Czech brewers defend their famous beer amid claims it is deteriorating
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Czech brewers are up in arms about a British campaign which claims the quality of internationally acclaimed Czech beer is deteriorating.
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Germany and beer go together like Porsches and the autobahn, but health-conscious residents are turning from the country's traditional beverage in favor of juices and bottled water, sending suds sales down to the lowest levels in 15 years.
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An attempt to make European wines more competitive worldwide is pitting the EU's top farm bureaucrat against winemakers who claim the reforms will stain the soul of their centuries-old craft.
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Six years later, the Czech Republic has found how bitter the taste of Nagano can be. In a game very similar to their shoot-out win over Canada in the semi-final at the 2002 Olympics
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Anheuser-Busch Cos. Inc. is no longer the world&#39;s largest brewer based on volume, after shareholders of Belgium&#39;s Interbrew and Brazil&#39;s AmBev approved a $9.
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Coke is defending its position as the beverage king of the world.
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It will be the most expensive keg of beer he's ever had. A 32-year-old Czech man got himself locked up in a pizzeria in the town of Brno late Wednesday to have free access to beer overnight.
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Danish brewer Carlsberg on Wednesday denied a claim by takeover target Scottish and Newcastle that it has breached an agreement of their Russian joint venture.
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InBev, the world's largest brewer by volume, said Thursday that strong growth in its premium Beck's and Stella Artois brands helped boost first-half profits at its Interbrew business but said the second half would be challenging. It disclosed plans to close a plant in Great Britain and another in Canada to improve efficiency.
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Demand for beer is weak and supplies  are steady, so U.S. brewers are raising prices. It's enough to  make Adam Smith roll over in his grave.
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Some of the fizz is gone from the proposed merger between Molson and Golden, Colo.-based Adolph Coors Co. Molson has had trouble convincing institutional shareholders the Coors deal
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"This is not about profit, it's about cost increase"  According to a government report released Tuesday, the amount of beer sold in Germany fell to the lowest sales figure since 1993 - dropping by 2.7 percent in 2007 to 22 billion pints, down 612 million pints ... via SF Gate
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By Rick Romell, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel  Feb. 15--Miller Brewing Co. office workers fighting the firm over a new contract have joined a small but growing number of labor unions using YouTube to help make their case.
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Zachranari, photo: www.czech-tv.cz I discussed the issue with Karel Oliva of the Institute for the Czech Language, who says in the past Czechs were exposed to Slovak all the time.
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"The possible privatization of Budvar is really not on the agenda now"  Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic -- Just the thought alone is enough to make a Czech patriot cry in his beer. via Springfield News Leader
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Business & money: Brewing giant looking for a partner in a bid to seize control of its Russian joint venture with Carlsberg
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Tequila is suffering an identity crisis: The original poor man's liquor has earned status and trademark protection, but now must fight to defend its name and its niche in a fickle international marketplace.