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Hallertau hops

• January 28, 2008  — Miller Brewing has offered a US$ 10,000 reward for information regarding the January 26 murder of one of their executives in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (WISN)
• January 25, 2008  — Scottish & Newcastle, the largest brewing company in the United Kingdom, has agreed to be split up and taken over by Heineken International and the Carlsberg Group in a deal worth ₤7.8 billion. (BBC News)
• January 15, 2008  — The rising price of hops (pictured) has caused some British Columbian microbreweries to reformulate their beer recipes. (CBC)
• January 13, 2008  — Sales information shows that ale sales in UK supermarkets grew by more than 6 percent last year, while lager sales fell less than one percent. (The Observer)