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November 03 - November 05, 2014


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on November 05, 2014
      1 USD = 0.7988 EUR
1 USD = 0.6253 GBP
1 USD = 1.1377 CAD
1 USD = 1.1472 AUD
1 USD = 113.5700 JPY
1 USD = 2.5060 BRL
1 USD = 43.6721 RUB
1 USD = 6.1452 CNY
      1 CAD = 0.8791 USD
1 CAD = 0.5497 GBP
1 CAD = 0.7023 EUR
1 CAD = 1.0086 AUD
1 CAD = 99.8402 JPY
1 CAD = 2.2030 BRL
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North America News
Barley news USA: Barley crop situation worse than during the bad crops of the 1980s and 1990s ...Click here
Brewery news Canada, NB: Railcar Brewing opened in northwest New Brunswick ...Click here
Brewery news USA, CO & AZ: Fort Collins Brewery beers to be distributed in Arizona ...Click here
Brewery news USA, AR: Lost Forty Brewing to open in mid-December ...Click here
Brewery news USA, OR: Three Creeks Brewing expands ...Click here
Brewery news USA, MI: Territorial Brewing Company to open in Battle Creek ...Click here
Brewery news USA & Germany: Figueroa Mountain Brewing to expand and build new production facility in Germany ...Click here
Brewery news USA, MO & KS: Martin City Brewing partners with Central State Beverage for the distribution of its beers ...Click here
Brewery news USA, OH: Millersburg Brewing expands its distribution throughout northeast Ohio ...Click here
Brewery news Canada, ON: Highlander Brew Co. to move and expand ...Click here
World News
Brewery news EU: Beer consumption declines to 346.167 mln hl in 2013 ...Click here
Brewery news Brazil: Beer production down in October, but grows 5.7% in the first ten months of this year ...Click here
Brewery news Vietnam: Figures about beer consumption in Vietnam vary ...Click here
Barley news World: World barley production forecast revised down to 137.9 mln tonnes ...Click here
Barley news EU: Rapid increase in barley prices makes sellers hold off their offers ...Click here
Barley news EU: Barley crop estimated at 58.901 mln tonnes this year ...Click here
Hops news Germany: This year is seen as average to below average for Germany’s hops crop ...Click here
Brewery news Nigeria: Shareholders to vote on Nigerian Breweries Plc’s proposed merger with Consolidated Breweries Plc in December ...Click here
Brewery news Egypt: The story of Egyptian beer industry’s resilience ...Click here
Brewery news Japan: Craft beer winning over Japanese consumers ...Click here
Brewery news Nigeria: Outgoing Guinness Nigeria Managing Director/CEO sums up his ...Click here
Brewery news Zimbabwe: Delta Corporation stops production of Chibuku beer at six breweries within rationalisation project ...Click here
Brewery news UK: Newly formed Britain’s Beer Alliance launches beer promo campaign ...Click here
Whisky news Ireland & Mexico: Diageo to exchange Bushmills Irish whisky for tequila ...Click here
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An environmentally friendly method to hunt for polyfunctional thiols


ABSTRACT
It becomes more and more clear that sulfur containing aroma substances with extremely low flavor thresholds dominate unique flavor impressions in heavily hopped beers. However the analysis of these thiols often involves the use of mercury for sample preparation. These Japanese researchers propose a new method for the sample preparation. They use stir-bar sorptive extraction (SBSE) method followed by in-situ derivatization with ethyl propiolate, followed by the analysis using the triple quadrupole GC/MS (QQQ) system with thermal desorption unit. With the increase of craft beers with many unique sulfur related hop flavours, this method might help to correlate sensory impressions with specific compounds.
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These Days in Business History

November 03
1898 1st US automobile show opens at Madison Square Garden (NYC)
1929 1st commercially produced synthetic rubber manufactured
1971 The microprocessor is officially born as Intel introduces its new 4004 chip, invented by Ted Hoff and Federico Faggin

November 04
1846 Benjamin Palmer patents artificial leg
1939 1st air conditioned automobile (Packard) exhibited, Chicago, Ill
1996 Vimpel Communications becomes the first Russian company to list its shares on the New York Stock Exchange

November 05
1492 Christopher Columbus learns of maize (corn) from Indians of Cuba
1895 George Selden patents 1st gasoline-driven car


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Barley newsUSA: Barley crop situation worse than during the bad crops of the 1980s and 1990s
The situation in the USA was no better during the last week of October with market participants thoroughly downcast about the crop and about ...More info on site


Brewery news Canada, NB: Railcar Brewing opened in northwest New Brunswick
It’s been an eventful year-and-a-half since Mitch Biggar first announced his plans to open Railcar Brewing in the small town of Florenceville-Bristol in northwest New Brunswick, Canadian Beer News reported on November, 3.

