Beer Market Drying Up - Alcohol-Free Flavored Beer Introduced »
Posted By PMolinero 11 months, 2 weeks ago in Business & FinanceJapan’s beer market is expected to further dry up by 1-3% in 2009, the fifth straight year says the four major breweries’ forecasts.
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The article doesn't touch on a beer-substitute beverage known as "hapyoshu" which is marketed in exactly the same way as beer, looks like beer, tastes like beer and has similar alcohol content. It uses no hops and is thereby exempted from a government tax and is thus much cheaper than "beer". Damn clever.
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