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Thu, 02 Mar 2017 01:31:00 GMT
Bloomberg | New Taxes Could Trigger a Japanese Craft Beer Renaissance Bloomberg So the biggest breweries, including Asahi Group Holdings Ltd. and Kirin Holdings Co., sell knockoffs, called happoshu (meaning bubbly spirits), or third beer, that may use peas, corn, or soybeans to reduce the amount of flavorful malt. “A lot of time ... |
Fri, 09 Jun 2017 09:15:53 GMT
The Japan Times | Changes to liquor tax law may inspire new uniquely flavored beers The Japan Times Beverages that include other materials are currently available, but they have to be labeled happoshu (quasi-beer). Under the new definition, products using newly permitted ingredients can be categorized as beer unless the proportion of the ingredient ... |
Mon, 13 Mar 2017 17:54:12 GMT
Investorplace.com | Why Japanese Beer Stocks Could Be the Next Big Play of 2017 Investorplace.com But for those that want to avoid the onerous taxation of standard malt beverages, breweries can produce beer knockoffs, or derisively known as “happoshu.” These beverages integrate peas, corn, or soybeans, essentially anything undesirable to drop the ... |