The brewery lost its originally planned location, and was then threatened with new provincial liquor rules that could have forced it to shut down before it even opened if they hadn’t later been reversed.

Despite the challenges and setbacks, Biggar finally saw his plans come together this past weekend, when Railcar opened its doors to the public for the first time, offering growlers of Brown Ale and SMASH IPA to customers on Saturday and Sunday.

Railcar Brewing will be open daily, although stock levels may vary depend on sales volume and the brewing schedule.



Brewery news USA, CO & AZ: Fort Collins Brewery beers to be distributed in Arizona
Beginning early November, Fort Collins Brewery will ship its core lineup and select seasonal offerings throughout Arizona per an agreement with Young’s Market Company, brewbound.com reported on October, 31.

Named after the northern Colorado town it was founded in, Fort Collins will round its distribution footprint out to 23 states with the launch.

“Arizona’s thriving craft beer culture made for FCB’s expansion into the state a great opportunity,” said Tina Peters, the brewery’s general manager. “With the right relationships in place we’re excited to get the FCB brand into the hands of our neighboring state.”

The brewery will have additional help gaining a foothold in the market thanks to the recent hire of new brand builder, David Lamberti. The owner of Bev-Ind Brokerage Services, Lamberti will oversee growth in Fort Collins’ Arizona and Nevada territories.


Brewery news USA, AR: Lost Forty Brewing to open in mid-December
Lost Forty, the much-anticipated brewery from Yellow Rocket Concepts and the people who brought Big Orange, Local Lime and ZaZa, should open by mid-December with a grand opening to follow in the spring, according to co-owner Scott McGehee, arktimes.com reported on November, 3.

Large scale brewing is scheduled to begin this week in Lost Forty's 19,000-square-feet space. Meanwhile, McGehee is prepping the menu for Pint and Pantry, the brewery's tap room restaurant.

Brewmaster Omar Castrellon, co-owner John Beachboard, Big Orange/Local Lime bar manager Dylan Yelenich and others have been test brewing, mostly in Beachboard's garage, for more than a year. They've come up with four standard brews: Bear Bones Pilsner, Lost Forty Pale Ale, Love Honey Bock and Rock Hound.

Pint and Pantry will always keep three standard beers, three seasonals and one or two "pilot" brews on tap.

Lost Forty is currently brewing on a 30-barrel system which would allow them to produce 3,000 barrels of beer a year, but McGehee said the brewery could easily scale up to 20,000 barrels and had already purchased equipment that will allow it to put out 6,500 barrels annually. Three months after opening, the brewery will add a canning line.



Brewery news USA, OR: Three Creeks Brewing expands
Three Creeks Brewing in Sisters, Oregon is undergoing a major expansion from a brewpub that occasionally packaged to opening a full production brewery, releasing 6-packs of cans in November and producing even more specialty beers, thedailymeal.com reported on October, 31.

With a new 30 bbl brewhouse with three 60 bbl fermenters and two 60 bbl brite tanks the new Three Creeks production facility will allow them to brew more of their three main beers: Hoodoo Voodoo IPA, Fivepine Chocolate Porter and Knotty Blonde. With increased production space those beers will also make it into 12oz cans and six-packs while freeing up the original 10bbl pub brewery to do more specialty stuff like their new Desperado Series.

This will free up the brewery to expand their barrel-aging program, hopefully have time to brew lagers and even add a new tasting room to the production brewery. Soon you will be able to find Three Creeks beers throughout the entire state of Oregon and even pushing into SW Washington.



Brewery news USA, MI: Territorial Brewing Company to open in Battle Creek
Tim Davis and longtime friend, Charles Grantier, started homebrewing for fun about 10 years ago. It was the encouragement of friends that pushed them to make a business plan. The idea has been fermenting for four years, but it was in January when they drove to Colorado to meet with brewery start-up guru Tom Hennessy of Colorado Boy for a week-long workshop, battlecreekenquirer.com reported on November, 2.

That's when things really started coming together for the German-inspired Territorial Brewing Company.

"Here in Battle Creek, we wanted to offer a full beer and restaurant experience," Davis said. "Add another dining destination in town, not just a brewery."

