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The benefactor that owns the Pabst Brewing Company and its iconic brands has put the business up for sale, according to the New York Post.

The sale has actually been in the works for some time, beer industry…

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SABMiller chief executive Graham Mackay said he’s prepared to make acquisitions and forecast the beer industry will recover from the global recession at a sluggish pace.

SABMiller, the biggest competitor…

Advertising Age has a fascinating story here about why Miller’s one-second beer ads mocking Anheuser-Busch’s free-spending ways weren’t played on numerous TV stations during the recent Super Bowl. Turns out, NBC sent out a directive advising its owned-and-operated station affiliates not to…

The New York Times has a cool interview with the seemingly omnipresent Jim Koch, founder of Boston Beer (the company that makes Sam Adams beer). Jim is one of the founders of the mainstream craft beer movement in America. No less a marketer…

It always fascinated Lager Heads, how Miller Brewing Co. was not shy about buying billboard space in St. Louis, home of arch-rival Anheuser-Busch. Now, it appears Anheuser-Busch is returning the favor, of sorts. WISN reports from Milwaukee:

A large Budweiser sign is now plopped…

This is what happens when you pinch pennies. Drinkers are buying more cheap beer, according to Advertising Age. Sales of Chicago-based MillerCoors’ down-market beers including High Life and Keystone are way up, and Anheuser-Busch’s Busch and Natty Light are also seeing gains. From…