Category: Beverage Industry News
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Brewery targets women, wine drinkers
Greene King has launched what the brewery calls Britain’s first “fem-ale.” This comes after Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) chair Paula Waters said brewers are missing an opportunity by failing to produce a female-friendly beer that could attract young women to the bars.
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UK Heat Wave Dries Up Lager Supplies; German Beer Sales Rebound
UK brewer Carlsberg-Tetley has been forced to cope with short supplies of its lager beers by importing additional supplies of lager from the parent brewery in Denmark, in order to meet increased demand caused by the Great Heat Wave of summer 2003. The brewer’s request for additional backup supplies was deemed necessary, even though it is working around the clock to produce some 3,000 pints every minute. The UK’s lager consumption is reportedly up by around 40% over the past two months.
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Rogue Ales Pub to Open in San Francisco
Rogue Ales Brewery, Newport, Oregon, announced the opening of its newest outpost for Rogue Nation in North Beach, San Francisco, Calif. Located at 673 Columbus Avenue adjacent to the legendary Washington Square Bar & Grill, the new pub will open with a selection of its signature Rogue Ales and a full restaurant menu.
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Urgent Call for Industry Support in FMB Issue
The Brewers Association of America, Beer Institute, Association of Brewers and the National Beer Wholesalers Association have mounted a campaign seeking support from both brewers and consumers for a proposed change in the rule defining flavored malt beverages, also know at malternatives or FMBs.
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Budvar Claims a Victory in Ongoing Bud vs. Bud
The Czech brewer, Budejovicky Budvar, has claimed a further legal victory
over the US brewing giant, Anheuser-Busch, with an appeal court in Lithuania
upholding a decision by the municipal court in Vilnius which had given
Budejovicky Budvar the rights to the exclusive use of the name Budweiser in
that country.
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CAMRA rallies behind Budvar
England’s Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) has launched a campaign to keep Budweiser Budvar from falling into the hands of a global brewing company. Visitors to this week’s Great British Beer Festival in London will be asked to sign a petition to be sent to the Czech government.
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A-B Wins Right to Budweiser Name in Japan
Anheuser-Busch Cos. Inc. said it has won exclusive rights to the Budweiser trademark in Japan. The company had begun court proceedings against Budejovicky Budvar and some of its importers and distributors who were distributing beer using the Budweiser name. A-B said it believed the packaging and labeling on Budvar’s products infringed on its trademarks and created unfair competition.
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Challenge Cup Tips a Quarter Million Pints of American Beer
The three day long Challenge Cup, held across America on July 23-25th as part of American Beer Month, generated about 250,000 pints of American beer being consumed. The premise of the event, sponsored by Realbeer.com, is to honor participating on-premise accounts that sell the most American beer. This year’s Cup included separate national competition for large brewpubs, small brewpubs, large taprooms, and small bars. Although the final numbers aren’t quite in, about 250 establishments competed in this years Cup. Participating restaurants, pubs and brewpubs received custom coasters and posters to promote the event. In addition to the national competition, there were also special challenges set up. Among the winners of the side challenges, O’Brien’s Pub in San Diego defeated Boscos Nashville to win the first Firkin Challenge, Turtle Muntain in Rio Rancho won the second New Mexico IPA Challenge and the Brews Cafe in Granville, Ohio, won the title of “Most Arrogant Bar in America” by selling more Arrogant Bastard Ale than any other.
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No beer for bikers
Tour de Fat, New Belgium Brewing Co.’s “Ballyhoo of Bikes and Beer” that has raised money for scores of cycling non-profits during the last four years, hit a bump in the road July 19 in Santa Cruz, Calif. After city officials first approved the event, Police Chief Steve Belcher rejected alcohol sales, citing the dangers of drinking and cycling.
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Funny Cide, the beer
People soon will be able to own Funny Cide – in a bottle. The light beer is set to go on sale this week. The brew was developed by Sackets Harbor Brewing Co. and its Spa City partner, the Olde Saratoga Brewing Co. Sackets Harbor began selling a beer named for the Kentucky Derby-Preakness winner because the horse is owned by local residents.
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OneTimeOnePlace
Heavyweight Brewing Co. of New Jersey plans a unique series of special releases known as OneTimeOnePlace (OTOP). These will be draft-only, one-off brews. OTOP beers will be produced in seven-barrel batches (217 gallons) and released, in draft, exclusively to one bar/pub in each market. Heavyweight plans about one release per month.
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Bosteels “Deus” Previewed in the Pacific Northwest
Specialty beer importer MBI (Manneken-Brussels Inc.) has held a Seattle preview of “Deus,” a specialty beer it is bringing in from Belgium. The strong pale-golden ale is brewed by Brouwerij Bosteels of Buggenhout, Belgium, a brewery which has been in the same family for six generations since its founding in 1791. The brewery is already known for two Belgian specialty beers: Pauwels Kwak, a strong brown ale served in a custom “coachmen’s glass,” and Triple Karmeliet, a strong golden Belgian triple-style of ale. Deus is brewed and fermented to a strength of 11.5% alcohol by volume, then bottled in champagne-like bottles and sent to France’s champagne country for aging according to the “Methode Champenoise,” involving refermentation in the bottle, 12 months maturation time, and traditional “remuage” turning by hand during the aging process. The final process in the beer’s production includes the “degorgement,” in which the bottle’s neck is frozen and the plug of yeast is removed by bottle pressure, followed by a “dosage” to induce and preserve natural carbonation in the bottle, after which the bottle is corked and dressed. The specialty import will be available in limited quantities in select markets later this summer.
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Big Dog’s Brewing Company Breaks Ground
Big Dog’s Hospitality Group has announced that the construction of Las Vegas’ newest microbrewery has begun. Big Dog’s Brewing Company will be housed in a new 3,383 square foot addition being constructed at the company’s Draft House Barn and Casino facility, located at 4543 N. Rancho Road. The new facility will house a 15-barrel microbrewery system. Brewmaster Dave Otto, formerly of the Holy Cow Brewery on the Las Vegas Strip, will brew a wide range of beers, including light beers, ales, porters, and stouts. The brewery will carry 12 beers on tap at all times. Big Dog’s Brew will also be served at Big Dog’s Bar & Grill, 1511 N. Nellis at Owens, and Big Dog’s Caf
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Pyramid Opens Alehouse in Sacramento
Pyramid opened its doors to “the house that beer built,” the new Pyramid Alehouse in Sacramento. Located in downtown Sacramento, the newest Pyramid Alehouse addition is home to over 15 beers on draft, including year round, seasonal, and alehouse exclusive styles. The grand opening will be celebrated with an official ribbon cutting ceremony on July 16th at 11 am, hosted by the Mayor of Sacramento. The new Pyramid Alehouse is located just a few blocks from the Capitol in downtown Sacramento.
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