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Thursday 17 September 2026Updated 11:47 KST

🍺Beer & Spirits

Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Song Mi-ryeong Visits Rural Startup Site That Enhanced Rural Value with Traditional Korean Alcohol Ahead of Chuseok

송미령 농식품부 장관, 추석 앞두고 우리 전통주로 농촌가치 높인 농촌창업 현장 찾아

[Nongsuchuksan Shinmun = Reporter Park Yu-shin] On the 16th, Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Song Mi-ryeong visited the Fermentation Research Institute of Hanyoungseok Agricultural Corporation, located in Jeongeup, Jeonbuk. During the visit, she listened to case studies of outstanding companies in rural startups and convergence industries, toured the institute, and encouraged the on-site staff. This visit was arranged ahead of Chuseok to promote the excellence of traditional liquor and to encourage the purchase of traditional liquor gift sets made using domestic agricultural products. The visited company is an agricultural corporation that produces traditional liquor using rice grown in the Jeonbuk region; it serves as a growth model for rural startups by continuously expanding the scale of local agricultural product usage, sales, and the employment of local residents.

Agriculture, Fisheries & Livestock News11:47 KST

🍺Beer & Spirits

Brewbound Live 2026: Why Bev-Alc Leaders Value the Market Insight and Relationships

Brewbound05:00 KST

🍺Beer & Spirits

Press Clips: Sapporo USA Layoff Updates, Penn Brewery’s New Ownership and Hop Valley Taproom Opening

Brewbound03:00 KST

🍺Beer & Spirits

Spanish beer company goes all-in on coffee

Global Coffee Report10:58 KST

Wednesday 16 September

  1. 23:59

    🍺Beer & Spirits

    Jim Koch on Boston Beer’s Innovation Success Rate, Ad ROI Measurement and Pre-Gaming Positioning

    짐 코흐, 보스턴 맥주의 혁신 성공률, 광고 투자 수익률 측정 및 게임 전 포지셔닝에 대해 논하다

    In a fireside chat during the Barclays Global Consumer Staples Conference, Boston Beer Company founder and CEO Jim Koch discussed the company's innovation strategy, its new method for measuring advertising ROI and why its new LYTT RTD is a pre-gaming champion.

    Brewbound23:59 KST
  2. 22:33

    🍺Beer & Spirits

    Spirit Halloween Partners with Tilray’s Shock Top on Candy Corn Beer, Costume

    스피릿 할로윈, 틸레이의 쇼크 탑과 협력하여 캔디콘 맥주 및 코스튬 출시

    While several brands are teaming up with slashers this Halloween, Tilray Brands is taking a sweeter route. The craft brewing conglomerate’s Shock Top brand is partnering with North America’s largest spooky season retailer, Spirit Halloween.

    Brewbound22:33 KST
  3. 21:00

    🍺Beer & Spirits

    All Categories Down in NIQ Early Labor Day Scans

    NIQ의 노동절 초기 스캔에서 모든 카테고리가 하락했습니다.

    No bev-alc category was safe from year-over-year (YoY) losses in the latest off-premise scans from market research NIQ, which included the start of the Labor Day holiday weekend.

    Brewbound21:00 KST
  4. 19:08

    🍺Beer & Spirits

    White House to drop Irish whiskey tariffs

    백악관, 아일랜드 위스키 관세 철폐 예정

    President Donald Trump said he would lift U.S. levies on Irish whiskey, per White House pool reports. Trump was invited to present a trophy at the Irish Open golf tournament Sunday, during which he made a speech unveiling the surprise tariff announcement.

    Agri-Pulse19:08 KST
  5. 00:41

    🍺Beer & Spirits

    Summit Brewing Faces Bank Foreclosure as 40th Anniversary Approaches

    서밋 브루잉, 창립 40주년을 앞두고 은행 압류 위기에 직면

    Once Minnesota’s largest craft brewery and one of the 25 largest in the country, St. Paul, Minnesota-based Summit Brewing Company is now facing bank foreclosure proceedings.

    Brewbound00:41 KST
  6. 00:35

    🍺Beer & Spirits

    VIP Acquires Encompass in Deal Joining 2 Large Bev-Alc Tech Platforms

    VIP, Encompass 인수로 두 개의 대형 음료/주류 기술 플랫폼 통합

    Vermont Information Processing (VIP) has acquired Encompass Technologies in a deal that merges two of the largest beverage industry technology companies.

    Brewbound00:35 KST

Tuesday 15 September

  1. 23:14

    🍺Beer & Spirits

    Diageo Expands Core Spirits Brands To Build Mid-Strength Range

    디아지오, 중도 주류 제품군 확대 위해 핵심 증류주 브랜드 확장

    Diageo, the first major spirits company to scale non-alc spirits alternatives, is building a mid-strength range in the UK.

    Brewbound23:14 KST
  2. 04:42

    🍺Beer & Spirits

    More Sierra Nevada 2027 Innovation: New Little Things and Torpedo IPAs, Revamped Variety Packs

    시에라 네바다 2027년 혁신 소식: 새로운 리틀 띵스와 토르페도 IPA, 새롭게 단장한 버라이어티 팩

    Sierra Nevada’s strategy to continue 2026’s growth into 2027 involves a portfolio-wide packaging overhaul, the return of major brand campaigns and a meaningful dive into the beyond beer category.

