Here's a round-up of this week's highlights in the global beer category. We are also running similar round-ups for soft drinks & bottled water and spirits & wine.

Canadian craft beer group Brick Brewing Co has posted a second consecutive year of record full-year operating profits, despite a slip in sales.

Heineken has emerged victorious from the auction process for a majority stake in Slovenian brewer and soft drinks producer Pivovarna Lasko.

This week, we speak to the CEO of Scottish brewer Innis & Gunn, and just-drinks subscriber, Dougal Sharp.

MillerCoors is set to build a new brewery for its Blue Moon beer brand in downtown Denver, although the facility will produce less than 1% of the brand's total volumes.

Nine months after Pivovarna Lasko hung out the 'for sale' sign, Heineken has emerged as the Slovenian firm's favoured suitor – or should that be saviour?

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The head brewer of craft brewer Elysian has left the company days after it was fully acquired by Anheuser-Busch InBev.

Today, SABMiller reported a 4% rise in full-year sales despite a flat performance from North America. Here, just-drinks takes a closer look at the numbers:

The president of Diageo's Africa operations, Andy Fennell, has confirmed his intention to stand down from the company.

Heineken has said it is "very concerned" after Indonesian authorities implemented a ban on beer sales in the country's small stores.