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Independent brewing sector sees strong sales and demand but financial pressures and market access restricting growth

SIBA UK Brewery Tracker reports second consecutive quarter of decline Figures released today show the total number of breweries in the UK has continued to decline despite the sector reporting strong sales, with a -29 net closure rate across the UK and no region in growth for the second consecutive quarter. …

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Hacienda Beer Co. joins 3 Sheeps Brewing to reimagine East Side location

Triple Taproom & Kitchen. Photo courtesy of 3 Sheeps Brewing Hacienda Beer Co.’s Milwaukee location has a new name befitting its recent partnership with the Sheboygan-based 3 Sheeps Brewing. Hacienda Beer Co. and Baileys Harbor-based Door County Brewing Co. teamed up with 3 Sheeps Brewing to reimagine Hacienda’s location at …

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Fort Wayne breweries win medals at Indiana State Fair competition | The Dish

Fort Wayne’s craft beer scene has once again proved its mettle at the 2024 Indiana State Fair Homebrew and Professional Brew Competition. Several local breweries brought home medals. Mad Anthony Brewing Co., a long-standing fixture in Fort Wayne’s brewing landscape, earned a silver medal for its Olde Fort Blonde Lager …

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KPU brewing students win gold, silver at U.S. Open

Students in the brewing program at Kwantlen Kwantlen Polytechnic University’s (KPU) Langley campus have brought home two gold medals and a silver at this year’s US Open College Beer Championship. KPU also tied for second place overall in the competition against 11 different schools across Canada and the United States “This is a big …

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U.S. Production of Kirin Ichiban to Move from Anheuser-Busch to New Belgium Brewing

We’re now all too familiar with hearing that imported beers are shifting to stateside production. And while Anheuser-Busch has been brewing all domestically-sold Kirin beers since 1996, that responsibility is about to change hands. On Monday, New Belgium Brewing announced that it will take over the domestic production of Kirin Ichiban …

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