Beer

Bloomberg - Beer sales the world over are fizzing out, except for Guinness, that is. Demand for the 269-year-old Irish stout has become so strong that owner Diageo has opened a new brewery in its country of birth, and another is on the way....

• These are sobering times for alcohol companies, which for years counted on steady demand as drinking remained woven into social life and consumer culture. But health concerns and tighter wallets are prompting people to drink less.
• Not so Guinness, which continues to grow. So much so that it’s even triggered periodic shortages, forcing some pubs to ration supplies.