their Stone Brewing World Bistro & Gardens Berlin facility to Brewdog. Stating that “we struggled greatly,” Greg went on to say that the company “invested a significant portion of a decade and significant millions building Stone Berlin…. Read More…
PBR Launches Two New Beers
It’s an almost everyday occurrence that a national beer company announces a new brand. But it warrants mention when a beer company that has stood solidly on only one brand for generations launches three new styles within less than a year’s time. After releasing its first line extension last year, Pabst Blue Ribbon has launched… Read More…
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