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Boston Beer Company has unveiled a whiskey-infused version of its Twisted Tea Hard Iced Tea brand, as part of its ongoing partnership with Beam Suntory.

Heineken has posted revenue growth of 37% in its half-year results and said it "grew ahead of the industry in more than half of our markets".

Kirin Holdings has agreed to sell its 51% stake in Myanmar Brewery back to the joint venture for JPY 22.4bn ($165.4m approx.).

Diageo has announced it will wind down its Russian business operations, with plans to fully withdraw by the end of the year, according to Reuters.

Heineken has entered into an agreement with Sanyo Whisbih Group to take over majority ownership of the Long Chuan Zuan Co brewery in Taiwan.

Sapporo USA, the producer of popular Asian beer Sapporo, has signed an agreement to acquire craft beer brand Stone Brewing.

Keurig Dr Pepper has signed a definitive agreement to acquire non-alcoholic, ready-to-drink cocktail brand, Atypique, from Station Agro-Biotech. 

Carlsberg is trialing the latest design of its Fibre Bottle, produced in collaboration with Avantium, in a move to commercialise bio-based bottles.

Low calorie and sugar brand Jordan's Skinny Mixes has unveiled a new line of naturally sweetened margarita mixes, designed to be mixed with tequila.

Scottish beer producer Brewdog has collaborated with meat-free brand, Quorn, to release a limited-edition, ready-to-drink craft beer. 

Brown-Forman Corporation and The Coca-Cola Company have announced plans to collaborate on the release of a pre-mixed Jack & Coke cocktail.

The Absolut Company is collaborating with Swedish start-up Blue Ocean Closures to develop a fibre-based closure cap for Absolut Vodka’s bottle.