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Taking a Swig of AmBev

Posted by admin | News | Posted on January 14th, 2008

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- Taking a Swig of AmBev
- SBL: Beer Crew hand Dinos their second loss
- Increased Exports of Tínima Beer
- For homebrewers time to celebrate
- Choc Beer Company Releases Miner Mishap; Traditional German Schwarzbie…
- Sapporo Breweries’ beer beer-like drink sales dip 3.6% in 2007.

Taking a Swig of AmBev
TheStreet.com – TheStreet.com (subscription) – Jan 14, 2008
Globally total beer consumption is expected to grow by 210 million hectoliters between 2007 and 2010. In other words Central America and South America are anticipated to represent 21% of total worldwide beer consumption by 2010 and AmBev has a strong beer franchise in Brazil as well as the Quinsa region composed of Argentina Paraguay Bolivia and Chile. Brazil and the Quinsa region saw the strongest EBITDA growth for the Brazilian company over the first nine months of 2007 in beer and soft drinks as well as nonalcoholic and non-carbonated beverages which represent another strong growth area for AmBev. What is striking about AmBev at least compared with Fomento is the diversity and variety of its beers and soft-drink offerings.

SBL: Beer Crew hand Dinos their second loss
Taipei Times – Taipei Times – Jan 14, 2008
PHT: WANG YI-SUNG TAIPEI TIMES It never rains but it pours. That was the feeling in the Yulon Dinos locker room after their 77-85 loss to Taiwan Beer at the Taipei County Sports Complex on Saturday evening as they dropped back-to-back contests for the first time in nearly a year. Lin “the Beast” Chih-jeh and Ho Sho-cheng combined for 15 of Taiwan Beer’s 23 points in the decisive fourth quarter to prevent the Dinos from rallying. Following their shock loss to the Taiwan Mobile Leopards on Friday night that had ended the Dinos’ record-tying 12-game winning streak the Dinos seemed ready to vent their frustration on the Beer Crew before Saturday’s match. But the highly anticipated showdown between the top two squads in the league did not start off that way as Taiwan Beer had a 10-0 run midway through the first quarter to take a 26-15 lead after 10 minutes of play.

Increased Exports of Tínima Beer
DTC News – Jan 14, 2008
- Exports of Tnima beer will increase in 2008 as a result of major investments to raise production. The Tnima plant in the eastern Cuban province of Camagüey produced 11 million boxes last year. In December 2007 alone the factory produced more than one million boxes in both bottles and bulk. Works are being carried out to repair 12 reactors to increase the storage capacity and a new production line is being installed to increase exports. The launch of a stronger Tnima beer (13 degrees) is one of the company’s challenges over the next few months.

For homebrewers time to celebrate
Bizjournals.com – Jan 14, 2008
Newberry takes a look and a sip at the local trend. Cincinnati's status as a beer-making center gets a boost this year when the. The June gathering of beer nerds hop heads and amateur zymurgists from across the country looks to attract 1000 attendees its limit according to Rob Westendorf chairman of the local planning committee… Cincinnati's status as a beer-making center gets a boost this year when the. The June gathering of beer nerds hop heads and amateur zymurgists from across the country looks to attract 1000 attendees its limit according to Rob Westendorf chairman of the local planning committee. Despite a global shortage of hops that's driving brewing costs (and retail beer prices) higher Westendorf expects attendees to bring as many as 400 kegs of home brew with them for five days and nights of tours presentations tastings and the final rounds of the group's national homebrew competition.

Choc Beer Company Releases Miner Mishap; Traditional German Schwarzbie…
BeerAdvocate.com – Jan 14, 2008
― Choc Beer Company’s new Miner Mishap black lager will appear on liquor store shelves next week in time to battle falling temperatures. The rich-tasting German beer was made to enjoy during cold winter months and is the first Choc beer to be released simultaneously in klahoma Arkansas and Kansas. The beer is Choc’s traditional German Schwarzbier also known as a black pilsner. Its recipe was formulated by William Scott an award-winning home brewer and certified beer judge. Brewed almost entirely with malt imported from Weyermann Specialty Malts in Bamberg Germany the beer features imported German hops.

Sapporo Breweries’ beer beer-like drink sales dip 3.6% in 2007.
Free with registration – Japan Weekly Monitor – AccessMyLibrary.com – Jan 14, 2008
9 Kyodo Sapporo Breweries Ltd. said Wednesday that domestic sales of its beer and beer-like products fell 3. 6 percent from the previous year to 61. 52 million cases in 2007 marking the.