Sapporo Breweries Ltd. and Kirin Brewery Co. this past spring put ... The popularity of lemon-based drinks has caught the eye of beer makers, whose sales have shrunk for 16 straight years.

Tokyo, Jan. 16 (Jiji Press)--Sales of beer and quasi-beer products ... Ltd. dipped 3 pct and those by Kirin Breweries Co. fell 2 pct, while sales by Sapporo Breweries Ltd. were flat.

Sapporo Breweries stopped making beer in Ebisu when it relocated the brewery ... Visitors can also serve draft beer for themselves for an additional fee. Kirin Brewery Co. reopened a revamped ...