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  • 'Donkey' the donkey doesn't mind a cold one

    AFTER a long day in the paddock Jens Waldenmayer's donkey likes nothing better than to kick back with a cold beer. Known simply as 'Donkey' Mr Waldenmayer's pet is famous among residents of Spencer Road at Darwin River for his impartiality for a Light I...
  • Empty beer cans good as model planes

    A few weeks ago we told you about our On The Cheap Challenge, where we pitted Budweiser against Pabst Blue Ribbon in a blind taste test among randomly selected beer drinkers. The low-cost PBR won in a landslide. Well, we've since bumped into On The Cheap...
  • Asahi retakes top slot in Japan's beer market in Jan.-June

    Asahi Breweries Ltd. reclaimed the top spot in Japan's market for beer and beer-like alcoholic drinks in the January-June period of 2010 for the first time in two years on a half-year basis, according to data released Monday by Japan's top five beer brewe...
  • The beer bonus (US)

     Beer is catching up with wine in making news for its health benefits. As the highest consumed alcoholic beverage worldwide, whether this popular barley brew is a healthy beverage needs to be carefully examined.Beer, an alcoholic carbonated beverage is a...
  • Little local dragon sent to quench China's thirst (NZ)

    Craft brewer Tuatara is to send its first shipment to China as it seeks to develop an export business. The Kapiti Coast-based brewer is sending a pallet - around 1700 bottles - to distributor Tradepoint, which operates in Xiamen province. As well as reg...
  • When should a wholesaler rebuild? (US)

    http://www.breweryage.com/tabloid/archive/EMag/HDA.pdf  ...
  • Franchise Laws and the craft brewer (US)

    There is tremendous value being created right now in the craft segment, by the brewers and distributors who have the resources and the assets to market, sell and distribute craft beers. Craft brewers are investing real money and there is a signifi...
  • Cask Ale (US)

    Over the last few years we’ve seen a veritable boom in the number of craft beer establishments around the country, including many that specialize in artisanal foods. And with this growth, we’ve also seen another development: a newfound appreciation of...
  • THE BEER NUT: Craft brewers use labels to attract attention

    "You're Not Worthy." Those three words on the label of Stone Brewing Company's Arrogant Bastard Ale made me want to try the beer. I took it as a challenge. Several years ago, I was still in my craft beer drinking infancy. I'd just go to the liquor store...
  • I N D U S T R Y I N T E R V I E W : G R E G K O C H O F S T O N E B R E W I N G C O .

    Greg Koch is one of the leading young Turks in an industry made up almost exclusively of young Turks. Greg and his colleagues at Stone Brewing Co. helped pioneer the potent, hopforward ales that brought West Coast brewing to the next level duri...
  • Guinness Ad #26: Lumberjack

    Our 26th Guinness poster by John Gilroy features a lumberjack energized by drinking his Guinness so that he’s able to fell a large tree with one fell swoop of the axe. “Guinness For Strength,” indeed. More info http://brookstonbeerbulletin.com/...
  • Things not to miss

      The R&D Tax Concession (R&D) / R&D tax credits http://www.microbrewing.com.au/noticeboard/1809-the-rad-tax-concession-rad-rad-tax-credits.html And AUSTRALIAN BEVERAGE INDUSTRY DIGEST No. 68: Jun 22 ~ Jul 6, 2010 http://www.microbrewing.com.au/news...
  • More to beer than drinking it (NZ)

    Given that we're just emerging from the depths of a recession it's remarkable that in the last 12 months the craft sector of the beer market has experienced more than 10 per cent growth. It's all the more astonishing if you consider that in the same peri...
  • Video: Remote beer robot; the office Holy Grail?

    Powered by Linux through a web interface, those working in the Willow Garage office have developed and created the PR2 robot platform. Even with incredible technology and robot design, they have one just lurking about the office as their beer slave. The ...
  • Beer Planning: A Backpacker's Perspective

    Here are some of the dilemmas: (1)  Weight -   The ratio for alcohol to weight in beer is grossly disproportional. For most of us, its part of the reason we love it so very much. It allows us to consume various types and flavors over a long period o...
  • .No Glass Ceiling for the Best Job in Whole World

    MILWAUKEE—Rhonda Dannenberg, a suburban mother of three, stuck her nose in six glasses of beer at the MillerCoors brewery here and swished a bit of each in her mouth. Then she delivered the kind of frank verdict that's shaking up the mens-club world of ...
  • Sampling American Pale Ales

    IN popular culture, the Fourth of July connotes hot dogs, hamburgers and cold beer. But the country has changed, and while burgers and hot dogs are still a distinct possibility, so are mofongo and arroz con pollo, or kimchi and kalbi. Cold beer, though, r...
  • Can Beer Stimulus Hop Up the Economy?(US)

    Can microbreweries revive the economy? That’s the hope of Sen. John Kerry (D., Mass.) and a bipartisan group of senators who are pushing a plan to cut taxes on the nation’s legion of small brewers in hopes of stimulating hiring among craft brewers. T...
  • Global brewers hope to tap a new market: Africa

    As economic development and political stability pull more people out of poverty, multinational beer makers are trying to quench their growing thirst for alcohol. World Cup aside, Africa is attracting attention from global brewers seeking to slake the con...
  • UK beer brewer shares Khama's sentiments

    While the local beer brewer and the alcohol industry continue to cry foul over legislation to curb binge drinking, one of the largest brewers in the UK on 1 July called for exactly the same laws that Khama introduced in 2008 to curb the problem. The legi...

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