Media Coverage of Craft Beer

Herald Sun- January 27, 2012
"A fight is brewing between the boutique beer brigade and Foster's and Lion...up to 175 tiny brewers have between them taken 0.7 per cent a year off the beer duopoly of Foster's and Lion, which owns brands including Toohey's, four X and James Boag's.  Lion is owned by Japanese brewer Kirin..." 
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Courier Mail - December 10, 2011
"Sure, the biggest-selling beers might be Fourex Gold and VB, but they are foreign owned ... Coopers, the largest Australian-owned brewer, has a market share of about 4 per cent of total beer sales in Australia, and the rest of the Australian craft brewers combined make up about 0.2 per cent.  ARCBA founder David Hollyoak says ... Australian craft brewers are being squeezed out of the market, and that means less choice for consumers and a dwindling local beer industry"  -> More

The Australian - December 1, 2011
"David and Goliath beer battle brewing as Foster's takeover looms ... If the takeover bid succeeds more than 90 per cent of beer sold in Australia will be brewed by foreign companies ... Boutique brewers have formed an association to resist foreign ownership, warning that it means many local brewers cannot get their beers put on tap in pubs..."
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