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- Prices soar hops disappear leaving a bitter taste for beer connoisse…
- German beer sales down 7.2% in 3rd quarter
- Kirin to Raise Beer Prices for First Time in 17 Years (Update1)
- Beer glasses a deadly weapon
- Last orders for Norwich Beer Festival?
- Sharp’s on hunt for beer tasters
- Alstr̦m Bros Beer Smack Рctober 2007

Prices soar hops disappear leaving a bitter taste for beer connoisse…
International Herald Tribune – Oct 30, 2007
Connoisseurs could be in for a surprise this year and they may not be alone. Small brewers from Australia to the United States face the daunting prospect of tweaking their recipes or experimenting less with new brews because of a worldwide shortage of one key beer ingredient – hops – and rising prices for others. h and one other thing: Beer prices are likely to climb. How high is anybody's guess.

German beer sales down 7.2% in 3rd quarter
央è§åé – Oct 30, 2007
2% in 3rd quarter Source:. 2 percent in the third quarter of 2007 compared with the same period last year German Federal Statistical ffice said Monday. According to the Wiesbaden-based office beer producing and storing firms in Germany sold 27. 4 million hectoliters of beer in the third quarter of 2007. Compared to the third quarter of 2006 the figure was a decrease of 2.

Kirin to Raise Beer Prices for First Time in 17 Years (Update1)
Bloomberg – Oct 30, 2007
31 (Bloomberg) — Kirin Holdings Co. Japan's biggestbrewer will raise beer prices for the first time in 17 years tocover the higher cost of brewing malt and aluminum cans. Prices will rise for regular low-malt and other beerproducts on Feb. 1 the company said in a statement to the TokyoStock Exchange today without specifying the increase. The price of malt has more than doubled and aluminum hasrisen about 30 percent in the past year according to the Tokyo-based brewer. Kirin follows Japanese noodle bread and mayonnaise makersin announcing price increases after a decade of deflation in theworld's second-biggest economy.

Beer glasses a deadly weapon
NEWS.com.au – Oct 30, 2007
article-tools –> By Rhett Watson Police Reporter ctober 30 2007 12:00am SURGEN Gordian Fulde has seen more than his fair share of people sliced open in glassing attacks. But he worries the slang term given them makes them sound innocent. "They are always as a result of people being drunk and it always seems to involve people’s faces" he said. "(But) we get people who we have to stitch up all over their body from being attacked with a glass or a broken bottle. "It’s the viciousness of (the attacks).

Last orders for Norwich Beer Festival?
Norfolk Eastern Daily Press – Oct 30, 2007
The 30th annual festival held last week has been hailed a great success but there are fears that the event’s days could be numbered. Noise restrictions are already imposed at St Andrew’s and Blackfriars’ halls following complaints about disturbance at the venues by neighbour John Hardman. Now organisers say they are unsettled by rumours about the future of the halls owned and managed by Norwich City Council and are calling for more volunteers to come forward to run the festival. Des ‘Brien chairman of Norwich and Norfolk Campaign for Real Ale said: ?We fully intend to continue with the great tradition of beer festival in St Andrew’s Hall but there are two issues to overcome.

Sharp’s on hunt for beer tasters
The Publican – Oct 30, 2007
asp” –> Main Page Content:Sharp’s on hunt for beer tasters30 ctober 2007By. Following the success of the first tasters trained in-house at the brewery head brewer Stuart Howe is keen to attract some more discerning drinkers. Stuart said: “It’s a good job they’re Doom Bar fans as it’s a lot of beer to get through on their own. I’m sure they share it with friends!”Stuart who leads the four-week training course is tough on new recruits. “There are a number of tests to pass to qualify” he said.

Alstr̦m Bros Beer Smack Рctober 2007
BeerAdvocate.com – Oct 30, 2007
Buy your tickets now to avoid tears later. Cheers!ToddFounder & Chief Executive AdvocateBeerAdvocatePost a Comment | Permalink | Comments [13] Views [3969]Falling Rock Gearing Up For GABFPosted by: Jason on Thursday – ctober 11 2007 – 16:41 UTCTopic rigin: US – Mountain. Chris Black of the Falling Rock has been gearing up for the GABF for a good while he gave us a quick tour of his cellar and we drooled at the selection on hand. ur first beer Lagunitas Hop Stoopid was excellent.