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In Kenya ‘bama beer’ is suddenly popular

Posted by admin | News | Posted on May 5th, 2008

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- In Kenya ‘bama beer’ is suddenly popular
- Champagne in Madrid and beer in Munich
- Beer price hopping because of worldwide shortage of two key ingredient…
- Champagne in Madrid and beer in Munich
- Barenaked beer
- UB rivals (beer) belly up to Pepsi for barley

In Kenya ‘bama beer’ is suddenly popular
San Francisco Chronicle – May 5, 2008
Peterson’s Bar in the dusty slum of Kibera is packed with dozens of noisy men sitting around poorly constructed wooden tables on an uneven dirt floor. Most are tossing back glasses of a lager known popularly as “bama beer. ” “It’s very nice” said Peter Mgaitha a retired Army captain. “I drink 20 glasses every day. Although the beer’s red and gold label says “Senator” Kenyans have dubbed it bama after Democrat Barack bama whose late father was born in Kenya and who remains a popular figure here.

Champagne in Madrid and beer in Munich
International Herald Tribune – May 5, 2008
United have no intention of selling him at whatever price. ” If ever Calderón feels he does need to buy something someone to give his solid team the essence of flair there is a player on the market. His name? Ronaldinho. His current owner Barcelona has accepted that Ronnie only just 28 needs fresh pastures.

Beer price hopping because of worldwide shortage of two key ingredient…
mlive.com – May 5, 2008
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Champagne in Madrid and beer in Munich
International Herald Tribune – May 5, 2008
“They've put me in the shower” said Ramón Calderón the Real Madrid president after he popped in to thank his team for closing out the Spanish League championship with a dogged determined 2-1 victory over sasuna in Pamplona. If Calderón's expensive suit came out smelling of Champagne Karl-Heinz Rummenigge the chairman of Bayern Munich knew what to expect when he went in to congratulate his players for confirming the club's Bundesliga title with a scoreless draw at Wolfsburg. Rummenigge was showered in Bavarian beer by his team's midfield strongman Bastian Schweinsteiger. “He will be sold!” joked the chairman.

Barenaked beer
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel – Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (subscription… – May 5, 2008
Nude Beach Summer Wheat is the latest seasonal beer launched by Stevens Point Brewery which has launched three other seasonal craft brews over the past year. The ale’s name popped up during a brain-storming session said the brewery’s operating partner Joe Martino. “We decided to have a fanciful name” Martino said. That’s a common marketing gimmick used in the brewing industry where you don’t even have to leave Wisconsin to find colorfully named beers such as Louie’s Demise Spotted Cow and Bitter Woman.

UB rivals (beer) belly up to Pepsi for barley
Economic Times – May 5, 2008
The colagiant has already signed a three-year exclusivity contract with VijayMallya?s UB for the high-grade two-row barley it sows in Rajasthan?sarid Sriganganagar and Hanumangarh areas which is now into its second year. Butthe acute crisis of the main ingredient in the froth is driving many players tolook at Pepsi barley as a viable option. While UB?scompetition?South Asia Breweries (Carlsberg Palon) Asia-PacificBreweries (Heineken Tiger) and SAB-Miller (Foster?s Castle)?isknocking on Pepsi?s door UB with a 46% marketshare will not let go in ahurry. Industry is seeing this as Pepsi?s first step towards acquiring the?cola-to-beer? tag especially with the easing of excise laws andhigh import duties.