Asahi Breweries Ltd. maintained its position as Japan’s biggest beermaker last year, widening its market-share advantage over Kirin Holdings Co. as demand in the nation fell for a seventh straight year. Read the rest of this entry »

A Pennsylvania company has surpassed Boston Beer to become No. 1, though it still has only 1.2% of the US market. Read the rest of this entry »

Beer sales were lackluster in 2011, with the latest estimates showing U.S. shipments at their lowest levels since 2003 as major brewers such as Anheuser-Busch and Heineken USA experienced downturns. Read the rest of this entry »

Danish brewing company Carlsberg plans to invest GBP20m to expand the brewing operations at its Northampton brewery, which will create 60 new jobs. Read the rest of this entry »

SABMiller plc (SAB.L) one of the world’s leading brewers, today announces that China Resources Snow Breweries Limited (”CR Snow”), its joint venture with China Resources Enterprise Limited (”CRE”), is launching a trial of SABMiller’s international premium brand, Miller Genuine Draft, in the Zhejiang region of China. Read the rest of this entry »