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August 14 - August 16, 2023


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Brewery news USA: Beer remains Americans’ alcoholic beverage of choice ...Click here
Brewery news World: Mexican beer the most exported in the world ...Click here
Brewery news USA: Bud Light’s sales still pressured as controversy around it continues to brew ...Click here
Hops news USA, OR: Oregon’s hop harvest to score worse than US overall ...Click here
Brewery news USA, CT: Dudleytown Brewing Co. opens its doors in Windsor ...Click here
Brewery news USA, MS: New owners have big plans for Lazy Magnolia Brewing ...Click here
Brewery news USA, NC: Catawba Brewing Co. permanently closes its Belmont, Charlotte location ...Click here
Brewery news USA, IL: Oswego Brewing Co. to serve its last brews on September 2 ...Click here
Brewery news USA, NJ: Tuckahoe Brewing Co. closing down after 12 years in business ...Click here
Brewery news USA, MA: Turtle Swamp Brewing to close its doors on August 19 ...Click here
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Malt news South America: Malting capacity utilization seen as rather high despite sluggish beer growth ...Click here
Brewery news World: Carlsberg’s second-quarter sales in line with expectations ...Click here
Brewery news Japan & China: Asahi unveils expansion plans across China ...Click here
Barley news World: Barley supply forecast reduced on declining crop expectations ...Click here
Brewery news Denmark & Russia: Carlsberg ‘shocked’ at Russian subsidiary seizure, forced to cut all contact with Baltika employees ...Click here
Brewery news Malaysia: Carlsberg Brewery Malaysia records lower net profit in Q2 2023 ...Click here
Brewery news Malaysia: Heineken Malaysia’s net profit slightly up in quarter to end of June ...Click here
Barley news EU & UK: No change to barley supply and demand forecast but concerns over quality is building due to bad weather ...Click here
Barley news China & Australia: China starts booking cargoes of Australian barley ...Click here
Barley news South Korea: Barley imports reach record volume in first nine months of 2022/23 ...Click here
Brewery news Thailand: Excise Department proposes to adjust structure of alcohol and beer taxes ...Click here
Brewery news Ireland: Diageo announces new price hike in Ireland ...Click here
Barley news Australia: Asahi partners with Riordan Grain Services in support of Australian barley growers ...Click here
Brewery news Romania: HEINEKEN Romania appoints new Managing Director ...Click here
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These Days in Business History


14 August
1885 - Japan's first patent is issued to the inventor of a rust-proof paint
1893 - France issues 1st driving licenses, included required test
1938 - BBC's 1st feature film on TV (Student of Prague)
1967 - Belgian embassy in Kinshasa, Congo, plundered

15 August
1769 - Napoleon Bonaparte was born, resident of Elba (emperor 1804-13, 1814-15)
1911 - Procter & Gamble unveils its Crisco shortening
1914 - Panama Canal opens (under cost)

16 August
1870 - Fred Goldsmith demonstrates curve ball isn't an optical illusion
1930 - The first color sound cartoon, called Fiddlesticks, is made by Ub Iwerks
1955 - Fiat Motors orders 1st private atomic reactor
1991 - Belgium census is 10,000,963 inhabitants


Agenda

August 2023:
18 - 19: Beervana 2023 (Wellington, New Zealand)

September 2023:
04 - 06: 13th Iberoamerican VLB Symposium Brewing & Filling Technology (IBS) (Bogota, Colombia)
08 - 09: Stockholm Beer & Whisky Festival 2023 (Stockholm, Sweden)
16 - 03 October: Oktoberfest 2023 (Munich, Germany)

