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Hardywood buys Starr Hill in major Virginia beer deal
Richmond's own Hardywood Park Craft Brewery just acquired Starr Hill, bringing Virginia's two largest craft brewers under one company. Why it matters: Hardywood is becoming an even bigger force in Virginia's craft beer industry, just months after…
Rooftop craft beers, local flavors bring Munich magic to southeastern Seoul
For most of the year, Garak Market in southeastern Seoul is a whirlwind of wholesale frenzy, where trucks loaded with fresh produce, seafood and meat rattle past early-morning traders. But come mid-October, the capital's sprawling food hub drops…
Japan's four biggest beer makers raided over suspicion of price fixing
Japan 's antitrust watchdog raided the country's four biggest beer makers on Wednesday over allegations they colluded to raise the price of their beverages. The premises of Asahi, Sapporo, Kirin and Suntory Spirits was searched by the Japan Fair…
Exclusive | Experimental brewery flings open doors in LA's Chinatown - bucking craft beer's deadly trend
Southern California's craft beer scene may be drowning in closures, but one experimental newcomer is betting there's still plenty of life left in the tap. Enter Niteglow, an unusual brewery from the caffeine fiends behind boutique coffee empire…
De Beers, Olympic Athlete Letsile Tebogo Team to Highlight Botswana's Key Role in Diamond Industry
LONDON – De Beers group, the government of the Republic of Botswana and sprinting champion Letsile Tebogo are teaming to promote the African nation as a heartland of natural diamonds and to mark its 60 years of independence. De Beers and…
Europeans are drinking less beer. Heineken's Europe boss has a plan to avoid a brewing hangover
This summer was a bright moment for Europe's brewers. Hot weather and the FIFA World Cup packed out beer gardens, and in Britain, the night that England beat Panama was pubs' busiest of the year, with card transactions five times the daily average…
Penn Beer Buys Hatfield Warehouse for $48.5 Million
Penn Beer Sales & Service has purchased the sprawling Hatfield warehouse it has called home for years, closing a $48.5 million deal that also included adjacent land. The company, a Hatfield-based wholesale distributor of alcoholic beverages, bought…
Moody Tongue Beer Dinner Comes to FYR Columbus Nov. 5
A brewery known for pairing beer with fine dining is making a one-night stop in Columbus. Moody Tongue, the Chicago brewing company behind the world's only Michelin-recognized brewery restaurant, is teaming up with FYR Short North inside the Hilton…
Alcohol makers in Japan tap into U.S. ready-to-drink market
Japanese alcoholic beverage makers have entered the growing U.S. market for ready-to-drink (RTD) products, including those known as canned chūhai in Japan, but not canned beer. While U.S. consumers are steering away from alcohol amid the…
Beer sales surge 50% in Karnataka, but IML drives 82% of excise revenue growth: CIABC
Karnataka's excise revenue growth in the July-September quarter was driven largely by Indian-made liquor (IML), despite beer recording nearly 50 per cent volume growth, highlighting a divergence between consumption growth and revenue contribution…
Constellation Brands Beat Earnings, But Beer Demand Is Still a Problem
$118.15 +2.48 (+2.14%) As of 10/7/2026 03:58 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Massive. Learn more. Constellation Brands NASDAQ: STZ delivered an earnings report that showed a solid beat on the top and bottom lines. However…
A senator tried to ban gambling on prediction markets-now she's a Kalshi lobbyist
In July 2010, US Senator Blanche Lincoln (D-Ark.) predicted the rise of prediction markets and the problems they could cause. If not properly regulated, Lincoln warned during Senate proceedings on the Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and…
Carlsberg to shut historic Marston's Brewery with 310 jobs at risk
Carlsberg Britvic is set to close its Marston's Brewery in Burton upon Trent with around 310 workers at risk, almost 200 years after first making beer in the Staffordshire town. The British arm of Danish beer giant Carlsberg said it is planning to…
Guinness brewery that welcomed 2 million visitors closing its doors for good
The Guinness Open Gate Brewery in Halethorpe, Maryland, just outside Baltimore, will soon close, leaving the iconic Irish beer brand's Chicago brewery as its only U.S. location. Nov. 1 will mark the brewery's final day open to the public, leaving…
UK brewery faces closure after nearly 200 years with hundreds of jobs at risk
A nearly-200-year-old brewery could be set to close after the owners Carlsberg Britvic announced a proposal to shut the business in Burton upon Trent with hundreds of jobs at risk. Marston's Brewery could close its doors for good, the company said…
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