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August 01 - August 04, 2013


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North America News
Brewery news North America: Diageo’s beer business having a tough time due to increasing competition ...Click here
Brewery news USA: Beer still preferred to wine, but its advantage shrinks ...Click here
Brewery news USA: Consumers ‘getting tired of the taste’ of premium light beer ...Click here
Barley news USA: Latest USDA figures indicate decline in barley acreage ...Click here
Brewery news USA, MA: Boston Beer Company’s income increased by 37 percent in Q2 2013 ...Click here
Barley news Canada: Old barley crop prices expected to drop charply in the near term ...Click here
Brewery news Canada, AB: Grizzly Paw Brewing to open a bigger brewery in Canmore, AB ...Click here
Brewery news Germany & USA: Paulaner opens its first US microbrewery ...Click here
Brewery news USA, CA: Carneros Brewing Company to launch a line of low-alcohol beers ...Click here
Brewery news USA, TX: Southern Tier Brewing to expand its beer distribution ...Click here
Brewery news Canada, ON: Beer Academy released Imperial Golden Ale ...Click here
Brewery news USA, CA: Sierra Nevada Brewing to launch Flipside Red IPA ...Click here
Brewery news USA, TX: Saint Arnold Brewing co. to release Icon Gold Bohemian ...Click here
Brewery news USA, MO: O’Fallon Brewery to release 10 Day IPA by September ...Click here
Brewery news Canada, BC: Howe Sound to release Troller Bay Ale ...Click here
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Brewery news Mexico: AB InBev plans listing shares in Mexico ...Click here
Barley news Australia: Expert warns Australia must reduce the number of barley varieties to remain at the forefront of the industry ...Click here
Brewery news Ukraine: Beer imports and exports decline in the first half of 2013 ...Click here
Hops news Germany: Hop acreage down 6% in 2012 ...Click here
Barley news UK: Yields of early-cut winter barley looking encouraging ...Click here
Barley news Ukraine: 6.2 mln tonnes of barley harvested as of 29 July ...Click here
Brewery news Switzerland: Beer consumption per capita declines in 2012 ...Click here
Barley news France: Grain exports from Rouen double on barley shipment to Saudi Arabia ...Click here
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If you are looking for noble characters, give your hops something to breathe!


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Peacock suggested in 1980 that the oxygenated fraction of hop oil, although relatively small in concentration, is critical to the sought-after noble hop aroma. A group of US researchers has tested it. By storing Mittelfrueh hops in prooxidative conditions, the GCMS results show a clear increase in terpenoids and oxygen-containing compounds and a simultaneous decrease interpenes and hydrocarbon compounds. The sensory quality of these oxidized aroma compounds were described with herbal, spicy, woody, and earthy odors, which are associated with a “noble” hop character. However of course, the HSI value increases and alpha and beta acids are degraded. Brewing trials are planned to determine the impact on hop aroma in beer.
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These Days in Business History
01 August
1930 Clarence Birdseye is awarded a U.S. patent for the invention of packaged frozen food
1950 Steve Wozniak, future co-inventor of the Apple computer, is born
1981 Pres. Ronald Reagan signs into law the Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981, the biggest tax cut in American history, which streamlines the Federal income tax brackets, lowers the top rate to 36%, and creates the universally-deductible Individual Retirement Account

02 August
1858 1st street mailboxes-Boston, Mass.
1890 The BOVESPA (Bolsa de Valores de Sao Paulo, or Sao Paulo Stock Exchange), Brazil's central securities market, is founded
1984 Euro Court condemns phone-tapping
2000 The New York Stock Exchange begins trading in decimals, ending the two-century-old practice of pricing stocks in increments of 1/8th of a dollar

03 August
1887 Thomas Alva Edison receives a U.S. Patent for his new kinetoscope, the predecessor to the motion-picture camera
1977 Tandy Corp. introduces one of the earliest affordable personal computers, the TRS-80 (soon to be affectionately nicknamed the "Trash 80"). It has 4 (yes, four) kilobytes of memory, a black-and-white monitor, and uses floppy disks that truly flop when you shake them. It retails for just $599
1984 Total trading volume on the New York Stock Exchange exceeds 200 million for the first time, as 236,565,110 shares change hands