    Brewbound04:42 KST
  3. 02:00

    🍺Beer & Spirits

    Another ‘Mixed’ Labor Day for Bev-Alc, per Circana Weekly Scans

    Circana Weekly Scans에 따르면 Bev-Alc는 또다시 '엇갈린' 노동절을 보냈습니다.

    Comparable Labor Day data has arrived, and the results – like much of this year – are “mixed,” according to the latest report from market research firm Circana.

    Brewbound02:00 KST
  4. 01:48

    🍺Beer & Spirits

    Boston Beer’s Sun Cruiser on Track to Double Size in 2026

    보스턴 비어의 선 크루저, 2026년 두 배 규모로 확장 예정

    The proverbial light at the end of the tunnel for Boston Beer’s rocky sales trends is coming from a product named after the sun itself. Sun Cruiser, the vodka-based hard tea launched in 2024, is on pace to double sales in 2026, founder and CEO Jim Koch said last week during the Barclays Global Consumer Staples Conference.

    Brewbound01:48 KST
  5. 00:51

    🍺Beer & Spirits

    Buoy Beer Joins Ninkasi Parent Great Frontier Beverages, Cites 2022 Building Collapse

    Buoy Beer, Ninkasi 모회사인 Great Frontier Beverages에 합류, 2022년 건물 붕괴 사고 언급

    Another Oregon-based brewery is joining Ninkasi Brewing parent company Great Frontier Beverages.

    Brewbound00:51 KST

Saturday 12 September

  1. 05:41

    🍺Beer & Spirits

    UK-based MOTH Bets $15M On US Growth as Premium RTDs Surge

    영국에 본사를 둔 MOTH는 프리미엄 RTD(Ready-to-Drink) 음료의 급증에 힘입어 미국 시장 성장에 1,500만 달러를 투자합니다.

    U.K. brand MOTH is seizing on demand for the only bev-alc category still growing: premium, ready-to-drink cocktails.

    Brewbound05:41 KST
  2. 05:30

    🍺Beer & Spirits

    Press Clips: SGWS Taps A-B Alum to Lead ‘Gold Division;’ Boneyard to Shutter Satellite Pub and Hemp Brands Win Against Ohio in Federal Court

    언론 보도: SGWS, A-B 졸업생을 '골드 부문' 책임자로 임명; 보니야드, 위성 펍 폐점 예정; 헴프 브랜드, 연방 법원에서 오하이오주 상대로 승소

    Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits (SGWS) has appointed Anheuser-Busch InBev (A-B) vet Glendal Vandenbempt as managing director of its newly created “Gold Division.”

    Brewbound05:30 KST
  3. 04:36

    🍺Beer & Spirits

    Constellation Brands Portfolio to Exit Coors Distributing Company in Colorado

    컨스텔레이션 브랜즈 포트폴리오, 콜로라도 소재 쿠어스 유통 회사 매각 추진

    Constellation Brands’ portfolio of popular Mexican imports will soon have different representation in the Denver area. The bev-alc giant informed Denver, Colorado-based Coors Distributing Company (CDC), a wholly owned subsidiary of Molson Coors, that it would be terminating their relationship in the next 30 days.

    Brewbound04:36 KST
  4. 00:50

    🍺Beer & Spirits

    On-Premise Alcohol Price Increases Outpace Off-Premise in August CPI

    8월 소비자물가지수(CPI)에서 주류 판매점 내 가격 상승률이 소매점 내 가격 상승률을 앞질렀습니다.

    Overall inflation held steady in August, but the cost of going out for drinks continued to rise more sharply than stocking the home bar, according to the latest Consumer Price Index (CPI) report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

    Brewbound00:50 KST
  5. 00:42

    🍺Beer & Spirits

    Former Bell’s EVP Carrie Yunker Returns to Bev-Alc as VP of HR at Imperial Beverage

    벨스(Bell’s) 전 부사장 캐리 융커(Carrie Yunker)가 임페리얼 베버리지(Imperial Beverage)의 인사 담당 부사장으로 복귀합니다.

    Former Bell’s Brewery executive vice president (EVP) Carrie Yunker has returned to the bev-alc industry after a more than 16-month “retirement.”

    Brewbound00:42 KST

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Beverage input references

Maize2026-06-01 · USD/mt
197.1
U.S. SRW wheat2026-06-01 · USD/mt
237.5
World sugar2026-06-01 · USD/kg
0.32
U.S. natural gas2026-06-01 · USD/MMBtu
3.15
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Highland napa cabbage · Daegwallyeong

14.1°C

average this mid-month ten-day period

Daily mean temperature
High
23.2°
Low
4.9°
Sun
37.3h

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Daegwallyeong ASOS 100 · 6 days to 2026-09-16Daily mean air temperature TA_DAVG · Sunshine duration SS_HR_DSUM

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