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Brooklyn, NY (May 2008) - Aladdin Beverage (PINKSHEETS: ADTJ) is pleased to announce that its CEO, Ted O’Connor, has signed a three-year contract as CEO and President of Aladdin Beverage. Mr. O’Connor founded the Company more than two years ago and has recently reduced overhead costs by more than 50 percent as he focuses the business exclusively as an importer of fine craft beers.

Mr. O’Connor has more than 11 years of experience in the beer business. Most of his experience came as the Tsingtao Beer national sales manager for Barton Beers (currently Crown Imports LLC). His training enabled him to establish relationships with overseas brewers, domestic distributors and numerous contacts in the wholesale beer industry. He is aided by a Board of Directors with an extensive history in the distribution, freight, sales, finance and warehousing businesses.
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Brooklyn, NY (May 2008) - Aladdin Beverage (PINKSHEETS: ADTJ) is pleased to announce that the Company has added Patagonia Negra Intensa to its portfolio of imported beers. This exotic, dark stout will be available in late summer and Aladdin is confident that it will spur sales in the cold weather months, when demand for dark beer typically increases.

Patagonia Negra Intensa is the newest of the Patagonia brews, which will give Aladdin its first South American dark beer, expanding Aladdin’s reach into a wider segment of consumers. Patagonia Negra Intensa can be compared in style to Negra Modelo, Mexico’s top selling dark beer, which sold 3.2 million cases in the U.S. in 2006. Patagonia Negra Intensa’s flavor originates from dark-roasted, pure malted special barleys with a cross of sweet and bitter flavors.
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Enschede, Netherlands (May 2008) - SABMiller plc announces that it has reached agreement in principle with Anheuser-Busch to transfer the US importation rights for the Grolsch brand to SABMiller’s subsidiary, Miller Brewing Company. The transfer is subject to the negotiation of definitive legal agreements which the parties expect to be finalised in the next few weeks. The financial terms of the transfer are not being disclosed.

Anheuser-Busch acquired the US distribution rights to the Grolsch brand in February 2006, prior to SABMiller’s subsequent acquisition of the Dutch brewer Royal Grolsch N.V. which was completed in February 2008. In 2007, Grolsch imports into the US grew to approximately 215,000 hectolitres*.
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Frederick, MD (May 06, 2008) - Flying Dog Brewery recently announced the release of a new addition to their “litter of ales” as Kerberos Tripel joins the brewery’s highly acclaimed Canis Major Series.

Kerberos Tripel is a bottle conditioned, strong Belgian-style ale with a slightly hazy appearance and mousse-like head. It is brewed with Golding and Saaz hops and Pilsner and Aromatic malts to yield a medium body and champagne-like carbonation. Kerberos pairs perfectly with Turkey and other poultry, creamy cheeses, fruit pastries, desserts and crème brulee.
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