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China: Tsingtao expected to boost market share, report good results for next three years - research

Strengthening its position as one of China's leading brewers, Tsingtao Brewery's production capacity reached 7.7 bln litres and its sales volume and turnover respectively ...More Info

Japan: Suntory will most likely seek overseas acquisitions outside the beer industry - analysts

Japanese beer giant Suntory is reportedly thinking about buying companies in the emerging Europe (EE) and Middle East and North Africa (MENA) regions as ...More Info

United States: Boston Beer expanding thanks to relentless pursuit of quality

Boston Beer Co. and Craft Brewers Alliance are the best ways to play America’s still-escalating craft-beer revolution, The Street posted on July, 7.

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Mexico: Grupo Modelo inaugurates new brewery in Coahuila

Mexico’s leading brewer Grupo Modelo has officially inaugurated its new plant in Coahuila, Alimentaria Online reported on June, 25.

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China: Beijing Yanjing Brewery launches new 100 thousand tonnes production line

Beijing Yanjing Brewery's new assembly line capable of producing 100,000 tons of beer has commenced operations, 163.com reported on July, 7.

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United States: Concerns over barley quality could lead to higher prices

The month of June brought both good news and bad news to barley growers in Minnesota.

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Analytical-sensory determination of potential flavour deficiencies of light beers

Sofie Malfliet, Koen Goiris, Guido Aerts and Luc De Cooman

ABSTRACT Although currently light beers have a high market share in the US, this beer style is still not accepted on the European continent because light beers are considered watery, mainly on account of lack of mouthfeel. In this paper, the flavour quality, including flavour stability, of five commercial light beers was evaluated in comparison with their corresponding pilsner beers derived from the same breweries. Through detailed physicochemical and sensory evaluation, followed by multivariate data analysis, the fresh beers could be differentiated according to their origin (US or European) and beer style (light or pilsner). Potential flavour deficiencies of fresh light beers were determined as too much sweetness, lack of bitterness, and especially reduced fullness. As a result, the fresh light beers were less preferred than their corresponding pilsner. Upon ageing, the light beers were generally less flavour stable than their pilsner counterparts. This is mainly ascribed to increased sensory perception of cardboard and ribes staling flavours in most aged light beers. Nevertheless, based on detailed analytical/sensory investigation, it was clearly demonstrated that one of the light beers involved in this study showed enhanced flavour stability with respect to all other beers, including the pilsner beers.
Cerevisia, 34(4) 2009 http://www.cerevisia.eu