2019 has been a big year for European beer. The revival in brewing across the continent has continued relatively unabated. The whispers about drinkers’ growing interest in low- and non-alcoholic beer became an unavoidable [...]
Michelle Wang Chinese traditional beer culture was known as the “Gan Bei” beer culture. A lot of expats when they are drinking with Chinese friends, they think Gan Bei means “Cheers”, but actually in China, we don’t [...]
Axel Cleenewerck There are more and more brewers. Fortunately for them, their growth is mirrored by the growth in beershops – a relief for producers, who are as a result assured of being able to [...]
Maurizio Maestrelli A couple of months ago Vittorio Ferraris, president of the Italian craft brewers association Unionbirrai, told me that, in his opinion the time of unconditioned growth for craft beer in Italy is [...]
Jaime Ojeda In South America’s short beer history, there are few breweries that have successfully pioneered the craft beer movement. In Argentina, exists a brewery that has cracked the code to becoming a part [...]
Sandra Ganzenmüller The craft beer movement has undoubtedly disrupted the international beer industry and inspired beer drinkers worldwide. It has given a new impetus to what has hitherto been a very traditional industry that [...]
Luc De Raedemaeker The many choices made by the brewer create delicate aromas, deep flavors, textures and colors, transforming a few simple commodities into exquisite works of art. As a beer drinker, each glance, each [...]
Stephen Beaumont In general, attempting to predict the future is a fool’s errand. Attempting to predict the future of the beer market, however, well, that’s just nuts. Unfortunately for your humble scribe, editors have [...]
Pierre-Olivier Bergeron Antwerp was on 3 and 4 June this year the place to be for Europe’s brewers. Over 1000 producers, suppliers and interested parties engaged in two days of discussions that ranged from [...]
