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Kirin beer company cuts brewery ties with Myanmar military over coup | Myanmar | The Guardian

Kirin beer company cuts brewery ties with Myanmar military over coup | Myanmar | The Guardian | The Asian Food Gazette. | Scoop.it
Brewer behind global drinks brands says joint venture will be terminated ‘as a matter of urgency’ after overthrow of elected government
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June 7, 2017 8:56 PM
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Australian power plant's waste puts bubbles in beer

Australian power plant's waste puts bubbles in beer | The Asian Food Gazette. | Scoop.it
An Australian state known for its recycling initiatives and clean energy production is now using waste carbon dioxide from a gas-fired power plant to grow tomatoes and put bubbles in beer.
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September 1, 2016 8:27 AM
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Heineken increases focus on Southeast Asia with purchase of Carlsberg brewery in Vietnam

Heineken increases focus on Southeast Asia with purchase of Carlsberg brewery in Vietnam | The Asian Food Gazette. | Scoop.it
Heineken has acquired a brewery in Vietnam from competitor Carlsberg in order to capitalize on growth expected in the Southeast Asian beer market. 
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July 13, 2016 7:50 AM
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Home brewing joins Internet of Things with launch of Aussie iBrew kit

Home brewing joins Internet of Things with launch of Aussie iBrew kit | The Asian Food Gazette. | Scoop.it
The Internet of Things is about to shake up the home brew industry after one of the world’s biggest manufacturers of home brew ingredients announced the launch an automated system that uses Wi-Fi, precise temperature control and patented end-of-fermentation technology
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February 5, 2016 11:33 AM
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Craft beer gets confrontational at the 2016 Japan Brewers Cup | The Japan Times

Craft beer gets confrontational at the 2016 Japan Brewers Cup | The Japan Times | The Asian Food Gazette. | Scoop.it
Sake and whiskey might be the international pinups of the Japanese alcohol world, but beer is the local favorite. It is by far the most consumed alcoholic
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December 26, 2015 9:17 AM
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JAPAN BREWERS CUPオフィシャルサイト

JAPAN BREWERS CUPオフィシャルサイト | The Asian Food Gazette. | Scoop.it
ジャパンブルワーズカップ|ビールを「アロマ」「ボディ」「フレーバー」「ドリンカビリティ」などを踏まえ、造り手にしか解らないような細かい部分も含めて『ブルワー目線で、そのビールが技術的に優れていて、且つJAPAN BREWERS CUPとして表彰するに値するか』という基準で1-6位までの順位を付けていきます。
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August 5, 2015 5:21 AM
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The promise of premium: AB InBev confident in Chinese beer strategy

The promise of premium: AB InBev confident in Chinese beer strategy | The Asian Food Gazette. | Scoop.it
AB InBev says its premium and super-premium strategy in China is paying off, with the brewing giant building the category to meet ‘pent up demand.’ 
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January 23, 2015 7:03 AM
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Australia Day study assesses which beer drinkers are most patriotic

Australia Day study assesses which beer drinkers are most patriotic | The Asian Food Gazette. | Scoop.it
Almost 7m Australian adults drank beer at least once in any given month, with over three-quarters of these being men and nine out of 10 choosing at least one local brew, according to a study released in time for Australia Day.
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September 2, 2014 12:39 PM
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Explore the many flavors of Belgian beer

Explore the many flavors of Belgian beer | The Asian Food Gazette. | Scoop.it
While people comment on the increasing number of small-scale breweries and craft-beer bars in Japan, I can't help but notice that Belgian beer is also gaining a lot of attention ...
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August 18, 2014 3:19 AM
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Australian Brewery launches in Malaysia | Australian Food News

Australian Brewery launches in Malaysia | Australian Food News | The Asian Food Gazette. | Scoop.it
Australian craft brewery, The Australian Brewery, has added Malaysia to its growing list of international distribution locations.
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August 5, 2014 3:08 AM
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‘Great to have the brand back!’ ABI seizes back Corona control from Carlsberg in China

‘Great to have the brand back!’ ABI seizes back Corona control from Carlsberg in China | The Asian Food Gazette. | Scoop.it
Anheuser-Busch InBev (ABI) today took back distribution control of Corona Extra from Carlsberg in China as CEO Carlos Brita insists the brand will extend its ‘super premium’ position in the country.
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July 3, 2014 2:37 PM
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Canned cocktails blitz beer

Canned cocktails blitz beer | The Asian Food Gazette. | Scoop.it
Japanese brewers will release a record lineup of canned cocktails this summer as fizzy concoctions come to the fore in efforts to offset a decade of declining beer sales. ...
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March 31, 2014 12:15 PM
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Bui Vien's grand old beer lady - Thanh Nien Daily

