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...As total US beer volumes shrank 3 per cent last year, craft beers held steady and imports grew 2.8 per cent, according to the Brewers Association, which represents independent and craft brewers....
...Colourful, craft beer-inspired cans of House of Funk coffee can be purchased at Novella to take home....
...If you’re buying, I’ll take a case. thefinestbubble.com Hop, Burns & Black mixed-case craft-beer subscription, £141 for three monthsIf I want to know what’s hot, and what’s not, in craft beer, I call Jen...
...On the face of it, ARKK boasts a stellar long-term track record: it has made an average of 38 per cent a year over the past five years, boosted by eye-watering gains of 157 per cent in 2020 as the pandemic...
...Of the countless outlets intensely dedicated to their craft, I pick Onibus Coffee, in a shack by the metro station in Nakameguro....
...They need the superleague, even if it does conspire to limit their craft....
...“As the market leader, it falls on their shoulders to grow the overall beer market, particularly as beer faces challenges from the rise of craft [ales] and younger consumers preferring wine and spirits.”...
...With the rise of craft beers and breweries, the company has faced increased competition and declining volume levels....
...The settlement also preserves the ability of smaller brewers – including brewers of craft and import beers – to compete against ABI by protecting their access to important distribution networks....
...British craft beer maker Meantime was also included in the deal, which was reached in April....
...“These megamergers may have been good for shareholders but not so much for beer drinkers,” said Senator Richard Blumenthal, who, like his colleagues, rattled off a list of craft brewers in his home state...
...But whatever happens with the craft movement, Big Beer needs a more varied and tasty portfolio of beverages. In The Simpsons, Duff Beer’s premium brand went by the name of “Duff Adequate”....
...This is important in a market where the share of mainstream beer brands such as Miller Lite and AB InBev’s Budweiser is being eaten into by demand for craft brews....
...Both SABMiller and AB InBev have been seeking to buy up craft beer companies, to capture this shift — but the craft challenge will remain even if the world’s two biggest brewers merge....
...In spite of their dominance of the US beer market, both MillerCoors and AB InBev still face a growing threat from craft brews, which en masse have been making steady inroads with an increasing share of about...
...The giant deal under discussion highlights a backdrop of shifting consumer tastes as smaller craft beer brands steadily erode larger rivals’ market shares and younger drinkers favour wine and spirits....
...Craft beer now comprises nearly 20 per cent of the domestic beer market, a jump from 14.3 per cent the previous year....
...“Treatt, which is my biggest Isa holding, has recently entered the world of craft beer, which is clearly a huge growth area,” he says. Companies listed overseas are also to be avoided....
...In the US, Barnes & Noble has put its faith in selling ancillary products alongside books, including vinyl records and craft beer kits....
...As a sop to the taxpayer, chancellors lower the price of beer, but beer is one of the most fattening liquids one can drink. In May this year BBC4 ran a film about 1960s mods and rockers....
...“And, far from becoming more global in nature over time, the emergence of a craft beer industry in many developed markets would suggest that it’s becoming more local than ever....
...Craft volumes grew by 12 per cent in the first half of the year, while Euromonitor expects the overall US beer market to fall 1.2 per cent this year....
...The exception is the craft ale market where SABMiller – which brews Blue Moon and Summer Shandy – tasted double-digit volume growth during the quarter....
...The US, which accounts for some 11 per cent of SABMiller’s earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation, has been a bleak spot for brewers across the board – with the exception of craft ales...
...The breeze-block frontage, concrete floors, tattooed waiting staff and obscure craft beers served in jam jars spell hipster heaven, as does this former garage’s predilection for foraged ingredients and crops...
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