October 2023:
04 - 06: Drink Technology India 2023 (Pragati Maidan, New Delhi, India)
08 - 10: EBC Symposium 2023 (Salzburg, Austria)
10 - 12: International Beer Strategies Conference 2023 (Berlin, Germany)
11 - 15: Mondial de la Biere Rio 2023 (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
19 - 20: Brew Asia 2023 (Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam)
19 - 21: Warsaw Beer Festival 2023 (Warsaw, Poland)
20 - 21: Salon du Brasseur 2023 (Parc Expo Nancy, France)
21 - 23: Whisky Live Paris 2023 (Paris, France)

November 2023:
28 - 30: Brau Beviale 2022 (Nuremberg, Germany)

December 2023:
06 - 08: Drink Japan 2023 (Makuhari Messe, Japan)

February 2024:
01 - 02: Glug Swiss 2024 (Alte Reithalle, Aarau, Switzerland)
09 - 12: HoReCa 2024 (Athens, Greece)
18 - 21: Beer & Food Attraction 2024 (Rimini, Italy)
23 - 25: Finest Spirits 2024 (Munich, Germany)

March 2024:
13 - 15: 108 International Brewing & Engineering Congress 2024 (Groningen, the Netherlands)
22 - 24: St Malo Craft Beer Expo 2024 (St Malo, France)

April 2024:
11 - 13: KIBEX 2024 (Seoul, South Korea)
21 - 24: Craft Brewers Conference & BrewExpo America 2024 (Las Vegas, USA)

May 2024:
20 - 26: Budapest Beer Week 2024 (Budapest, Hungary)
24 - 26: Mondial de la Biere 2024 (Montreal, Canada)
26 - 30: The Brewers of Europe Forum 2024 (Lille, France)

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News Articles


Brewery news USA: Beer remains Americans’ alcoholic beverage of choice
Beer remains American drinkers' alcoholic beverage of choice, a recent Gallup Poll shows.

Thirty seven percent of drinkers say they drink beer most often, while 31 percent prefer liquor and 29 percent favor wine.

Although it continues to hold on to the top spot, beer is less dominant now than at points in the 1990s and early 2000s, when close to half said it was their preferred alcoholic beverage.

The 31 percent of drinkers who currently say liquor is their favorite alcoholic drink is the highest on record.

Drinkers' alcoholic beverage of choice varies based on their gender, age, education and income level, according to the poll.

Men are more than twice as likely as women to say they drink beer most often, and women are about three times as likely as men to say wine is their most common beverage.

Younger drinkers prefer beer and liquor, while older drinkers favor beer and wine.

Sixty two percent of U.S. adults drink alcohol while the rest abstain completely, the poll, tracking Americans' drinking habits, has found.

Americans' drinking habits are relatively steady, with more than three in five saying they consume alcohol and about one in five drinkers admitting to overindulging sometimes, say Gallup's July 3-27 Consumption Habits poll.


Brewery newsWorld: Mexican beer the most exported in the world
The most exported beer in the world is Mexican: this is confirmed by various international rankings, according to which the ‘cerveza’ has also surpassed ...More info on site


Brewery news USA: Bud Light’s sales still pressured as controversy around it continues to brew
Bud Light's sales are still pressured as the seemingly never-ending controversy surrounding the beer brand continues to brew, Yahoo Finance reported on August 15.

Anheuser-Busch InBev's Bud Light sales tanked 26.5% for the week ending August 5, per new Nielsen data. That's a faster pace than the week-on-week drop of 25.9% for the period ending June 17.

Bud Light volumes crashed 29.7%, accelerating from the week earlier's plunge of 29.3%.

"Recent data continues to show that tracked channels reached a point of stabilization at significantly lower levels for Anheuser-Busch InBev than pre-controversy," Evercore ISI analyst Robert Ottenstein wrote in a note.

The declines started after transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney created an Instagram post during the March Madness basketball tournament endorsing the light beer.

Following the post on April 1, AB InBev saw Bud Light sales trend lower through April. The declines appeared to accelerate following an April 3 video from country musician Kid Rock, which spurred a wider boycott by many on the right.

