Breaking: Big #beer brewer belatedly believes bitten by ransomware—and likely a data breach.

#Japan​’s biggest producer of beer is still not producing any beer this week. #Asahi Group Holdings shut down production Monday after detecting a cyber intruder.

And today it’s confirmed fears of #ransomware. In #SBBlogwatch, we dry out.

@TheFuturumGroup @TechstrongGroup @SecurityBlvd: https://securityboulevard.com/2025/10/japan-asahi-beer-ransomware-richixbw/?utm_source=richisoc&utm_medium=social&utm_content=richisoc&utm_campaign=richisoc

Breaking: Big #beer brewer belatedly believes bitten by ransomware—and likely a data breach.

#Japan​’s biggest producer of beer is still not producing any beer this week. #Asahi Group Holdings shut down production Monday after detecting a cyber intruder.

And today it’s confirmed fears of #ransomware. In #SBBlogwatch, we dry out.

@TheFuturumGroup @TechstrongGroup @SecurityBlvd: https://securityboulevard.com/2025/10/japan-asahi-beer-ransomware-richixbw/?utm_source=richisoc&utm_medium=social&utm_content=richisoc&utm_campaign=richisoc

Seven & I Holdings and other retailers in Japan are warning customers of possible Asahi Super Dry beer shortages after a cyberattack paralyzed production and distribution at Asahi Group Holdings. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/03/companies/seven-eleven-super-dry-asahi/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #seveniholdings #seveneleven #conveniencestores #cybersecurity #asahi #hacking #alcohol #beer #softdrinks

CTV: "Labatt launches alcohol-free Michelob as Canadians seek alternatives."

Not very inspired. Take a flavourless US brand and put that out to Cdns as their big alcohol-free option? Way to go Labatt.

#beer #Canada #naBeer

@Alice @toonie Milkshake IPAs and their dark counterpart Pastry Stouts aren't very well liked among the professional tasting community, not to mention I steer clear of anything *obviously* (key word) not vegan as a vegan, but I'm not going to get in the way of any beer drinker's happiness!

You'll want to steer clear of any West Coast IPA if you want to reduce your chances of encountering dankness, which is something I like despite being averse to actual pot. If you're open to exploring, an IPA made with a refreshingly fruity New Zealand hop such as Nelson Sauvin (the most common to find by name), Riwaka, or Motueka might be it. Hazy IPAs, while generally more approachable to the casual beer drinker, are such a crapshoot for me because many of them are dry hopped to the point of setting your tongue on fire, and often defeat the purpose of what I feel an IPA is, a dry, cleanly bitter celebration of hop flavor and aroma. Admittedly, this is me being a bit of an inflexible purist, but my certifications kind of require me to be one. ^^;

Cheers!

#alcohol #beer

@toonie @Alice Read this after buying beer, lol. There *are* plenty of good ones if they're your thing, but they need to come from breweries that actually give a shit about balance and not excess. Found myself gravitating towards SmASh IPAs recently, because there's nowhere to hide and requires some guts and a lot of trial and error from the brewer to craft a good one.

And they just *have* to be fresh. I'll spend an inordinate amount of time looking at packaging dates in the store to make sure what I buy is in its prime.

As far as market dominance goes, this is what I hate, because demand stifles style exploration and the diversity I crave...and not everything I cook pairs with an IPA.

Speaking of the UK, I could really use an English IPA about now, but they're extraordinarily rare for American brewers to produce. Bitters and Dark Milds are almost more common now. The latter are always brewed too strong, but I admire the effort at least.

#alcohol #beer

Japan’s young people are rethinking their relationship with alcohol — swapping late-night izakaya rounds for mocktails and zero-proof options. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/15/japan/science-health/nonalcoholic-drinks-youth-japan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sciencehealth #health #drinking #beer #alcohol

Beer aficionados ought to visit The Farm and The Odd Fellows in Minneapolis, Kansas. They give you a fob and let you pour your own beer. They have about a dozen beers, plus some wines and a hard cider. We were fortunate to visit on a day when there was no one else here, so we had the taps all to ourselves.
#beer#Kansas #selfserve 🍺

Let's celebrate the blood test results 😉

#Celebrating#Beer

This 1862 Welsh travel book places #beer and #ale on the same taxonomic level. One is not a sub-type of the other.

This 1862 Welsh travel book places #beer and #ale on the same taxonomic level. One is not a sub-type of the other.

Houston, we have a problem. #beer