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Beer in Britain's pubs just got cheaper, thanks to changes in the alcohol tax

5:02am August 11, 2023

by Fatima Al-Kassab

The U.K. has lowered taxes on draft beers in pubs, in what it's calling its biggest shakeup to alcohol tax in a century. But taxes on other alcoholic beverages are rising, so not everyone is cheering.

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A worker dumps empty cans of Miller High Life beer into a machine to be crushed at the Westlandia plant in Ypres, Belgium, on Monday.

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The 'Champagne of Beers' gets crushed in Belgium

11:19am April 22, 2023

by The Associated Press

Belgian customs destroyed a shipment of 2,352 cans of Miller High Life after the Champagne trade body called foul over the "Champagne of Beers" slogan.

In this photo provided by Florida Highway Patrol, cases of Coors Light beer are strewn across a highway after two semitrailers collided on a Florida highway on Wednesday near Brooksville, Fla.

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A truck collision turns a Florida highway into a silver sea of beer cans

8:01am September 22, 2022

by The Associated Press

A highway north of Tampa, Fla., had to close temporarily Wednesday morning after a semitrailer carrying cases of Coors Light beer crashed. Minor injuries were reported.

Sister Doris holds labels of the beer bottles with a painting of the former nun who was running the brewery.

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A Pilgrimage To Meet Germany's Last Beer-Brewing Nun

6:14pm August 23, 2021

by Rob Schmitz

As part of NPR's summer travel series, Rob Schmitz takes us to a remote corner of southern Germany, where a nun has been brewing Bavarian beer for nearly five decades.

Marcus Baskerville, second from the right, at Black Brew Culture's Fresh Fest, August 11, 2019.

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'Black Is Beautiful' Beer By Black Brewer Helps Pour Money Into Social Justice Reform

4:58pm May 31, 2021

by John Burnett

Last year a Black-owned Texas brewery asked the craft industry to take their beer, Black is Beautiful, and use the proceeds to support equality, inclusion and social justice reform. It worked.

What Beer Sales Tell Us About The Recession

10:56am July 07, 2020

by Greg Rosalsky

Cheap beer sales are surging but are still losing ground to craft beer. Yet craft breweries are still suffering. What is going on?

A pint of beer is poured at the 2015 Great British Beer Festival in London. A brewery in the northeast of England is giving away beer to help raise money for the National Health Service during the coronavirus pandemic.

An English Brewery Offers Free Beer In Exchange For Donating To Health Workers

12:53pm May 01, 2020

by Frank Langfitt

The company in Alnwick, northeastern England, gives away beer on Fridays, so far raising close to $600 for the National Health Service.

The wastewater treatment facility in Havre, Mont., collects the spent barley from a local brewery to feed the facility's bacteria at the right time in just the right dosage.

Beer Waste Helps Montana Town Save Money On Water Treatment

5:34pm February 12, 2020

by Rachel Cramer

Brewery waste, fed at the right time at the right dosage to a wastewater treatment plant's bacteria, can be used to treat water. One Montana town is doing just that.

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More lower-alcohol, lower-calorie beers are being marketed as part of an active lifestyle, and are even being offered after long runs or sporting events.

Going For A Beer Run? Here's How A Brew Fares As A Post-Exercise Recovery Drink

2:25pm November 08, 2019

by Aaron Schachter

More lower-alcohol, lower-calorie beers are being marketed as part of an active lifestyle, and are even being offered after long runs or sporting events. But scientists say to be wary.

Athletic Brewing Co. co-founders Bill Shufelt (right) and John Walker, here at the company's production plant in Stratford, Conn., have created a range of high-quality nonalcoholic beers to provide people more options when they're out socializing.

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Craft Beers Without The Buzz: Brewing New Options For The 'Sober Curious'

11:12am June 20, 2019

by Allison Aubrey

More people are choosing to drink less, driven by growing concerns about health and wellness. But there haven't been many high-quality nonalcoholic beers available. Booming demand has forced a change.