Most of the equipment in the back of Territorial has been re-purposed, such as the dairy tank that is now a mash tun. The brew room and storage area look shiny and metallic, like inside a brand-new spaceship.

The rest of the restaurant is a work in progress right now. Among the boxes and mess are bright spots of order, such as glasses lined neatly on shelving.

Next week it should look more like a restaurant, the owners said. They're on track for opening their doors on Nov. 18, with food and up to eight beers on tap.

"There's a ...More info on site


Brewery news USA & Germany: Figueroa Mountain Brewing to expand and build new production facility in Germany
Figueroa Mountain Brewing, one of California’s faster-growing, but relatively unknown, craft breweries, has announced a slew of expansion plans that include a new international presence, adding three new taprooms and turning over distribution rights to a local beer wholesaler, brewbound.com reported on October, 30.

The company plans to start contract brewing in Germany within six months while it searches for a location to build its own scalable production facility and brewpub in the Bavarian region of the country.

A definitive timeline for the launch of Figueroa’s German brewery is unclear, though the company’s European ambitions mirror those in place at its home of Buellton, said brewery president Jaime Dietenhofer.

“We have to make sure it’s calculated and scaled to our size,” said Dietenhofer. “We’ll start off as a small regional brewery and can grow from there and test the market. Maybe that’s more tied into a 15-barrel system with multiple fermenters just like we started over here and if we need to add capacity we will.”

Dietenhofer could not say precisely how much the expansion will cost, but said that while “not cheap by any means,” the brewery won’t be matching Stone Brewing’s $25 mln investment into the creation of a new facility in ...More info on site


Brewery news USA, MO & KS: Martin City Brewing partners with Central State Beverage for the distribution of its beers
Martin City Brewing is set to begin distributing on both sides of the state line separating Kansas City, Missouri and Kansas City, Kansas, through a new partnership with Central State Beverage, brewbound.com reported on October, 31.

The brewery, which up until now has sold beer only on-premises at its flagship pub and neighboring Pizza & Tap in Kansas City, Missouri, began to roll out kegs to area bars and restaurants.

“It will be kegs only through the winter,” Matt Moore, Martin City co-owner, said. “We’re hoping to get packaged in stores by springtime, but we’ll have to see how it goes.”

Canned offerings as well as 750 ml bomber bottles will be gradually introduced after winter.

Additionally, the brewery has acquired a 10,000 sq. ft. space down the road for extra storage capacity when needed.



Brewery news USA, OH: Millersburg Brewing expands its distribution throughout northeast Ohio
Millersburg Brewing, located square in the heart of Ohio’s Amish Country, has detailed plans to expand distribution throughout the Akron, Cleveland, and Youngstown markets, brewbound.com reported on October, 31.

Per an agreement with Beverage Distributors Inc., three Millersburg offerings will now be available in the counties of Lorain, Cuyahoga, Lake, Ashtabula, Geauga, Medina, Ashland, Wayne, Summit, Stark, Portage, Trumbull, and Mahoning, according to Kylie Bamberger, a manager with the company.

The brewery is projecting sales of 750 barrels this year, up “significantly” from last year’s output, added Bamberger.



Brewery news Canada, ON: Highlander Brew Co. to move and expand
Thanks to the support of a Federal Government program that invests in business development and growth in Northern Ontario, Highlander Brew Co. has revealed plans to move into a new and larger brewing facility, Canadian Beer News reported on November, 3.

Tony Clement, MP for Parry Sound-Muskoka, announced that the Federal Economic Development Initiative for Northern Ontario (FedNor) would be providing a grant of C$727,875 to construct an 8,500 square foot public building in South River. The new building will house an expanded brewing facility for Highlander, allowing the brewery to double its production, as well as space for municipal services, community storefront areas, and common space for tourism-related activities.

A timeline for the construction and move has yet to be announced.


Brewery newsEU: Beer consumption declines to 346.167 mln hl in 2013
The EU-28 beer consumption in 2013 amounted to 346.167 mln hl of beer, down from 355.314 mln a year before, The Brewers of Europe ...More info on site


Brewery newsBrazil: Beer production down in October, but grows 5.7% in the first ten months of this year
Brazil’s beer production declined for the third month in a row in October, according to SICOBE data.

Last month, the nation’s total beer output was ...More info on site


Brewery newsVietnam: Figures about beer consumption in Vietnam vary
Policymakers differ on whether to develop the domestic beer market because of varying figures about beer consumption in Vietnam, Vietnamnet reported on November 5.