04 August
1693 Dom Perignon invents champagne
1790 Congress enacts Alexander Hamilton's plan to fund the public debt and giving birth to the American securities markets
1930 Michael J. Cullen opens his first King Kullen store. He calls it a "supermarket," one of the nation's first - and it is a smash hit, as people drive from miles around for the new shopping experience


Agenda

August 2013:
06-09: 4th Iberoamerican VLB Symposium 2013 (Buenos Aires, Argentina)

September 2013:
10-12: V Anniversary International Scientific and Practical Conference "Equipment Facilities and Raw Material Base for Malting, Kvass and Beer Brewing Production" (Moscow, Russia)
Beer Conference Moscow Russia 2013
12-15: Mondial de la Biere (Mulhouse, France)
16-20: Drinktec 2013 (Munich, Germany)
21/09 -06/10: Oktoberfest (Munich, Germany)
26-27: New World Malt Barley and Brewers Conference (Toronto, Canada)
New World Malt Barley and Brewers Conference Canada 2013
26-28: Stockholm Beer and Whisky Festival 2012 (Stockholm, Sweden)


October 2013:
03-05: Stockholm Beer and Whisky Festival 2012 (Stockholm, Sweden)
30/10-01/11: The Latin American Barley Congress (Bahia Blanca, Argentina)


November 2013:
14-17: Mondial de la Biere (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)

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News Articles


Brewery newsNorth America: Diageo’s beer business having a tough time due to increasing competition
Diageo CEO Ivan Menezes warns that the firm’s beer innovations in North America over the last year have failed and that it needs to ...More info on site


Brewery newsUSA: Beer still preferred to wine, but its advantage shrinks
Americans who drink alcohol are about equally likely to say they drink beer (36%) or wine (35%) most often. Another 23% say liquor is ...More info on site


Brewery newsUSA: Consumers ‘getting tired of the taste’ of premium light beer
A drop in premium light beer sales for Anheuser-Busch InBev and MillerCoors is because US consumers are “getting tired of the taste” and moving ...More info on site


Barley newsUSA: Latest USDA figures indicate decline in barley acreage
The latest UDSA figures indicated actual planted barley acres in the US will fall short of earlier projected planting figures, according to the July ...More info on site


Brewery news USA, MA: Boston Beer Company’s income increased by 37 percent in Q2 2013
Second-quarter net income increased by 37 percent at the Boston Beer Company Inc. as it shipped more of its Samuel Adams beer and other beverages. The company has ramped up its marketing efforts and is benefiting from increased sales, prompting the brewer to lift its outlook for the full year, Bloomberg Business Week reported on July, 31.

The company has increased the investments in advertising and local marketing. During the quarter barrel shipments rose 17 percent to 842,000.

Boston Beer Company Inc. earned $19.7 million, or $1.45 per share, for the quarter that ended on June, 29. That was up from $14.4 million, or $1.06 per share, during the quarter that ended June 30, 2012.

Revenue rose 23 percent to $181.3 million, from $147.5 million a year ago, after excise taxes were paid. Regarding the launch of its Samuel Adams Boston Lager and Summer Ale in cans in May, the company said sales are "generally in line with our expectations."

Boston Beer now expects full-year earnings to range between $5.10 and $5.40 per share, compared with a previous estimate of $4.70 to $5.10. Analysts were expecting $4.90 per share, on average.

Shares had fallen $1.47 to close the regular session at $178.98 before the results ...More info on site


Barley news Canada: Old barley crop prices expected to drop charply in the near term
The new-crop barley harvest is roughly two weeks away in southern Alberta, meaning old-crop prices are expected to drop sharply in the near term, an Alberta broker was quoted as saying by Grainews on July, 31. “There still is a huge inverse of old to new crop and that’s starting to reconcile itself,” said Jim Beusekom, grain broker with Market Place Commodities in Lethbridge.