To try and stem the sales weakness, Budweiser offered US consumers in most states a rebate of up to $15 on a 15-pack or larger for July 4. The company has also reportedly been discounting Bud Light at retailers since the July ...More info on site


Hops news USA, OR: Oregon’s hop harvest to score worse than US overall
The annual hop harvest has begun in the pacific northwest, but the 2023 crop is expected to decline as craft beer sales soften, the New School Beer reported on August 14.

Before the craft beer boom, much of the local farms relied on international and macro brewers but with the rise of microbreweries and the craft beer boom many innovations happened, including exciting new hop varieties, but the downside has been the reliance on the health of this smaller portion of the industry.

“As the beer industry goes, so does the hop industry,” said Ben Edmunds, owner of Breakside Brewery and President of the Oregon Brewers Guild. “We’re the two sides of the same coin.”

According to U.S. Department of Agriculture, hop acreage has decreased nationally by 8% from 2022, but the numbers are worse for Oregon hop growers, who are down 11% compared to last year. Oregon is the third largest hop producing state with nearly 7,000 acres, only behind Washington and Idaho.

“This is the first year of me and my husband running the farm and it’s been tough,” said fourth generation hop farmer Erica Lorentz of Sodbuster Farms. “Sometimes it’s simply a variety of hop going out of style, but ...More info on site


Brewery news USA, CT: Dudleytown Brewing Co. opens its doors in Windsor
Dudleytown Brewing Co. opened its doors in Windsor with a grand opening celebration on Aug. 12, debuting its new space on Day Hill Road after nearly 18 months of construction, CT Insider reported on August 14.

Legend has it that Dudleytown, in the northwest corner of the state near Cornwall, was founded by the relatives of a man who was beheaded in England and was cursed because of it. The deeply forested hamlet, the story goes, eventually became a ghost town.

The founders of the town's namesake brewery have embraced that vibe with lots of wood, including a massive wooden bar top, mood lighting and an industrial accent highlighted by a knotty, sculpted metal tree at the entrance.

"The theme is a dark forest," co-founder Daryle Dunlap told Hearst Connecticut in July. "There's a lot of folklore behind it."

Dunlap and co-founder Jonathan Levine found what they were looking for at 1001 Day Hill Road, the former Mototown USA indoor motocross venue, where they began construction in April 2022. The brewery has 7,000 square feet of space inside, including room for a stage and food cooked on the premises, and 8,000 square feet of space outside, which includes a beer garden, food and a ...More info on site


Brewery news USA, MS: New owners have big plans for Lazy Magnolia Brewing
The new owners of Lazy Magnolia Brewing, the first packaging brewery in Mississippi since Prohibition, have big plans for the beer maker and already have put millions into expanding the plant to increase production, The Clarion-Ledger reported on August 13.

Utah-based investors Ryan Bowen and Jason Anderson bought Lazy Magnolia earlier this year for an undisclosed amount from founders Mark and Leslie Henderson.

Bowen owns or has investments in more than 40 companies, according to his social media posts. He founded Pure Water Solutions which he sold last year for an undisclosed amount.

“We’re keeping the team from the oldest to the newest, and the Lazy Magnolia name is not going anywhere,” said Christopher Maros, the new general manager. “We’re looking forward to launching new products and diversification of our portfolio.”

The Hendersons turned their home-brewing hobby into a business in Kiln, a historic community in Hancock County known as the Moonshine Capital of the World for its “high quality and ready availability of this whiskey,” according to the local Historical Society.

The Hendersons, both engineers, grew their brewing and packaging business over nearly a decade, and are consulting with the new owners on “everything from compliance to vendors and customer relations,” Mark ...More info on site


Brewery news USA, NC: Catawba Brewing Co. permanently closes its Belmont, Charlotte location
One of Charlotte’s breweries has officially closed its doors, AOL.com reported on August 14.

Catawba Brewing Co. has permanently closed its Charlotte location in the Belmont neighborhood.

