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The registration for the Brewers Forum 2023 opens today! Join us in Prague, Czech Republic, from the 21st to the 24th of May for four days of conferences, trade show, social events technical visits and amazing networking! Tickets for the Brewers Forum 2023 can be...

The Brewers Forum 2023 once again will gather the world professionals in the brewing sector. Today we are delighted to present the our two first Keynote Speakers, who will address the audience during the Opening Plenary  to share their views on the long-term...

The Sponsorship and Exhibition Booklet for the Brewers Forum 2023 is now available. You can discover all our sponsorship and exhibition opportunities, ranging from Gold & Silver Sponsorships to booths of different sizes (12m2, 9m2 and 6m2), from sponsored session...

We are pleased to invite you to the next edition of the Brewers Forum, which will take place on 21 – 23 May 2023, in Prague, Czech Republic. Once again, our global community will unite discussing trending issues in the brewing industry and networking while cheering...

What is the future of beer in the post-Covid era? How can brewers make beer environmentally friendly and ensure that brewing contributes even more to the green recovery? What are the latest innovations bringing new styles, expanding traditional methods and improving...

Sustainability is a game changer for the entire world and also for the beer industry. Brewers as well as consumers and the beer supply chain have already taken a lot of initiatives (some of them can be discovered here) to make the brewing business even more...

“Getting back to bars, pubs, cafés and festivals with friends, family and the local community will be a symbol of recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic, and will also help to reignite the whole European economy and rebuild society”, stated The Brewers of Europe on the...

Many brewers are now paying attention to being sustainable and work out circularity scheme for the benefit of the planet. But do they know it can also benefit the beer’s profile? Actually, many brewers do know and have invested into re-using old wine and/or spirits...

In his contribution to the Forum news last year, Luc De Raedemaeker stated that “original beer typologies have been adapted from their regional and cultural origins, modified to local traditions by brewers around the world, and influenced by modern global brewing...

The process of barrel-ageing to impart flavor and body to beer is complex and builds upon a long-standing tradition that survived industrialization of the brewing process. Many brewers are now embracing it and give a new impetus to the tradition. With the experts the...

Brewing a lager can sometimes be a complicated process, as this beer style requires a lot of care, attention and talent. Very often brewed by the larger, longer established breweries, small breweries engaged in top-fermentation now start to look at this style, invest...

The Covid-19 lockdowns and closure of the hospitality sector taught something to many companies, and breweries in particular: time has come to embrace the digitalization of the economy and use it to reach out to current as well as new customers. For many brewers, this...

The programme of a fantastic 2021 Brewers Forum is now available online! You can discover the range of topics as well as the list of confirmed speakers! The 2021 Brewers Forum will lead its audience through four inspiring days, showcasing best-practices, highlighting...

In the first Brewers Forum post of 2020, Luc De Raedemaeker takes a look at one of the major themes of this year’s event – why we still need beer styles in 2020, even if the very concept of a beer style is fragmenting. Enjoy! When today’s beer drinkers...

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 din – even if the hype still seems to be led...

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 have a word that precisely means Cheers. Gan Bei in fact means...

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 present their beers on a stand. This also benefits drinkers, who face a diversity of beers...

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 facing an end. “I believe that what microbrewers need to focus right now...

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 of the South American beer landscape. From the start this brewery...

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 has left the storytelling to others. Radiating out from...

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 telltale aroma and studied sip of beer can be like peering into the...

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 a thing about predictions and so ask their writers to indulge in...

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 the discovery of ancient raw materials to the most up-to-date brewing innovations....

As in many other parts of the beer world, craft beer is booming in France. But the course of change in France is different, because craft beer is not starting from scratch. The segment is trying to move past an ambivalent legacy left, on the one hand, by the presence...

Copyright: Brewers AssociationThere is much to celebrate in American craft brewing as the market evolves and the brewing landscape continues to shift. Small and independent American craft breweries are finding new ways to differentiate themselves in a crowded market,...

At the time of my writing, Italy can count on more than 800 microbreweries and brewpubs, and more than 200 beer firms. Considering that, before 1995, my country had practically no craft beer producers at all and that the consumption per capita is still the lowest in...

We all love to pop into our favourite dive bar and enjoy two or three pints at the end of the day. Perhaps we drink while watching the game or playing darts. Some favour chatting with the bartender while others make new acquaintances sitting at the bar over their...

What has already established itself in many European breweries is now being introduced gradually in Germany – a voluntary labelling commitment, on the recommendation of the German brewing associations: Reporting the calorific value on all beer labels, including beer...

Just under a century ago, in his magnum opus ‘The Decline of the West’, Oswald Spengler, a German cultural philosopher, tried to encompass the entire history of humanity. Unsurprisingly, his meandering through European culture was not a light read. While, in our...