Just like any other venture, thorough knowledge of the commercial brewing regulations in Singapore is a must before opening a brewery in the country. Licensing, food safety, customs, taxation, and operational requirements are all crucial in running a compliant business.
Despite its modest size, Singapore offers a dynamic environment where innovation and quality continue to mould the market. In fact, TechSci Research projects that the country’s beer market will reach $11.45 billion by 2030, growing at a 3.57% CAGR, with craft beer being one of the market’s strongest growth drivers.
Across the world, there are smaller and less-discussed countries where beer plays a surprisingly important role in everyday life, national identity, hospitality and local celebration. Some have one dominant national lager. Others have tiny breweries producing bottles that rarely travel beyond the country’s borders. In a few places, beer sits alongside older traditions of fermented drinks, mountain hospitality or colonial brewing history.
The White Horse Tavern in Newport, Rhode Island, is more than a place to eat and drink. It is one of America’s great historic taverns, a colonial landmark where food, politics, travel and local life have crossed paths for more than 350 years.
Pinter USA has brought one of the UK’s most talked-about home brewing systems to American beer drinkers, offering a simpler way to make fresh beer at home without the traditional complexity of homebrew kits.
The price of a pint is back in the spotlight as World Cup fans fill pubs, buy rounds and gather around big screens. Football tournaments are supposed to be good news for pubs, but this year many drinkers are noticing something before the first whistle has even blown: the round is a lot more expensive than it used to be.
For craft beer fans, brewers, cider makers, food lovers, and anyone planning a trip to Denver, the 2026 edition of the Great American Beer Festival is shaping up to be a major year. The event will feature two daytime festival sessions, a new open-air setting, ticket options for single-day and two-day admission, designated-driver tickets, and the return of the popular PAIRED food-and-beer experience.
The Rose In Bloom Seasalter is the setting for this Pint Postcard, after a friend of The Beer Post sent this photo over the other day.
British pubs are disappearing at an alarming rate, with the UK potentially losing 16,000 more pubs by 2050 if current closure trends continue. Rising costs, taxation, changing consumer habits, and property pressures are driving the decline.