“Thank you for the years of support. You are the best part of us. Thank you for entrusting us with your first dates, wedding receptions, first birthdays, friend get-togethers, and more,” a sign placed on the brewery on Monday, August 14 says. “We love you all and will miss you dearly.”

The notice was signed “Your Charlotte Catawba Staff.”

Yet, MaryAnn Anstine, general manager, told CharlotteFive that employees were notified of the closure Monday morning without notice and without reason.

CharlotteFive has reached out to the ownership group for more information, but has not heard back.

The Charlotte brewery, which opened in 2017, was one of four of the company’s locations across the Carolinas with craft beer, food trucks, bingo, trivia and other weekly events.

“We’ll bring a little of what you know from us in the mountains, which tends to focus on the outdoors, to Charlotte,” former co-founder Billy Pyatt, told CharlotteFive ahead of its opening. “Only here, we’ll tie in our new outdoors with views of the city from our taproom and patio.”

According to Charlotte Business Journal, the ...More info on site


Brewery news USA, IL: Oswego Brewing Co. to serve its last brews on September 2
COVID-19 has claimed another business: Oswego Brewing Co. The beloved downtown establishment will serve brews for the last time Sept. 2, management announced Friday, August 11, The Patch reported.

In a message to its community on Facebook, management said the statewide shutdowns during 2020 and 2021 "severely damaged our income model." Their taproom attendance "never returned to pre-COVID numbers," and the distribution revenue didn't rebound to numbers seen before March 2020.

"To keep our doors open in 2020, we took out loans to get through, but those new loan payments, the original loan payments, the increasing cost of materials & labor, and a weak economy have become too much for us to sustain operations," the letter reads.

When the brewery, located on Main near Oswego Cyclery, opened in May 2018, village officials told Patch the site was a unique use for a property with a peculiar history.

"It was originally the garage and office of the Oswego Fire Station and many, many years ago even served as the morgue," said Economic Development Director Corinna Cole, who, after touring the space, matched up the building's owner with the brewery's founders. "We knew based on its former uses that the space had the structural capacity for ...More info on site


Brewery news USA, NJ: Tuckahoe Brewing Co. closing down after 12 years in business
Tuckahoe Brewing Co. on English Creek Avenue in EHT is shutting down after 12 years in business, 97.3 ESPN reported on August 11.

In a notification obtained from a Tuckahoe Mug Club Member, the brewery explains why they're ending their venture.

The explanation is simple. Businesses like this are a labor of love, and the owners simply want to spend more time with their families.


Brewery news USA, MA: Turtle Swamp Brewing to close its doors on August 19
A somber day is approaching for those who like to enjoy a beer in Jamaica Plain at Turtle Swamp Brewing as it will close its doors on August 19, or when the beer runs out, according to the business’s website, the Jamaica Plan Gazette reported on August 12.

Turtle Swamp Brewing was Co-Founded by John Lincecum, a veteran in the field of biotechnology, and Nik Walther, who has been a professional brewer since 2008 and has been making and serving brews at the site of its taproom and production brewery on Washington Street in Jamaica Plain since 2017.

However, after six years in the community, Lincecum cited the density of “the critical construction products” in the area that he said “have to be built” as a contributing factor to the closure. “The world moved on, and it’s time for us to move on too.”

Although Lincecum talked about construction on Washington Street, indicating how it made it difficult for patrons to come out to the brewery, he said, “We have to do this as a society, and you know, do we need this more than we need a brewery? Yeah, we do.”

It should be noted that Turtle Swamp found ...More info on site


Malt newsSouth America: Malting capacity utilization seen as rather high despite sluggish beer growth
In the context of the world beer production, South America represents 13% of the brewing total, ranked the 4th behind Asia, North America, and ...More info on site


Brewery newsWorld: Carlsberg’s second-quarter sales in line with expectations
Danish brewer Carlsberg on Wednesday, August 16 reported second-quarter sales in line with expectations, supported by its premium brands and growth in Asian markets.

