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E-Malt.com Newsletter 35b August 28 - August 31, 2025
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If you believe in yourself and have dedication and pride - and never quit, you'll be a winner. The price of victory is high but so are the rewards.
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1 USD = 1.5328 AUD
1 USD = 147.0580 JPY
1 USD = 5.4134 BRL
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Equities of the Largest Breweries
USA, WV: Old School Brewing Company opens its doors in White Sulphur Springs
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USA, TN: Xul Beer Company taking over two Southern Grist Brewing Co. locations in Nashville
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Canada, ON: Diageo to shut one of its whisky bottling plants in Ontario
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Brazil: Number of breweries up by 5.5% compared to last year
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Australia: Barley crop forecast unchanged at 13.3 mln tonnes
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Argentina: Barley crop development proceeding under nearly ideal conditions
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UK: Survey shows smallest English barley area since 2014
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Japan: Orion Breweries plans IPO on Tokyo stock exchange
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Germany: Historic Lang-Bräu brewery to close after 172 years in business
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These Days in Business History
28 August
1565 - Oldest city in the US, St Augustine Fla, established
1828 - Lev Tolstoi was born, Russian writer (War & Peace, Anna Karenina) [OS]
1963 - Martin Luther King Jr's "I have a dream" speech held at Lincoln Memorial
29 August
1831 - Michael Faraday demonstrates 1st electric transformer
1854 - Self-governing windmill patented (Daniel Halladay)
1885 - Gottlieb Daimler registers his "Reitwagen" ("riding carriage") as German patent DRP No. 36423
1922 - The first radio advertisement is broadcast on WEAF-AM in New York City
30 August
1895 - Belgium begins compulsory Roman Catholic education
1979 - 1st recorded occurrance-comet hits sun (energy=1 mil hydrogen bombs)
1993 - 150,000,000 millionth visitor to Eiffel Tower
31 August
1895 - Thomas Edison patented his movie camera (Kinetograph)
1918 - Belgium starts paying old age pensions
1997 - Diana Spencer, princess of England, dies in car crash in Paris at 36
Agenda
September 2025:
02 - 06: Copa Cervezas de America 2025 (Valdivia, Chile)
04 - 06: Stockholm Beer & Whisky Festival 2025 (Stockholm, Sweden)
13 - 14: Bruges Beer Festival 2025 (Bruges, Belgium)
15 - 19: Drinktec 2025 (Munich, Germany)
20 - 05 October: Oktoberfest 2025 (Munich, Germany)
27 - 29: Whisky Live Paris 2025 (Paris, France)
October 2025:
07 - 08: RMI Asia Pacific Regional Summit 2025 (Perth, Australia)
09 - 11: The Great American Beer Festival 2025 (Denver, USA)
16 - 17: Brew Asia 2025 (Bangkok, Thailand)
16 - 17: Salon du Brasseur 2025 (Parc Expo Nancy, France)
November 2025:
04 - 06: Brussels Beer Challenge 2025 (Belgium)
10 - 12: 15th Iberoamerican VLB Symposium Brewing & Filling Technology (Parana, Brasil)
13 - 15: Drink Technology India 2025 (Bombay Exhibition Centre, Mumbai, India)
15 - 18: The International Beer Cup 2025 (Osaka, Japan)
December 2025:
03 - 05: Drink Japan 2025 (Makuhari Messe, Japan)
February 2026:
05 - 06: Glug Swiss 2026 (Alte Reithalle, Aarau, Switzerland)
13 - 16: HoReCa 2026 (Athens, Greece)
15 - 17: BBTech Expo 2026 (Rimini, Italy)
27 - 01 March: Finest Spirits 2026 (Munich, Germany)
March 2026:
04 - 07: Festival Brasileiro da Cerveja 2026 (Blumenau, Brazil)
18 - 19: BeerX 2026 (Liverpool, UK)
24 - 26: RMI Global Conference 2026 (Lisbon, Portugal)
April 2026:
07 - 09: Craft Beer China 2026 (Shanghai, China)
16 - 18: KIBEX 2026 (Seoul, South Korea)
20 - 22 May: Craft Brewers Conference & BrewExpo America 2026 (Philadelphia, USA)
May 2026:
04 - 07: Worldwide Distilled Spirits Conference 2026 (Edinburgh, UK)
04 - 07: Worldwide Distilled Spirits Conference 2026 (EICC, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK)
29 - 30: Tallinn Craft Beer Weekend 2026 (Tallinn, Estonia)
June 2026:
09 - 11: Brasil Brau 2026 (Sao Paulo, Brazil)
News Articles
USA, WV: Old School Brewing Company opens its doors in White Sulphur Springs
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On Thursday, August 21, Old School Brewing Company officially opened to a lively crowd in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia Daily News reported on August 27.
“It was nice to see how much the community really wanted and needed this,” says co-owner, Niko Winstral. “There was a lot of excitement. It was a very uplifting, energetic and vibrant opening.”
The 15,000 sq. ft. facility, formerly Big Draft Brewing, has both an indoor and outdoor stage for live music. “We’re not only a micro-brewery, but we’re also a live entertainment venue and a great restaurant,” Winstral says. “We can fit probably 700 people outside and almost 300 inside. We are looking to host a lot of live music, as well as ticketed events. For bands who are touring through West Virginia and Virginia, we want to be a stop for them,” she adds. “We hope to be the live entertainment hub of White Sulphur Springs and southern West Virginia.”
