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August 28, 2020 The Ministry of Industry and Trade and the State Capital Investment Corporation (SCIC) held a handover ceremony of the right to represent the state ownership at the Beer &#8211; Alcohol &#8211; Beverage Corporation Saigon (Sabeco). According to the signed handover minutes, the value of state investment in Sabeco transferred to SCIC is [&hellip;]

SABECO representative rights passed to sovereign wealth fund SCIC - Asia Brewers Network

SABECO representative rights passed to sovereign wealth fund SCIC

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August 28, 2020 The Ministry of Industry and Trade and the State Capital Investment Corporation (SCIC) held a handover ceremony of the right to represent the state ownership at the Beer – Alcohol – Beverage Corporation Saigon (Sabeco). According to the signed handover minutes, the value of state investment in Sabeco transferred to SCIC is […]

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The relationship between a tenant and their landlord can be tenuous at the best of times, but Hong Kong’s Young Master brewery appears to have taken things to a new level. Disgruntled by what they see as the uncompromising greed of the landlord of their ‘TAP &#8211; The Ale Project’ taproom they have brewed up [&hellip;]

72 Tenants IPA - A bitter ode to the Hong Kong landlord - Asia Brewers Network

72 Tenants IPA &#8211; A bitter ode to the Hong Kong landlord

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The relationship between a tenant and their landlord can be tenuous at the best of times, but Hong Kong’s Young Master brewery appears to have taken things to a new level. Disgruntled by what they see as the uncompromising greed of the landlord of their ‘TAP – The Ale Project’ taproom they have brewed up […]

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In a match made in hop heaven two of the most innovative craft brewers in the Asia-Pacific have partnered to bring the taste of Vietnam to New Zealand. From late 2020 Behemoth Brewing will be brewing a range of Heart of Darkness beers under supervision at its newly established brewery site in Mount Eden, Auckland. [&hellip;]

Vietnam's Heart of Darkness to start brewing in New Zealand - Asia Brewers Network

Vietnam&#8217;s Heart of Darkness to start brewing in New Zealand

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Vietnam&#039;s Heart of Darkness to start brewing in New Zealand - Asia Brewers Network

In a match made in hop heaven two of the most innovative craft brewers in the Asia-Pacific have partnered to bring the taste of Vietnam to New Zealand. From late 2020 Behemoth Brewing will be brewing a range of Heart of Darkness beers under supervision at its newly established brewery site in Mount Eden, Auckland. […]

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Scottish craft brewer Brewdog has announced it will plant a 2,000+ acre forest as part of its plans to become more carbon negative. The Ellon based brewer recently declared themselves to be the world’s first carbon negative brewer, removing twice as much carbon from the atmosphere as they emit each year. After meeting with and [&hellip;]

Brewdog Forest to promote climate action in brewing industry - Asia Brewers Network

Brewdog Forest to promote climate action in brewing industry

Scottish craft brewer Brewdog has announced it will plant a 2,000+ acre forest as part of its plans to become more carbon negative. The Ellon based brewer recently declared themselves to be the world’s first carbon negative brewer, removing twice as much carbon from the atmosphere as they emit each year. After meeting with and […]

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Philippine craft brewing pioneers Joey &amp; Marco Viray of Joe’s Brew have been forced to leave their brewery’s current home in the Poblacion district of Manila, but they have found a new opportunity with fellow industry stalwarts Pedro Brewcrafters. Alcohol sales in the fashionable entertainment area where Joe’s Brew have brewed and run a taproom [&hellip;]

Philippine craft brewers join forces to beat the covid slump - Asia Brewers Network

Philippine craft brewers join forces to beat the covid slump

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Philippine craft brewing pioneers Joey &amp; Marco Viray of Joe’s Brew have been forced to leave their brewery’s current home in the Poblacion district of Manila, but they have found a new opportunity with fellow industry stalwarts Pedro Brewcrafters. Alcohol sales in the fashionable entertainment area where Joe’s Brew have brewed and run a taproom […]

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The fortunes of Budweiser APAC may be finally on the up after a tumultuous year. Following an abortive attempt to raise 10 billion dollars by listing on Hong Kong’s stock exchange in July 2019, AB InBev’s Asia-Pacific unit had a successful IPO (on a significantly lower valuation) a few months later. The brutal economic impact [&hellip;]

