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Australian drought pushes up price of beer

Posted by admin | News | Posted on October 14th, 2007

The News Review:

- Australian drought pushes up price of beer
- It’s ale the rage over the pond
- Looking for growth brewers are turning to Latin America
- Think sales not cost
- Adding alcohol to the brew of German-Jewish relations
- Beer still makes Milwaukee famous
- Robber orders a beer then steals bar’s money

Australian drought pushes up price of beer
Forbes – Oct 14, 2007
The price of other staples such as meat and bread will also rise by as much as 10 percent New South Wales Primary Industries Minister Ian Macdonald said. After little or no rain in September almost 80 percent of New South Wales state is now in a state of drought compared with 71 percent last month. ‘There’s no doubt that much of the estimated winter crop is now lost due to the ongoing dry conditions’ Macdonald said Saturday. ‘Wheat and barley are among those crops hardest hit — as a result we could see everything from bread to beer made in New South Wales cost a little more as Christmas approaches.

It’s ale the rage over the pond
guardian.co.uk – Oct 14, 2007
Not the self-styled and somewhat tarnished King of Pop you understand but the revered and sadly recently deceased British writer and champion of real ale. ‘It shows you how much attitude towards beer has changed in America when this many people gather to remember someone like Michael. He was a lovely man and a great friend’ says Steve Hindy the chairman of the American Brewers Association host of the annual beerfest and chief executive of the Brooklyn Brewery one of America’s leading small beer makers. Craft beer as Americans call their version of real ale is giving the big brewers a run for their money in the US. So much so that small labels with peculiar names such as Kilt Sniffer ld Ruffian and Angry Mike’s are saving an industry that has been all but stultified by the likes of Budweiser and Miller Lite. Millions of gallons of pale watery lager are still poured with gluttonous regularity down the throats of frat boys and sorority girls from Massachusetts to Santa Monica every Saturday night of the year… ‘It shows you how much attitude towards beer has changed in America when this many people gather to remember someone like Michael. He was a lovely man and a great friend’ says Steve Hindy the chairman of the American Brewers Association host of the annual beerfest and chief executive of the Brooklyn Brewery one of America’s leading small beer makers. Craft beer as Americans call their version of real ale is giving the big brewers a run for their money in the US. So much so that small labels with peculiar names such as Kilt Sniffer ld Ruffian and Angry Mike’s are saving an industry that has been all but stultified by the likes of Budweiser and Miller Lite. Millions of gallons of pale watery lager are still poured with gluttonous regularity down the throats of frat boys and sorority girls from Massachusetts to Santa Monica every Saturday night of the year. But the companies who manufacture the insipid brews they drink namely Anheuser-Busch the Budweiser maker SABMiller and Molson Coors are faced with a flat market in North America. Last week London-listed SABMiller announced a $6.

Looking for growth brewers are turning to Latin America
International Herald Tribune – Oct 14, 2007
Make way for Josefina Five-Pack. Among men in wealthy markets like the United States beer consumption is barely growing if at all. That is one reason two of the world's biggest brewers – SABMiller and Molson Coors – announced last week that they planned to combine their U. operations in a joint venture that will allow them to cut costs. For growth big brewers like SABMiller InBev and Anheuser-Busch are looking to developing countries where they are fine-tuning their marketing in an effort to appeal to new kinds of beer drinkers… But SABMiller faces one particular challenge in Colombia. “The industry has basically alienated women with its marketing” Luce said. Before SABMiller arrived on the scene beer marketing in Colombia typically consisted of posters featuring women in skimpy bikinis. These were posted prominently in downmarket pubs where much of the country's beer consumption takes place. Men drink about 80 percent of the beer in Colombia. To try to attract more female drinkers SABMiller is introducing a new brand this month called Redd's that is aimed specifically at women. It is not quite a beer – Luce described it as an “apple-infused malt beverage with a citrus flavor.

Think sales not cost
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel – Oct 14, 2007
The joint venture which the companies hope to complete by mid-2008 requires approval from antitrust regulators among other conditions. Along with cutting expenses MillerCoors will benefit from its wide array of brands including craft beers and imports that are enjoying strong growth said Graham Mackay chief executive officer of SABMiller Plc the London-based global brewer that owns Miller. Those include Blue Moon a craft beer created by Coors and Leinenkugel’s Sunset Wheat which has seen hot sales since its 2006 launch by Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Co. a Miller subsidiary. MillerCoors will have “the broadest import portfolio” in the United States Mackay said. Those brands include Molson Canadian owned by Coors’ corporate parent Molson Coors Brewing Co. along with brands owned by SABMiller such as Peroni Nastro Azzurro from Italy; Pilsner Urquell from the Czech Republic and Polish beer Tyskie… along with brands owned by SABMiller such as Peroni Nastro Azzurro from Italy; Pilsner Urquell from the Czech Republic and Polish beer Tyskie. That brand lineup will help MillerCoors counter some unfavorable trends for mainstream brewers said Leo Kiely Molson Coors chief executive officer who will be CE of MillerCoors. n a per-capita basis U. beer sales declined 5% from 2000 through 2006 Kiely said. During that same period spirits sales increased 5% while wine sales have increased around 10%. Wine and spirits are taking market share from beer while craft and imported beers are taking market share from mainstream brews Kiely said.

Adding alcohol to the brew of German-Jewish relations
Ha'aretz – Ha'aretz – Oct 14, 2007
Simcha beer debuted in May to relative success selling 90000 bottles in its first few months. Each of its three successive batches sold out as specialty shops and kosher-style restaurants in Germany began to stock the beer. ne store owner in Berlin even stopped selling Israeli-made Maccabi and Goldstar because customers preferred the German brew according to one news report. But together with the beer’s unexpected success are accusations surrounding the company’s founders… Simcha beer debuted in May to relative success selling 90000 bottles in its first few months. Each of its three successive batches sold out as specialty shops and kosher-style restaurants in Germany began to stock the beer. ne store owner in Berlin even stopped selling Israeli-made Maccabi and Goldstar because customers preferred the German brew according to one news report. But together with the beer’s unexpected success are accusations surrounding the company’s founders. German Jews have called Simcha unnecessary at best and a front for missionary activities at worst.

Beer still makes Milwaukee famous
Chicago Daily Herald – Chicago Daily Herald – Oct 14, 2007
Upstairs in the impressive exposed-brick restaurant and beer hall at least 150 people — including couples college students and especially families — made a cheerful roar over the music as they tucked into a Friday-night fish fry. It smelled good passing through the room but in the bowels of the brewery there was work to be done. While dispersing technical information about hops yeast and grain Lakefront tour guide Sarabeth Gidley was also a Santa Claus of beer samples. A middle-school teacher by day her crowd-control skills no doubt came in handy.

Robber orders a beer then steals bar’s money
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette – Oct 14, 2007
Robber orders a beer then steals bar’s moneyBy Abby SlutskyThe Journal Gazette AdvertisementAS_AD(“Middle”);A man walked into a Fort Wayne bar Thursday night ordered a beer and then pulled out a gun and demanded money. According to a Fort Wayne police report the man walked into Foster’s Sports Pub 4226 S.