Beer Supply Slips, India Says Old Monk Is Not Rum

Beer Institute: July U.S. beer supply down 4.9%. The Beer Institute reports July domestic beer supply fell 4.9% year over year despite peak summer occasions, with imports cited as the drag, a supply-side signal for inventory and import planning. (Brewbound) FSSAI tells Bombay High Court Old Monk is not rum. India's food regulator told the Bombay High Court that Old Monk, made with neutral spirit and rum flavouring, should be labelled a rum-flavoured spirit, a category line with relabeling implications beyond one brand. (mint, India Today, The Indian Express) IWSR report frames Sub-Saharan Africa as long-term drinks growth. A new IWSR report calls Sub-Saharan Africa one of the most compelling long-term growth opportunities in drinks, while flagging structural volatility and entrenched local products as entry barriers. (The Drinks Business, drinkstuff-sa.co.za) Firestone Walker begins brewing Stone beers in Paso Robles. Firestone Walker has started producing Stone Brewing beers at its Paso Robles brewery, per The Tribune, two long-time California craft rivals now sharing a brewhouse. (The Tribune) Also moving today: Material and Wine Market Council Release New National Study Showing Where Wine Connects, and Where It Doesn't, in Online Media (Wine Market Council) Beer gets its buzz going as spirits market sobers up (Economic Times) Acclaimed NJ distillery is leaving for NY, as the Garden State industry pleads for reform (Gothamist) Australian Vintage “stronger” despite pressure on profits (Just Drinks) Get AlcBev in Five in your inbox every weekday: https://alcbevinfive.com