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- Share North Carolina may get stronger beer
- A law that would expand the varieties of beer sold in North Carolina took a step forward this week when a state legistlative committee approved the proposal to raise the maximum alcohol content permitted in these beverages. The House Commerce Committee voted 18-11 in favor of the measure which woul ...
- Share Real pint battle
- A new campaign to put an end to what a consumer group calls “the Great British beer rip off” was launched at a reception in the House of Commons. A new cross party Parliamentary Motion calls on the government to protect consumers from short beer measures in forthcoming Weights and Measu ...
- Share Oskar Blues Expands Cans into Northwest
- The nation’s first hand-canning craft brewery is entering the Washington and Oregon beer markets. Oskar Blues two canned styles, Dale’s Pale Ale and Old Chub Scottish-Style Ale will begin distribution in those two states this week. “The Pacific Northwest is one of the world’ ...
- Share Beer advertising suit dismissed
- A Los Angeles judge has dismissed a class-action suit accusing beer giants Anheuser-Busch and Miller Brewing Co. of encouraging underage drinking by targeting teens with their advertising. Superior Court Judge Peter D. Lichtman ruled that state law indicates regulating alcohol ads is the job of the ...
- Share Bud A human right
- The never-ending battle over the rights to the name “Budweiser” took a new turn when the European Courts of Human Rights agreed to rule in the case. Anheuser-Busch is appealing a 2001 decision by Portugal’s Supreme Court, which ruled that Czech brewer Budejovicky Budvar has the r ...
- Share How low can beer go
- Beck’s plans to debut the lowest-calorie beer in the U.S. market next month. Beck’s Premier Light has just 64 calories. InBev USA, which owns German brewer Brauerei Beck & Co., annouced Premier Light is in production and will start shipping in January. A national TV and print campa ...
- Share Miller eyes Molson
- If Molson shareholders reject a proposed merger with Adoph Coors Co. then a new bidding war for Molson could emerge. With the vote less than a week away, SABMiller indicated it is interested in buying Molson. A merger with Molson would give SABMiller a foothold in the Canadian beer market, where Mo ...
- Share Have a beer before you forget
- Women who drink a little wine, beer or spirits every day are less likely than non-drinkers to have their memories and other thinking powers fade as they age, according to the largest study to assess alcohol’s impact on the brain. The study of more than 12,000 elderly women found that those wh ...
- Share Molson Coors to Close Memphis Brewery
- Molson Coors Brewing Co. announced today it will shut its Memphis brewery in early 2007 for annual savings of up to $35 million, the first step in the newly merged beer maker’s cost-cutting plan. About 410 jobs will be cut in the closure. The closure is part of a wider restructuring plan that ...
- Share Fired for Drinking Bud
- The battle between the world’s largest beer makers – Anheuser-Busch and SABMiller – got personal last week for a Wisconsin man when he lost his job. Isac Aguero, 24, said he was fired the same day a picture appeared in The Journal Times showing him holding a bottle of Bud Light. ...