“Lethbridge barley moved from C$295 per tonne to C$255 per tonne recently. The new crop is trading at C$210 per tonne, so there’s still another C$40 per tonne drop to go.” “Like we saw in the canola market, there was also a massive inverse. The same thing is going to happen with barley over the next several weeks,” Beusekom added. However, Beusekom said there is a small window for some producers in southern Alberta to harvest barley early and take advantage of the old crop prices. “Some producers that start harvest in the next week can probably pick up some old-crop pricing,” he said. “But after that, it’s game over and on to new-crop prices.” The change from old to ...More info on site


Brewery news Canada, AB: Grizzly Paw Brewing to open a bigger brewery in Canmore, AB
Grizzly Paw Brewing has announced the opening of a new facility that has greatly increased the production capacity of the brewery, Canadian Beer News reported on July, 31.

Located at 310 Old Canmore Road, a short distance from the original Grizzly Paw brewpub location, the new brewery features a 35 hectolitre system with 280 hl of fermentation capacity and 140 hl of bright tank space, a big step up from the 10 hl brew system and 90 hl of fermenting capacity at the original brewery.

The new facility includes a new bottling line to run off bombers of Grizzly Paw brands, starting with Big Head Nut Brown and Beavertail Raspberry Ale, and a barrel room where beer is currently aging for fall release. Looking further ahead, the building has space for a small distillery, which is planned to be operational within the next five years.

This new capacity will allow Grizzly Paw to expand distribution of its main brands, with pushes into Edmonton and Saskatchewan planned for the summer, while the original brewhouse at the brewpub also remains in operation to produce seasonal and small batch beers.


Brewery news Germany & USA: Paulaner opens its first US microbrewery
Paulaner International opens its first U.S. microbrewery, Paulaner Brauhaus & Restaurant NYC (Paulaner Bräuhaus NYC), in New York City’s Bowery in August. This will be Paulaner International’s first brauhaus in the U.S. and the flagship for the development of more Paulaner Bräuhaus establishments throughout the country, Newsday reported on August, 1.

The world’s leading exporter of Bavarian beer, Paulaner, under the umbrella of Paulaner Bräuhaus Consult GmbH, operates over 25 microbreweries worldwide.

The 3-set brew-house has a capacity of 10HL, 8.5 US BBL with an annual maximum production of 2000 HL, approximately 1700 US BBL. The fermentation and storage room consists of two 10 HL cylindro-conical wheat beer tanks, one 20 HL fermentation vessel, two 20 HL flat conical storage tanks and three 20 hl cylindro-conical universal tanks. Total fermentation and storage capacity will be 140 HL. Paulaner’s exclusive beers will be brewed on-site including classic Hefeweizen, Munich Lager and Munich Dark. Select seasonal beers such as “Salvator,” “Oktoberfest,” and “Maibock” will also be featured.

Munich-based Paulaner is one of the most popular beers in the world. More than two million hectolitres leave the brewery every year for distribution to more than 70 countries.


Brewery news USA, CA: Carneros Brewing Company to launch a line of low-alcohol beers
Jesus Ceja thinks beer drinkers have had enough of the extremely strong and hoppy brews that some companies make, so he’s planning to do something different.

“It’s a job to drink one of those big heavy triple IPAs and all that,” he said, as he sipped a pilsner in the tap room and brew house of Carneros Brewing Company, which opened Saturday, July, 27. “It’s all about enjoying the beer and the hop varietals we have and the beautiful beer we craft.”

Carneros Brewing Company, which opened Saturday, July, 27, is starting with a line of five beers, all relatively light in alcohol but large in flavour, press Democrat reported on July, 31.

None of the beers reach 6 percent alcohol by volume, an unusual line up in a modern microbrewery, where beers routinely soar to 8 percent and beyond and powerful India Pale Ales lead the line up. Even their IPA is just 5.8 percent alcohol and has a more subdued hop flavour than many similar brews.

The lighter style of the beers stems partly from Jesus Ceja, the owner, who has a background as a long time brewer at Anheuser-Busch, maker of Budweiser and other mainstream beers. In his own brewery, ...More info on site


Brewery news USA, TX: Southern Tier Brewing to expand its beer distribution
Andrews Distributing Company announced a partnership with Southern Tier Brewing Company that is set to start distributing in Texas, Brew Bound reported on July, 31.

