In Beer In The News, Beer Me BC excerpts news from sources around the world of craft beer. Note that the opinions expressed within are those of the original source and not Beer Me BC.
B.C.’s craft beer taking off in Asia — where a pint can cost up to $25
From CBC News, by Clare Hennig
Dan Wainwright, with Pacific Rim Distributors, estimates that craft beer makes up between two to three per cent of the market in Asia — up from less than 0.5 per cent a couple of years ago — and is continuing to grow rapidly. (CBC). Originally Posted: Aug 22, 2018 2:12 PM PT | Last Updated: 8 hours ago
High import tariffs quadruple price in some places but that’s not halting demand
British Columbia’s craft beer scene is booming — and not just locally.
Seven B.C. craft brewers now have beers in the Asia-Pacific region, all part of a growing lucrative market for B.C. beer overseas. Just this month, Parallel 49 Brewing was in China to launch its beer there.
“[The market in Asia] is just budding, but it’s catching up extremely fast,” said Dan Wainwright, the president and co-founder of Pacific Rim Distributors.
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