The first musician to take the stage on opening weekend was Jonah Carden, who wowed the audience on the warm Saturday evening of August 23. “I had the honor of performing at Old School Brewing last Saturday and it was nothing short of magical,” Carden
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USA, TN: Xul Beer Company taking over two Southern Grist Brewing Co. locations in Nashville
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A Knoxville-based brewery is expanding to Nashville, taking over two Southern Grist Brewing Co. locations. Xul Beer Company, known for its PB&J Mixtape sour, announced the move on Instagram on Aug. 26, Yahoo reported.
In early 2025, Southern Grist reflected on its future while Xul Beer Co. was in a rapid growth phase, read the social media post. The momentum led Southern Grist founders to agree that Xul was the "perfect pick" to lead the brand into its next chapter.
"We have been family for years," wrote Xul Beer Co. about Southern Grist Brewing. "We have the same values. We have the same focus on quality. We have the best customers and fans any business could ask for."
"It was meant to be."
By the end of 2025, Xul Beer Co. will be operating both of Southern Grist’s Nashville locations, with Southern Grist staff remaining on board. While the deal is not yet complete, Xul Beer Co. assured that further details are forthcoming.
In an accompanying post, Southern Grist said the Nashville company will "always be part of the story, living on in spirit" as the Knoxville brand takes over current locations.
"At Southern Grist, we've spent nearly a decade pushing boundaries, brewing new ideas, and
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Canada, ON: Diageo to shut one of its whisky bottling plants in Ontario
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Diageo will shut one of its Crown Royal whisky bottling facilities in Ontario, Canada by February 2026, as part of efforts to improve North American supply chain, the world's largest spirits maker said on August 28.
The London-based company said its strategy is to shift some of its bottling volume closer to U.S. customers.
Diageo did not specify how many jobs will be lost, but said it will support impacted employees and work closely with labour unions.
The Amherstburg, Ontario plant bottled Diageo's Crown Royal Canadian whisky; the operations will be shifted to its Valleyfield, Quebec facility.
The maker of Johnnie Walker whisky and Smirnoff vodka reported a smaller-than-expected fall in annual profit in early August, soothing investor concerns in tough market conditions.
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Brazil: Number of breweries up by 5.5% compared to last year
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According to the new annual report from the National Union of the Beer Industry (Sindicerv), there are currently 1,950 registered breweries operating in 790
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Australia: Barley crop forecast unchanged at 13.3 mln tonnes
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Although rainfall amounts have diminished the past two weeks, except in parts of Western Australia, there is more rain in the forecast which adds
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Argentina: Barley crop development proceeding under nearly ideal conditions
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The combination of ongoing good moisture levels and cooler than normal temperatures is allowing Argentina’s barley crop development to proceed under nearly ideal conditions,
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UK: Survey shows smallest English barley area since 2014
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The results of Defra’s 2025 June Survey of Agriculture, released on August 28, show larger English wheat and oat areas but sharply less barley
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Japan: Orion Breweries plans IPO on Tokyo stock exchange
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Japan’s fifth-largest beer brewery, headquartered in Tomigusuku, Okinawa Prefecture, announces preparations for an initial public offering (IPO) on the Tokyo stock exchange this September, Asia Brewers Network reported on August 22.
Okinawa-based beer maker Orion Breweries is preparing for an initial public offering (IPO) in Tokyo as early as next month, according to a Reuters report.
The flotation would mark a significant exit for private equity giants Carlyle Group and Nomura Holdings, who jointly acquired Japan’s fifth-largest brewer in 2019 for approximately JPY57 billion (US$386 million).
A successful debut would provide much-needed momentum to Japan’s sluggish IPO market, which has seen limited activity since JX Advanced Metals’ listing in March.
Nomura Securities, SMBC Nikko Securities and Mizuho Financial Group have been appointed as lead underwriters.
The company is expected to announce listing details and offering size in the next few weeks, according to the report, though exact timing remains dependent on market conditions.
The planned IPO comes at a challenging time for Japan’s beer industry, which has faced persistent headwinds from changing consumer preferences and economic pressures.
Major brewers reported a 4% year-on-year decline in shipment volumes for June, as inflation-weary consumers increasingly opt for cheaper alternatives, including low-malt beer and canned cocktails.
Despite broader sector challenges, Orion’s
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Germany: Historic Lang-Bräu brewery to close after 172 years in business
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The historic Lang-Bräu brewery in northern Bavaria, Germany, is closing its doors after 172 years in business. The family-owned brewery, located less than half an hour from the former East German border, has survived two world wars and the fall of the Iron Curtain. Now, it faces closure due to mounting financial pressures and changing consumer habits among younger generations, Vinetur reported on August 29.
Lang-Bräu’s owners made the decision last summer to cease operations. The brewery needed an investment of 12 million euros to modernize its equipment, a sum that proved unattainable for the small company. Richard Hope, director of the family business and now overseeing the shutdown process, explained that breweries can withstand many challenges, but when sales drop and costs keep rising, there is no room left for long-term planning.
Lang-Bräu’s situation is not unique. Across Germany, hundreds of breweries are under similar pressure. Inflation and rising energy prices have driven up operating costs. At the same time, beer consumption in Germany has been falling steadily. According to official statistics, per capita beer consumption dropped from 126 liters in 2000 to just 88 liters in 2025. In the first half of this year, beer production fell by 6.3 percent
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