Located in Lakewood, New York, Southern Tier Brewing Company began operations in late 2002.

Distribution of their small batch ales began in 2003 and the brewery quickly outgrew their facility shortly after. In 2009, Southern Tier expanded to a 20,000 square foot building which gave them the ability to brew innovative, high quality beer and accommodate their expanding customer base, both nationally and internationally.

The brewery continues to expand and develop to deliver several hand crafted year round, seasonal, and limited edition beers to more than half of the United States.

Distribution of the Southern Tier portfolio will take place in early October.



Brewery news Canada, ON: Beer Academy released Imperial Golden Ale
Beer Academy released a new limited edition beer, the flagship beer of the new line is Imperial Golden Ale, Canadian Beers News reported.

Beer Academy Imperial Golden Ale is an 8.2% abv & 51 IBU strong that is available since Thursday, August 1st in the Beer Academy tasting room and retail store, with glasses available at the bar and bottles for take-home sales.


Brewery news USA, CA: Sierra Nevada Brewing to launch Flipside Red IPA
Sierra Nevada Brewing has added a new seasonal to its line-up, Flipside Red IPA, the beer is set to be launched by fall, Shanken News Daily reported on August, 1.

Flipside (6.2% abv) will be available beginning with September in 12-ounce bottles and on draft.

Sierra Nevada’s line-up of seasonal brews also includes Celebration Ale, Ruthless Rye IPA, Summerfest and Tumbler Autumn Brown.


Brewery news USA, TX: Saint Arnold Brewing co. to release Icon Gold Bohemian
Saint Arnold Brewing Co., the oldest craft brewery in Texas, announced the upcoming release of Saint Arnold Icon Gold, the latest in the brewery’s line of rotating beers that complement the brewery’s year-round and seasonal offerings, Beer pulse reported on August, 1.

The beer will be launched in 4-packs of 12 ounce bottles and on tap in pubs and restaurants throughout Texas and Louisiana.

Saint Arnold Icon Gold has original gravity of 1.075, final gravity of 1.0105 and alcohol by volume of nine percent. It is best served at 45 to 55 degrees Fahrenheit.

A new Saint Arnold Icon beer is released every three months, depending on how quickly supplies are exhausted. As the brewery continues to experiment, some Icon styles are expected to be replaced from one year to the next while other styles may return.

This beer is referred to as Saint Arnold Icon Gold because of its striking metallic gold and black label.

Upcoming in the Saint Arnold Icon line is a Bohemian Pils, scheduled for release around December as Saint Arnold Icon Red, which will replace 2012′s Belgian-Style Pale Ale.


Brewery news USA, MO: O’Fallon Brewery to release 10 Day IPA by September
O’Fallon Brewery, brewers of 5-Day IPA and other award-winning craft beers, celebrated the National IPA Day with the launch of 10-Day IPA, the craft brewer’s first Imperial IPA (India Pale Ale), Beer Pulse reported on August, 1.

10-Day IPA is 9.0 percent alcohol by volume, 75 IBUs and will be priced similarly to other specialty craft beers. The beer will be available September through December when it will be replaced with the next beer in the “Brewer’s Stash” series.

10-Day IPA will be available at grocery stores and liquor stores throughout Missouri, Arkansas, Alabama, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Mississippi, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Wisconsin and will be supported with sign-making and point-of-sale materials.

O’Fallon Brewery is also introducing its award-winning O’Fallon Pumpkin Beer in cans for the first time. Beginning with August the beer will be available in six-packs of 12-oz. cans as well as six-packs and 12-packs (12 oz. bottles) and on draught. O’Fallon Pumpkin was the first pumpkin beer available in St. Louis and one of the first pumpkin beers in the country when first introduced in 2003.



Brewery news Canada, BC: Howe Sound to release Troller Bay Ale
Howe Sound Brewing has announced the release of Troller Bay Ale, a new beer that is a revival of a brand developed more than 30 years ago by one of Canada’s craft brewing pioneers, Canadian Beer News reported on August, 1.

In 1982 John Mitchell brought us Canada’s first craft beer since Prohibition, Bay Ale, an English ale introduced at the Troller Pub in Horseshoe Bay to sell-out success.

