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Yikes, August is just flying by…and clearly nothing’s slowing down in the craft beer world anytime soon.
But no worries, Rumor Mill is on the case, keeping you plugged in into all the beer news and lifestyle that matters. Plus we’ve an all-important update on what we’ve been drinking lately and you don’t want to miss that.
Big Beer Gets Toasted In The North East (New England) – Toast, a restaurant point-of-sale system company backed by Google’s venture arm, recently analyzed sales of thousands of restaurants that Toast serves throughout New England and they learned, what was obvious to most ACB readers… that in spite of craft beer’s growth and popularity in New England Big Beer still dominates by a HUGE margin.
Craft Beer Buzz Kill (Boston, MA) In Massachusetts, home to 110 craft breweries as of 2016, Bud Light was reportedly the top seller by unit, followed by Corona, Coors Light, Miller Light, and Budweiser.
Amazingly, the only state to escape New England’s big beer dominance altogether was Vermont (of all places!), where Shelburne-based Fiddlehead Brewing scored the top selling spot, according to the Boston Business Journal.
Words To Drink By (Washington, DC) – “Political correctness is nothing more than a side-door to censorship and a more subtle way of undermining freedom of expression.” Jim Caruso CEO, Flying Dog Brewing
British Craft Beer Exports To South Korea Soar (UK) – The taste for British craft beer is growing worldwide but nowhere more so, than in South Korea!
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Ireland, France and the US remain the top three export markets for British craft beer according to the Food and Drink Federation, but South Korea was the fastest growing market with export beer sales showing a more than 420% increase over last year according to the UK industry body.
South Korea has become an important destination for the United Kingdom’s craft beer exporters where Asia’s young have been increasingly acquiring a taste for cutting-edge breweries like Scotland’s BrewDog.
What We’ve Been Drinking Lately (Sligo, Ireland) – Last night we tapped something brilliant that we recently brought back from our trip to the The White Hag an award-winning Irish brewery that’s doing some exciting things. White Hag Beann Gulban Irish Heather Sour Ale is a rarity – 7.5% ABV Gruit Ale that resurrects an ancient beer style, first seen in the Neolithic era.
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