Budweiser APAC's future looks bright despite early covid impact - Asia Brewers Network

Budweiser APAC&#8217;s future looks bright despite early covid impact

Budweiser APAC&#039;s future looks bright despite early covid impact - Asia Brewers Network

The fortunes of Budweiser APAC may be finally on the up after a tumultuous year. Following an abortive attempt to raise 10 billion dollars by listing on Hong Kong’s stock exchange in July 2019, AB InBev’s Asia-Pacific unit had a successful IPO (on a significantly lower valuation) a few months later. The brutal economic impact […]

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Despite the obstacles thrown in their way by 2020 homegrown independent brewer Brewlander have started installation work on what will eventually be Singapore’s largest independent brewery. The construction of the new facility was delayed by an uncooperative landlord who forced the team to look for an alternative home for the brewery at the last minute [&hellip;]

Work begins on Singapores' largest independent brewery - Asia Brewers Network

Work begins on Singapores&#8217; largest independent brewery

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Work begins on Singapores&#039; largest independent brewery - Asia Brewers Network

Despite the obstacles thrown in their way by 2020 homegrown independent brewer Brewlander have started installation work on what will eventually be Singapore’s largest independent brewery. The construction of the new facility was delayed by an uncooperative landlord who forced the team to look for an alternative home for the brewery at the last minute […]

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A study released by iPrice Group on International Beer Day has revealed the search behaviour of drinkers throughout Southeast Asia. iPrice, an online shopping aggregator, analysed Google search trends for ‘beer’ and benchmarked them against reach by country. They found that Singaporeans were the ‘thirstiest’ – searching the most for beer versus their compatriots around [&hellip;]

Singapore leads the pack in online beer search - Asia Brewers Network

Singapore leads the pack in online beer search

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A study released by iPrice Group on International Beer Day has revealed the search behaviour of drinkers throughout Southeast Asia. iPrice, an online shopping aggregator, analysed Google search trends for ‘beer’ and benchmarked them against reach by country. They found that Singaporeans were the ‘thirstiest’ – searching the most for beer versus their compatriots around […]

https://asiabrewersnetwork.com/news/singapore-leads-the-pack-in-beer-search

As a possible signal of support to their heavily regulated beer industry the Indian government is looking to revise their beer classification categories which will almost certainly lead to a change in the taxation structure. Current regulations link the taxation of beer with high alcohol liquor. Beer, which cannot contain more than 8.0% ABV (alcohol [&hellip;]

Changes to beer classification announced by Indian government - Asia Brewers Network

Changes to beer classification announced by Indian government

As a possible signal of support to their heavily regulated beer industry the Indian government is looking to revise their beer classification categories which will almost certainly lead to a change in the taxation structure. Current regulations link the taxation of beer with high alcohol liquor. Beer, which cannot contain more than 8.0% ABV (alcohol […]

https://asiabrewersnetwork.com/news/indian-government-announce-changes-to-beer-classification-2

Kirin Brewery Company’s operations in Myanmar are back in the headlines. The Japanese beverage giant has launched an independent review of its Burmese brewing operations, Myanmar Brewery and Mandalay Brewery. Both breweries are joint ventures with Union of Myanmar Economic Holdings Limited (MEHL), a conglomerate owned by current and former members of the country’s military. [&hellip;]

Kirin to begin strategic review of Myanmar Breweries - Asia Brewers Network

Kirin to begin strategic review of Myanmar Breweries

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Kirin Brewery Company’s operations in Myanmar are back in the headlines. The Japanese beverage giant has launched an independent review of its Burmese brewing operations, Myanmar Brewery and Mandalay Brewery. Both breweries are joint ventures with Union of Myanmar Economic Holdings Limited (MEHL), a conglomerate owned by current and former members of the country’s military. […]

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News

SABECO representative rights passed to sovereign wealth fund SCIC

72 Tenants IPA – A bitter ode to the Hong Kong landlord

Vietnam’s Heart of Darkness to start brewing in New Zealand

Brewdog Forest to promote climate action in brewing industry

Philippine craft brewers join forces to beat the covid slump

Budweiser APAC’s future looks bright despite early covid impact

Work begins on Singapores’ largest independent brewery

Singapore leads the pack in online beer search

Changes to beer classification announced by Indian government

Kirin to begin strategic review of Myanmar Breweries