Troller Bay Ale is available now in 1 litre swing-top bottles at the Howe Sound retail store and in several private liquor stores throughout BC.



Brewery newsMexico: AB InBev plans listing shares in Mexico
The world's largest beer maker Anheuser-Busch Inbev on July, 31 said it plans to list shares in Mexico in the coming months, Reuters reported.

The ...More info on site


Barley newsAustralia: Expert warns Australia must reduce the number of barley varieties to remain at the forefront of the industry
The world's largest malting company says Australia needs to reduce the number of barley varieties and focus on high quality product if it wants ...More info on site


Brewery newsUkraine: Beer imports and exports decline in the first half of 2013
Ukraine’s beer imports declined by 10% in January – June 2013, to 0.27 mlh hl, Interfax-Ukraine reported on July, 31, citing data by the ...More info on site


Hops newsGermany: Hop acreage down 6% in 2012
Hop acreage in Germany fell for the fourth year in succession. Compared to the previous year, the reduction amounted to 1,100 ha, or more ...More info on site


Barley news UK: Yields of early-cut winter barley looking encouraging
The stop-start harvest is set to pick up speed this week in the UK as showers make way for sunshine with yields of early-cut winter barley looking encouraging, AllAboutFeed reported on August, 1.

Rain halted many combines early this week with winter barley crops harvested showing yields averaging around a respectable 7.5t/ha.

With only about 5% of the winter barley crop cut, early reports point to a harvest of better yields than expected considering the poor state of crops earlier this year.

Grain traders say with drier weather forecast later this week and into the weekend, the winter barley harvest could soon really get under way across most of England.

Although with winter wheat some way off harvest, and a lot of spring barley and rapeseed being sown they warned that combines could keep rolling well into September.

Those crops cut so far have largely been sown early and established well before the wet and cold winter and the grains had largely filled before the summer heatwave.


Barley news Ukraine: 6.2 mln tonnes of barley harvested as of 29 July
Ukrainian farmers have as of 29 July harvested nearly 27 million tonnes of grain representing a 21% year-on-year increase on 9 million hectares of land, investment bank Dragon Capital said in a report.

The figures imply an average yield of 2.95 tonnes per hectare, or a 22% rise over the same period last year, according to the Ukraine media Kiev Post.

Dragon Capital reported that the volume included 19.6 million tonnes of wheat, 6.2 million tonnes of barley and 2.1 million tonnes of rapeseed. The Agriculture Ministry forecasts that 57-59 million tonnes of grain will be harvested this year, up 22-26% over last year, and the highest volume in a decade, Dragon Capital said.

“We are currently more conservative on the 2013 harvest outlook in view of the very dry weather currently being observed in central and southern Ukraine, expecting production of 55.1 million tonnes (+26% year-on-year). At the same time, we think grain exports in the 2013/14 marketing year could hit 28.6 million tonnes (+19% year-on-year), above the Agriculture Ministry’s forecast, including 17.7 million tonnes of corn (+20%), 8.2 million tonnes of wheat (+20%) and 2.7 million tonnes of barley (+15%),” said experts.


Brewery news Switzerland: Beer consumption per capita declines in 2012
Last year, Switzerland’s per capita beer consumption amounted to 56.5 litres, whereas in 2011 it was 57 litres, RTS.ch reported on July, 29.

The nation’s total alcohol consumption per capita has declined from 8.5 litres in 2011 to 8.4 litres last year – the lowest since the 1950s.


Barley news France: Grain exports from Rouen double on barley shipment to Saudi Arabia
Grain exports from the French port of Rouen, Europe’s biggest wheat-shipping hub, almost doubled in the week through July, 31 on a barley shipment to Saudi Arabia, Bloomberg reports.

Deliveries jumped 93 percent to 72,734 metric tons of wheat and barley in the July 25-31 period from 37,717 tons in the previous week, the Seine River port wrote in an e-mailed report. Saudi Arabia was the biggest destination with 58,484 tons of feed barley.

Rouen accounted for 45 percent of France’s soft-wheat exports in 2012-13, ahead of La Pallice on the Bay of Biscay and Dunkirk on the North Sea, according to port figures.


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