Craft brewery closures are accelerating in the US and now comes word that that a legendary brewery that was renowned for its love of heavy metal music and serious beer would be closing its doors …We’ve that, “Words to Drink By” and more…

Czech Beer Exports On The Rise As Locals Sober Up

Beer production in the Czech Republic reached a 15 year high in 2024 according to numbers provided by  the Czech Breweries and Maltsters Association, with Czech breweries producing around 4.2% more than they did in 2023.

But according to the Drinks Business. “a new trend is taking place across the Czech Republic, driven by two key elements: exports and a rise in demand for non-alcoholic variants. While the demand for Czech exports is growing worldwide, locals are drinking less beer in general and much of that growth is in non-alcoholic beer.

For the fourth year in a row beer consumption declined Czech Republic, a country renowned for having the highest beer consumption per capita in the world, thanks to a volatile economic climate and increased taxation which soared from 15% to 21%, imposed on its draught beer products.

At the same time, Czech breweries are producing more non-alcoholic beers than ever before. Buzz-free beer production has more than doubled since before the pandemic and non-alcoholic beer now responsible for  up 10% of all beer sold on the Czech market.

Words to Drink By

“Give my people plenty of beer, good beer, and cheap beer, and you will have no revolution among them. – Queen Victoria

Iconic Heavy Metal Brewery Closes

Craft brewery closures are accelerating in the US and now comes word that that a legendary brewery that was renowned for its love of heavy metal music and serious beer would be closing its doors on July 12^th, ending a thirteen year run.

(Courtesy TRVE Brewing)

“It hasn’t been an easy choice, but this brewery has run its course and for a huge number of reasons it’s the right time to send this thing off into the lake trailed by a fiery arrow,” TRVE founder Nick Nunns shared the news on Instagram on Thursday.

“Ultimately, this brewery has provided me with things that cannot be measured by capitalism, no matter how hard that vicious and broken machine may fumble around with spreadsheets and ledgers and trying. I am rich beyond measure and handshakes, high-fives and hugs.”

Nunns co-founded the brewery in 2011 along with head brewer Zach Coleman he intention of making some good beer and listening to music he liked.

TRVE Brewing also opened  a second location in Asheville NC helmed by Coleman on 2024 in the city’s South Slope brewing district. And that location will also be closing its doors soon’

Nunns added that TRVE is still looking into whether TRVE’s beer distribution will end alongside once the brewery’s taprooms cease operations.

Tough times, another terrific craft brewery bites the dust.

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