“We’re ...More info on site


Brewery newsJapan & China: Asahi unveils expansion plans across China
Asahi has revealed its expansion across China will initially focus on Shanghai, Shenzhen and online sales while tapping into Asian culture, The Drinks Business ...More info on site


Barley newsWorld: Barley supply forecast reduced on declining crop expectations
The declining world barley supply continues, with a reduction to 138 mln tonnes, down from 138.7 mln tonnes as per the previous forecast in ...More info on site


Brewery newsDenmark & Russia: Carlsberg ‘shocked’ at Russian subsidiary seizure, forced to cut all contact with Baltika employees
Carlsberg chief executive Cees ’t Hart said the brewer was “shocked” at the seizure of its Russian subsidiary, Baltika Breweries, by the Kremlin last ...More info on site


Brewery newsMalaysia: Carlsberg Brewery Malaysia records lower net profit in Q2 2023
Carlsberg Brewery Malaysia Bhd's recorded a lower net profit of RM88.24 million in the second quarter of June 30, 2023 (2Q23) from RM88.95 million ...More info on site


Brewery newsMalaysia: Heineken Malaysia’s net profit slightly up in quarter to end of June
Heineken Malaysia Bhd has reported a slight 5% rise in its net profit to RM90.5 million for its second quarter (Q2 FY2023) from RM86.1 ...More info on site


Barley newsEU & UK: No change to barley supply and demand forecast but concerns over quality is building due to bad weather
As barley harvest advances across Europe, the weather has not been cooperative, with considerable rain delaying harvest progress, RMI Analytics reported earlier this month.

Although ...More info on site


Barley newsChina & Australia: China starts booking cargoes of Australian barley
China has started booking cargoes of Australian barley after Beijing scrapped onerous tariffs on the trade earlier this month, Bloomberg reported on August 14.

Traders ...More info on site


Barley news South Korea: Barley imports reach record volume in first nine months of 2022/23
Through the first 9 months of 2022/23, South Korea shattered previous records for marketing year (MY) barley imports. The nation imported 86,000 tonnes of barley through June, breaking the 2021/22 record of more than 74,000 tonnes for the full 12 months, USDA said in their August report.

The surge in imports can be attributed to an expansion of a tariff-rate quota (TRQ) for barley. The expansion was implemented because of concerns of short supplies of wheat and corn at the outset of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Australia, South Korea’s largest supplier, also has large exportable supplies this year. The TRQ’s expansion from 40,000 tonnes to 250,000 tonnes in 2022 has facilitated greater barley imports as a feed substitute. In 2023, the TRQ is set at 100,000 tonnes.

South Korea imports of barley have benefitted from more competitive prices. Unhulled barley for feed in South Korea, primarily for cattle and horses, is substitutable with wheat and corn. FOB barley bids from Australia have trended down over the past year, dropping from $342 on August 1, 2022 to $234 on August 1, 2023. Australia barley prices were consistently below average FOB prices for U.S. corn ($319/tonne) and Australia wheat ($359/ton) over the same period, ...More info on site


Brewery news Thailand: Excise Department proposes to adjust structure of alcohol and beer taxes
Thailand’s Excise Department is currently in discussions with relevant government and private sector agencies on proposals to adjust the structure of alcohol and beer taxes to align with the current situation and to be consistent with the development of alcoholic beverage products, The Star reported on August 14.

Currently, alcoholic beverages are subject to various tax rates, such as non-alcoholic beer with 0% alcohol content, according to Ekniti Nitithanprapas, director general of the Excise Department.

The study to adjust the structure of alcohol and beer taxes is not aimed at increasing taxes per se, but rather to categorise product types more clearly and accurately for proper taxation.

For example, beer with 0% alcohol content might see a change in tax rate if it is reclassified as beer, which could potentially result in a reduced tax rate compared to its current classification as a general beverage.

