Beer in the Philippines and pub culture, will collectively act to positively increase alcoholic drinks in the country. In terms of types of alcoholic drinks, beer and spirits will continue to comprise the largest volumes. San Miguel Corp expects to raise up to $616 million from selling shares of its flagship domestic beer group in the first half of 2008. In 2011, San Miguel Corp accounted for 88 per cent of domestic beer sold in the Philippines. San Miguel Corporation is southeast Asia's oldest and largest brewer. Established by Felix Hagad from his garage microbrewery, Bog's Brew debuted in Cafe Bob's and Bob's Restaurant
Beer in Iceland trade dispute with Spain and Portugal; the two countries threatened to stop importing Iceland's salt cod if they did not allow for the importing of Spanish and Portuguese wines. Public support for the complete ban eventually began to fade and, in a 1933 referendum, 57.7% of voters approved lifting the ban. Despite the referendum lifting prohibition, beer was still prohibited from containing more than 2.25% alcohol by volume (well below the 4–5% of an average beer). Some full-strength beer was smuggled into the country or produced by homebrewers. Icelanders also worked around the restriction by adding strong alcohol such as