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Americans now Only Spend $1.98 on Wine For Every Dollar Spent on Beer (vs $3.00 in 2000)

Prior to prohibition there were a large number of craft breweries in the U.S., during prohibition they all of course were forced to close.  In the years following the repeal of prohibition Americans acquired a taste for questionable quality macro-breweries (Bud, Pabst, Coors, etc). About a decade or two ago the craft beer movement in the U.S. […]

Weekend Musings: High Tech Stein Keeps Beer ‘Frosty’ For Days

As a fan of beer, technology, and business I may have stumbled upon the perfect article this morning on Bloomberg to write a quick weekend note.  Apparently, a nuclear scientist–who looks like he would feel quite at home in any brewery–crafted a beer mug designed with the same technology used to store liquid nitrogen.  The […]

Tsingtao’s Profit up 68% During 1H09 on Higher Volumes

I thought I would point out, after my Chinese beer market piece, that Tsingtao today announced a 68% rise in 1H09 profits, backed by a 12.9% increase in volumes.  This helps support my argument that Tsingtao is very well positioned to take advantage of significant unrealized potential within the Chinese beer market.  Tsingtao’s leading foreign […]

Vast Potential in Chinese Beer Market Barely Tapped

I was perusing the internet the other night, as I usually do, and began to notice a trend. It all started with this headline “SABMiller Halts Beer Volume Drop on Chinese Demand”. At first I didn’t think too much of, so I move on. Several minutes later, on a completely unrelated site, I come across […]