Sentences with phrase «by big brewers»

Similarly, «[t] he micro-brewery trend started in the mid-1970s in response to the «homogenization» of the American beer market by the big brewers.

Although many craft beer brands have become national after being purchased by the big brewers, the majority of craft breweries remain locally focused.

The best light beers are made by the big brewers because they are fundamentally technical, not artistic, achievements.

Craft beers, as defined by the Brewers Association, must be less than 25 % controlled by a big brewer.

That means those that get taken over by a big brewer like AB InBev lose that identity even if they still make small batches with distinctive flavors.

Not exact matches

The companies that make those beers, Boston Beer (sam) and Molson Coors (tap - a) respectively, have found themselves in a war of words after The New York Times published an op - ed by Boston Beer founder Jim Koch in which the brewer lamented the effect Big Beer mergers have had on the craft beer industry.

«The growth is driven by consumer trends rather than the classic push from big brewers,» says Jonnie Cahill, Heineken's senior director of low and no alcohol, citing an increasing interest on wellness and balance.

«There is confusion and unfortunately a lack of transparency on the labels of the acquired brand,» says Julia Herz, craft beer program director for the Brewers Association, which advocates on behalf of small and independent brewers not owned or controlled by BiBrewers Association, which advocates on behalf of small and independent brewers not owned or controlled by Bibrewers not owned or controlled by Big Beer.

So is it any surprise big brewers are making a practice of either buying microbreweries outright (as Sleeman did with Quebec's Unibroue in 2004, only to be swallowed by Sapporo in 2006) or, more recently, by launching their own «craft breweries» (as Moosehead did when it launched Brampton, Ont.

Bummed by flat sales of their easier - drinking, ice - cold lagers, the world's biggest brewers have begun sweating small suds in a big way.

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Helped by its sponsorship of the FIFA World Cup, Anheuser - Busch InBev, the world's biggest brewer, increased beer volumes by 2 % in its second quarter and by 1.5 % in the first half of 2010.

A successful bid by SABMiller would make it the biggest brewer in Australia and strengthen its -LSB-...]

The move comes as parent company AB InBev, the world's biggest brewer, works towards its RE100 commitment to source 100 % renewable electricity worldwide by 2025.