Bui Vien's grand old beer lady - Thanh Nien Daily | The Asian Food Gazette. | Scoop.it
Bui Vien's grand old beer lady
Thanh Nien Daily
Four years ago, there was only one place on the dirty main drag that didn't ply powdered ladies or terrible food with its beer.
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July 1, 2017 11:59 AM
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Probiotic beer created at Singapore university has 'commercial potential'

Probiotic beer created at Singapore university has 'commercial potential' | The Asian Food Gazette. | Scoop.it
Researchers in Singapore who have created a probiotic beer are on the lookout for industry partners to launch the product to consumers.
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April 28, 2017 9:56 AM
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India sees 1000% beer growth in six years

India sees 1000% beer growth in six years | The Asian Food Gazette. | Scoop.it
Having seen substantial growth since 2011, India’s beer market is expected to reach volumes of nearly 470bn litres by the end of this year—a near thousand-fold increase since 2011.
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August 31, 2016 10:23 AM
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Guinness’ ‘Red Tongued Dog’ gets a packaging redesign

Guinness’ ‘Red Tongued Dog’ gets a packaging redesign | The Asian Food Gazette. | Scoop.it
Crown Holdings has partnered with Guinness to create a limited edition can for its Foreign Extra Stout celebrating 150 years in Singapore.
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June 9, 2016 5:13 AM
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Artifacts suggest China was brewing beer 1,000 years before Stanford archaelogists once thought

Artifacts suggest China was brewing beer 1,000 years before Stanford archaelogists once thought | The Asian Food Gazette. | Scoop.it
The recent discovery of archaeological artifacts in China suggest that the native Yangshao people may have concocted a beer recipe roughly 5,000 years ago, pushing back the advent of barley in the country by 1,000 years.  
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Asahi Breweries announces low-sugar beer, first new brand in seven years | The Japan Times

Asahi Breweries announces low-sugar beer, first new brand in seven years | The Japan Times | The Asian Food Gazette. | Scoop.it
Asahi Breweries Ltd. said Wednesday it plans to launch a new beer with 50 percent less sugar. The product, named The Dream, will appear on March 23. It wil
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September 12, 2015 12:10 PM
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Japan's treasury hopes flat-rate beer tax will drive drinkers to maltier fare and pad coffers | The Japan Times

Japan's treasury hopes flat-rate beer tax will drive drinkers to maltier fare and pad coffers | The Japan Times | The Asian Food Gazette. | Scoop.it
Who will benefit from plans to levy the same tax rate on all three categories of beers?
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February 16, 2015 9:05 PM
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Beer researchers look for the secrets behind the perfect head

Beer researchers look for the secrets behind the perfect head | The Asian Food Gazette. | Scoop.it
Queensland researchers have begun a study to prescribing the unique molecular signature of Queensland’s iconic XXXX beer.
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January 6, 2015 5:03 AM
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Talkback: Is Gandhi beer offensive or just canny branding?

Talkback: Is Gandhi beer offensive or just canny branding? | The Asian Food Gazette. | Scoop.it
Talkback is a new weekly feature which looks at a polarising issue and gauges your response to it from an industry perspective. This week, we invite you to look at a beer from the United States that carries the name of a notable teetotaller and let us know if you think it is slick marketing, or something that could be filed under "highly inappropriate". We will publish the responses in an update later this week.
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Japan Beer Times » Craft Beer in Japan

Japan Beer Times » Craft Beer in Japan | The Asian Food Gazette. | Scoop.it
We are your bilingual resource for craft beer in Japan, Japanese breweries and more
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August 7, 2014 5:21 AM
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Japan's Kirin pushes into craft beer to halt market share slide

TOKYO, July 16 (Reuters) - Kirin Holdings Co plansto be the first of Japan's biggest brewers to embark on a majorpush into craft beer, in the company's latest effort to stem along-term decline in market
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August 2, 2014 2:53 PM
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Brewed in Japan: The Evolution of the Japanese Beer Industry

Brewed in Japan: The    Evolution of the Japanese    Beer Industry | The Asian Food Gazette. | Scoop.it
Newly in paperback, history professor Jeffrey W. Alexander's 2013 book charts the rise of beer in Japan, from early Dutch influence and the barrels brought by Matthew Perry in 1854 ...
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April 30, 2014 3:59 AM
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The Australian Brewery breaks into Japanese market | Australian Food News

The Australian Brewery breaks into Japanese market | Australian Food News | The Asian Food Gazette. | Scoop.it
Craft brewer The Australian Brewery has expanded its global reach with successful negotiations to supply to Japan.
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