Welcome to RBPMail December, 1997

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Welcome to RBPMail  December, 1997

Real Beer Page Mail, The Monthly Brew News Digest For the Online Beer 
Enthusiast. 

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In this issue:  
* Labeling Controversy On Trial
* Guinness And Grand Met Christen New Corporation
* Miller, Molson And Foster's Strike A Deal
* Siberian Brewery Head Hit 
* Belgian Brewers Defend Their Category
* SIBA Lobbies Against Sliding Scale On Internet
* Bass Purchases Brewery From Rival Carlsberg-Tetley
* Web Watch
  -> Real Beer Picks
  -> Cymba, Inc.
  -> The Academy of Homebrew
  -> Hempen Ale
  -> Portsmouth Brewery
  -> Southampton Publick House
  -> Shiner Beer  
  -> Quickie Email Survey   
  -> Brewed Fresh For You! 
* Spaten Acquires Munich's Lowenbrau
* Labatt Scores Hockey Deal
* Asahi Pulls Ahead Of Kirin
* Regional Spotlight: Africa
   -South African Brewery
   -Kenya Breweries Maneuvers For Market Share
   -SAB Launches Construction Of New Kenyan Brewery
* Eastern European Sales Of Alcoholic Drinks Increase
* British Drinkers Taking Their Tipple At Home
* Indian Summer Reverses Downward Trend
* Busch Bristles At Billboard Ban
* Leiney's Sues Northwoods Over Copywright
* Pennsylvania Stands Alone Against Pis
* Instead Of Flintstones; Beer Shaped Vitamins?
* Beer And Sprouts Lauded As Ideal Diet
* Does Milk Stout Count?
* Craftbrews Top Champagne As Yuppies Drink Of Choice
* Ad Watch
   - Shiner Pours Proceeds Into River Conservation
   - Black History Month Plays Into Heineken Advertising
   - Sam Adams Lagering At South Pole
   - Guinness Launches Pint Prose Competition
* Editorial: Dusting Off The Old Crystal Ball

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LABELING CONTROVERSY ON TRIAL
A federal judge issued a preliminary injunction to bar the state of Missouri from 
enforcing a new beer labeling law until a December 18 trial. The law requires beer 
sold in Missouri to bear labels showing the na