Diageo, the world's largest spirits company known for brands like Guinness, Johnnie Walker, and Smirnoff, has agreed to sell its 65% stake in East African Breweries Ltd. to Japan's Asahi Group Holdings Ltd.

Japan's beer line cooling systems market is experiencing steady growth, valued at USD 68.6 million in 2026 and projected to reach USD 97.7 million by 2036, reflecting a 3.6% CAGR.​

Carlsberg Asia has partnered with Meituan’s prestigious Black Pearl Restaurant Guide—China’s top dining authority—to launch the Carlsberg Drinking Roadmap.

South Moravia—a region in the Czech Republic renowned for its beer heritage—has employed a ceremonial gift of limited-edition regional beers to strengthen relations with the Holy See.

Heineken has a new pitch for your overtalkative friends: instead of sending yet another rambling WhatsApp voice note, go meet up and have a beer together.

Bud Light’s new “Blizzard Brew” is a limited-edition Bills-themed light lager brewed with snow collected from Highmark Stadium, positioned as both a love letter to Bills Mafia’s shovel brigade and a farewell toast to the team’s current home.

BrewDog has launched Mello, a new non-alcoholic beer brewed with magnesium, balm extract and chamomile, into the UK market.

The U.S. beer cans market is now a USD 4.0 billion business as of 2023 and is on track to reach about USD 5.3 billion by 2031, growing at a steady 3.44% compound annual rate.

All is not well for Europe's beer industry since 2019, according to the 2025 European Beer Trends Report by The Brewers of Europe, released recently in Brussels.

Advocates in Maryland are ramping up efforts to lift a decades-old ban on beer and wine sales in grocery stores, positioning the state alongside outliers like Delaware, Rhode Island, and Alaska.