Japanese brewers are looking past China’s $57 billion beer market to a country with less than one-tenth the population: Vietnam. Read the rest of this entry »

Carlton United Brewers (CUB), an Australian brewer owned by Foster’s Group, said five global beer brands of SABMiller will become part of its international beer portfolio with effect from 16 January 2012. Read the rest of this entry »

Kirin Brewery Co. plans to increase sales of its flagship Ichiban Shibori beer 10-fold in South Korea over the next five years. Read the rest of this entry »

After rising two-fold in the 12 months to July 2011, the stock of beer maker United Breweries (UB) has lost most of its gains since then. Its movement is in tandem with the overall weakness in the broader market. Read the rest of this entry »

The producer of Heineken beer is only too happy to make room on U.S. store shelves for an upstart Mexican brand. Read the rest of this entry »

The head of the world’s fourth biggest brewer, Carlsberg, said that the outlook for the group’s key East European and Russian markets appeared brighter. Read the rest of this entry »

Japanese brewers are looking past China’s $57 billion beer market to a country with less than one- tenth the population: Vietnam. Read the rest of this entry »

Global beer consumption rose 2.4 percent in 2010 from the previous year to 182.69 million kiloliters, hitting a record for the 25th straight year, backed by strong demand in emerging economies, a Kirin Holdings Co. research arm said Wednesday. Read the rest of this entry »

Beer lovers in St. Louis are about to have a new way to enjoy fresh draft beer in the comfort of their own home. Anheuser-Busch’s latest innovation, a unique new home draft system called Draftmark, will arrive in select St. Louis retail locations this week, before becoming more widely available throughout the greater St. Louis area in February 2012. Read the rest of this entry »