An ...More info on site


Barley newsWorld: World barley production forecast revised down to 137.9 mln tonnes
The IGC on October 30 revised down its forecasts for global barley production in 2014/15 to 137.9 (previous forecast 138.3, previous year 144.8) mln ...More info on site


Barley newsEU: Rapid increase in barley prices makes sellers hold off their offers
Lively is one way to describe the EU markets over the last fortnight, but rabid is probably a better word, as an abundance of ...More info on site


Barley newsEU: Barley crop estimated at 58.901 mln tonnes this year
In its October report, Coceral said it estimates the EU-28 total barley crop in 2014 at 58.901 mln tonnes vs. 59.392 mln tonnes last ...More info on site


Hops newsGermany: This year is seen as average to below average for Germany’s hops crop
In Germany, the Hallertau Region’s hop acreage grew in 2014 for the first time in the last couple of years to 14,467 ha (14,086 ...More info on site


Brewery news Nigeria: Shareholders to vote on Nigerian Breweries Plc’s proposed merger with Consolidated Breweries Plc in December
The Nigerian Breweries Plc’s proposed merger with Consolidated Breweries Plc got a boost last week as the Federal High Court has approved a court ordered meeting of shareholders of the company to consider the proposal, This Day Live reported on November 3.

Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Nigerian Breweries, Mr. Nico Vervelde, who disclosed this, noted that the meeting has been scheduled for Thursday December 4, 2014 in Lagos.

“Having obtained the approval of the statutory authorities, the distribution of the Scheme of Merger document to shareholders will commence immediately. The essential proposal before our shareholders is to combine the operations of Nigerian Breweries Plc and Consolidated Breweries Plc into one legal entity effected through a Scheme of Merger with Nigerian Breweries being the surviving entity,” Vervelde said in a statement.

For the proposed merger to be approved, 75 per cent of the shareholders present and voting at the meeting will need to vote in its favour.

However, Heineken N.V, the majority shareholder in Nigerian Breweries, has informed the company that it will not vote at the meeting. Heineken’s decision will give the minority shareholders of the company the sole discretion to decide whether or not to approve the merger of the two ...More info on site


Brewery news Egypt: The story of Egyptian beer industry’s resilience
“Without a doubt, every group of people needs a distraction. For example, there’s arak in Turkey and Lebanon. We wish for beer to become the popular drink in Egypt," Ismaʿil Hafez, a Muslim Egyptian employee of Pyramid Brewery said to then-Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser in a brief conversation at the inaugural Egyptian Industrial and Agricultural Fair Jan. 3, 1960.

Hafez added, "It is my pleasure to inform you that it was the ancient Egyptians who first manufactured beer."

Hafez was not speaking on behalf of an upstart company, but for one that had flourished in Egypt in various incarnations for more than 70 years, Al-Monitor reported.

This company, now called Al-Ahram (Arabic for "pyramid") Beverage Company, still exists today in Egypt, although its public visibility has diminished. While the contemporary trend of Islamic religiosity makes it hard to imagine, there was a time when a flashing sign for Stella, the company’s flagship brand, could sit atop a Cairo building.

Despite the Islamic theological arguments against alcohol, beer in majority-Muslim Egypt was an industrial product that tracked the country’s twentieth-century economic and technological development through its production, sale and management.

From its first days, the Egyptian beer industry was a transnational venture. In ...More info on site


Brewery news Japan: Craft beer winning over Japanese consumers
Just steps away from the historic sumo stadium in Ryogoku, in one of the oldest parts of Tokyo, Popeye’s is one of an increasing number of craft-beer bars in Japan — a new tradition next to an old one, Modern Farmer reported on November 4.

The Dutch brought beer to Japan in the 1600’s, but it took a few centuries to catch on. Eventually, light, lager-like brews produced by Asahi, Kirin and Sapporo came to dominate and, for many, define beer. Craft beer, with its variety of flavors and styles, remained rare and expensive.

Then in 1994, a change in tax laws made it much cheaper to produce beer in limited quantities, and as a result, hundreds of small breweries opened. However, according to Mark Meli, author of Craft Beer in Japan: The Essential Guide (2013), most of these 400 new operations fizzled due to poor management and lackluster brews. Especially in rural areas, craft breweries were seen more as an economic Hail Mary than an opportunity for top-notch beers. Some backers hoped the novel beverages could lure visitors away from modern, urban attractions. “Many breweries started in the 1990s with this idea, and a lot of investment — but with no ...More info on site


Brewery news Nigeria: Outgoing Guinness Nigeria Managing Director/CEO sums up his
The outgoing Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Guinness Nigeria Plc, Mr. Seni Adetu told select journalists that the drop in disposable income constitutes serious challenges for firms in the alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages sector, This Day Live reported on November 3. Select parts of the interview are published below:

You will be leaving as the CEO of Guinness Nigeria after close to three years on the saddle; how has the journey been?