A consensus needs to be reached by all parties, including the Ministry of Public Health, for appropriate future tax collection, Ekniti explained.

The tax on soju is an issue because it is a distilled liquor that is often flavoured with fruits. While this blending reduces the alcohol content, it leads to a situation where the tax rate for the flavoured ...More info on site


Brewery news Ireland: Diageo announces new price hike in Ireland
The price of a pint goes up again from Monday, August 14 with a 4 cent price hike, breakingnews.ie reported.

Diageo is increasing the cost of its stout and beer products by 4 cent, after a hike of 12 cent back in February.

The maker of Guinness is increasing prices by an average of 10 to 15 cent.

It will affect drinks like Guinness, Smithwick’s, Rockshore, Harp, Hop House 13 and Carlsberg.

Business costs are being cited as the reason for the increase, but the Vintners’ Federation of Ireland has said the price rise is "poorly timed and deeply unfair to both consumers and publicans".

Independent TD for Kerry Michael Healy-Rae said some pubs in rural villages are already struggling to stay in business.

Mr Healy-Rae told Newstalk: "Rural pubs are finding it difficult enough to keep their doors open and keep customers coming into them. I think the timing by the drinks companies is wrong, I don't agree with it, the publicans themselves don't agree with it.

"So to keep customers going I think we should be doing everything we can to keep the price of alcohol down, and this is bad timing by the drinks companies to increase the cost of drink."


Barley news Australia: Asahi partners with Riordan Grain Services in support of Australian barley growers
Asahi Beverages and Riordan Grain Services are partnering in support of Australian barley growers for long-term end-to-end supply chain sustainability, the Grain Central reported on August 15.

The initiative will see Asahi working closely with Riordan and its grower customers to add value and collaborate on immediate needs and future-focused developments.

The partnership means Asahi, as owners of Carlton & United Breweries (CUB), and Riordan will work with growers to secure supply of the best barley, manage logistics for the malting process and deliver malt to Asahi to brew CUB’s beers.

“Barley malt is the heart and soul of our beer and defines its taste, aroma, colour and foam,” Asahi Beverages group general manager of direct procurement Dave Baxter said.

“It’s fantastic Victorians can enjoy a fresh Carlton Draught, Victoria Bitter or any beer brewed at our Abbotsford brewery knowing they’re directly supporting local Australian farmers.

“Importantly, this partnership allows us to continue to track barley back to the field where it was grown and to have direct relationships with farmers, which form part of a new model of barley procurement that Asahi implemented nearly three years ago.”

Grain services manager Mark Lewis said Riordan’s long history of working with malting barley growers, coupled with its ...More info on site


Brewery news Romania: HEINEKEN Romania appoints new Managing Director
After a 5-year mandate, Dan Robinson, the Managing Director of HEINEKEN Romania, will take a new role in the HEINEKEN Group, which will be announced in due course. He will be succeeded by Thibaut Boidin, who is joining HEINEKEN Romania from his current role of Chief Transformation Officer for the Europe Region. Thibaut Boidin will be appointed as the new Managing Director of HEINEKEN Romania starting with September 1st, 2023. The Diplomat Bucharest reported on August 14.

Dan Robinson joined Heineken N.V. in 2005 and was appointed as the Managing Director of HEINEKEN Romania in October 2018. During his mandate, the company has made significant progress in the areas of sustainability, innovation, and digitalization. He held two mandates as the President of the Romanian Brewers Association, working to support and consolidate the durable development of the beer industry in Romania.

Thibaut Boidin joined HEINEKEN France in 2017, where he was the Deputy General Manager at France Boissons. In this role, he led an ambitious transformation effort for HEINEKEN France and drove the growth of the business, whilst operating and improving the level of customer satisfaction. In October 2020, Thibaut was appointed as the Transformation Director of HEINEKEN France, where he contributed significantly ...More info on site


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