First and foremost, Guinness Nigeria Plc is a company that has a rich heritage and has delivered strong shareholders’ returns over the years and so I am proud to have been the managing director of this company in the last two and half years. Before I speak to what I met and what I am leaving behind, I think it is necessary to clear the air regarding my term in office because a lot of people are saying why just two and half years. Certainly, it is not unusual in a multinational company like this that in every two-three years, that you see changes like this. So, for me it is not really about how long, but how is the quality of legacy we are going to leave behind. For me, ...More info on site


Brewery news Zimbabwe: Delta Corporation stops production of Chibuku beer at six breweries within rationalisation project
SABMiller’s Delta Corporation has stopped production of standard Chibuku beer at six breweries across Zimbabwe, as plant rationalisation continues after the introduction of its new product brand Chibuku Super, BizDay reported on October 31.

Company secretary Mr Alex Makamure said the remaining seven standard Chibuku breweries were enough to cover production requirements for Chibuku Scud and Shake Shake. Mr Makamure said the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange-listed brewer had stopped production at Chipinge, Marondera, Hwange, Mvurwi, Karoi and Zvishavane breweries in line with its rationalisation plans after the introduction of Chibuku Super.

“We have broken ground at Fairbridge Brewery at Umguza just outside Bulawayo where we are setting up the second Chibuku Super Plant, which will be commissioned around May 2015,” he said.

Chibuku Super is produced in Chitungwiza.

Following overwhelming success of this newest product, Chibuku Super, Delta also said it was setting up a second plant in Bulawayo to be commissioned in May next year. The product is being distributed nationally, Mr Makamure said, although there are significant supply gaps arising from the outages of power and water at the brewery.

“There are also some teething problems relating to a new plant,” he said.

Delta says Chibuku Super is a result of the significant leap in ...More info on site


Brewery news UK: Newly formed Britain’s Beer Alliance launches beer promo campaign
The newly formed Britain’s Beer Alliance has launched with a £10 million campaign and TV advert to get people thinking differently about beer, The Drinks Business reported on October 30.

Britain’s Beer Alliance, formed out of the previously titled Let There Be Beer Movement, is an umbrella organisation comprising of brewers big and small, industry bodies and pub companies including the likes of SABMiller, Carlsberg, Heineken, Fullers, Wells & Young’s, The British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA), Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) and Cask Marque.

Its first campaign entitled “There’s a Beer For That” will see £10 mln pumped into the British beer industry in a bid to convey three core messages; quality, diversity and versatility of beer.

While driving awareness and understanding of the wide range of styles and flavours of beers available in the UK, the campaign will also seek to educate people on how different styles of beer can be paired with different foods and occasions.

Mike Benner, Managing Director of the Society for Independent Brewers said: “Our support for Britain’s Beer Alliance adds the voice of the smaller British brewer to the campaign and tells consumers that this is a genuine cross-industry alliance, which we know is something that motivates ...More info on site


Whisky news Ireland & Mexico: Diageo to exchange Bushmills Irish whisky for tequila
Diageo is to sell the Bushmills Irish whiskey brand and distillery in a deal which will give it outright control of Don Julio tequila, Off Licence News reported on November 3.

Bushmills will transfer to Mexico’s largest tequila producer Jose Cuervo in return for an additional net payment of $408 million.

In return, Diageo will take full global ownership of Don Julio, in which it already has a 50% stake.

Curevo will also relinquish the Mexican production and distribution rights for Smirnoff.

It is the third significant move of the year in tequila for Diageo, following the acquisition of Peligroso and DeLeon in January, the latter in a joint venture with rapper Sean Combs.

Diageo lost the global distribution rights to the Jose Cuervo brand last year.

Diageo chief executive Ivan Menezes said: “We have secured our position in the growing super and ultra-premium segments of the tequila category and further strengthened our global footprint by expanding our leading position in Mexico where the growth of spirits has great potential.

“It delivers our strategy to build our presence in the world’s fastest growing markets and lead the industry in the biggest growth opportunities.”

The deal is expected to be completed in early 2015.


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