Pliny the Elder was created in 2000 as a special brew for the beer festival organized by Vic Kralj, owner of the Bistro in Hayward, California, in which only 10 breweries took part.
In the late 19th century, Anchor Brewing Company began brewing its famous Steam Beer, using local ingredients and giving up the lager brewing techniques popular at the time.
This version, especially the one produced in the 1970s–1990s, became the last direct commercial survivor of the original lineage of 18th-century London Imperial Stouts.
Neither Ozempic nor Mounjaro mentions alcohol in its product information, but Heineken has just warned British pubs and bars that these drugs reduce the desire to drink and that users spend 14% less on beer.
The history of the beer can, from the 1935 steel can to the cone top, aluminum, the pull tab, the Guinness widget and craft beer.
Bottle openers are part of our personal toolkit, on the key chain, in the backpack or packed as a basic utensil when we go camping.
Tradition holds that Pythagoras, the celebrated mathematician and philosopher who founded his school in Croton, in southern Italy, grew tired of watching some of his disciples abuse wine during symposia.
Many beer enthusiasts are often unaware that beer styles were originally highly dependent on the geology of the area where the water for brewing was obtained.
Bocks are strong, luscious lagers with substyles beyond the traditional one, the stronger Doppelbock, the spring Helles / Maibock or the fortified Eisbock.
A new Danish study introduces an unexpected factor for inducing controlled turbidity in beer: yeast RNA extracts capable of triggering extreme haze in crystal-clear lagers.
Why is a slice of lemon placed on the neck of clear glass beer bottles and not on others? It is a mystery that has never really been clear until now.
Beer aftertaste depends on bitter receptors, retronasal aroma and the chemistry of tannins and terpenes. What the science says and how to assess it.
For early humanity, beer was perhaps the most important staple in their diet—a valuable source of protein and vitamins, and a crucial milestone in ensuring our survival as a species.
Beer lovers usually own a collection of beer glasses, yet many may not realize that several of their pieces are “nucleated” glassware, or may not know what that even means.
Beer is a perfect example of what in anthropology is known as cultural convergence, a phenomenon in which civilizations separated by oceans and millennia arrived at the same technological solution without having influenced each other.
Beer is one of the most popular alcoholic beverages among Peruvians, always present at social activities. Discover the most common slang expressions Peruvians use when heading out for beers with friends.
Brouwerij Bosteels brews “Deus Brut Des Flandres”, a Champagne-style Belgian beer also known as “the champagne of beer”.
No matter where you look on the Internet, you’ll notice that people love lists and rankings, constantly being bombarded with “top 10 of this” or “the best 20 of that,” and the beer world is no different.
The Belgians point to fishermen from the Meuse River, who fried potato strips when the waters froze in the 17th century. The French point to street vendors at Paris’s Pont Neuf, who popularized them in the late 18th century.
If you have ever visited Ireland, you have surely tasted a Kilkenny, Murphy’s or Guinness beer in one of its many pubs with a spirit that exudes authenticity from every corner.
The richness of Mexican gastronomy lies not only in the diversity of its ingredients but also in the cultural depth…
Mouthfeel can be defined as the set of perceptions that do not come directly from taste nor solely from smell but from the physical, thermal, or chemical interaction of the beverage with the mouth, tongue, palate, and throat.
“The Beer Hunter” is a late-1980s series featuring journalist and writer Michael Jackson as he travels the world in search of the finest beers.
The Egyptian scribe Amennajet narrates concisely, in an impersonal tone, unprecedented conduct unanimously adopted by the workers of the Pharaoh’s Tomb due to the poor working conditions that existed.
Taste is what the tongue perceives, the five basic tastes. Flavor adds smell and mouthfeel. What ISO, the BJCP and the science say about beer.
The brewing of the Gose style was established during the 16th century in the then-prosperous mining city of Goslar, in the north-central region of Germany (present-day Lower Saxony), which had built its wealth through silver extraction.
For a long time, a growing waistline has been associated with our passion for trying various beer styles, even though the same is rarely said about wine and spirits.
In beer tasting, crisp has nothing to do with crunch. It describes a dry, clean, fresh finish, and the BJCP defines it as an abrupt turn to sharpness.
Yeasts are more diverse than we think; there are thousands of species and they inhabit almost all natural environments on the planet, being used in food production and/or to produce antioxidant compounds and sunscreens.
Beer and cheese pairing opens up a vast world of sensations, mainly because the two share so much common ground, such as yeasts, earthy nuances, toasted aromas, floral or fruity notes and more.
Valdivia’s brewing tradition began at the Anwandter Brewery, founded in 1851 by Karl August Wilhelm Paschen Anwandter Fick, a German settler who came in 1850.
The Chilean cocktail known as “terremoto” is a classic drink from central Chile, especially popular during the Fiestas Patrias celebrations in September.
Sierra Nevada launched this Pale Ale in 1980 and brought Cascade hops to the center of the recipe, marking the starting point of the citrus profile that would later define hundreds of American IPAs.
Westmalle Tripel is a Belgian Trappist beer brewed by Brouwerij der Trappisten van Westmalle and first introduced to the market in 1934, being a pioneer of its style and marking a milestone in the country’s brewing tradition.
Angry Orchard went national in the US in 2012 with Crisp Apple among its three core ciders, and now runs a cidery on a 24-hectare orchard in New York.
The story of Negra Modelo goes beyond the beer itself; it is a narrative that combines tradition, innovation, and deep cultural roots in Mexico.
Cuello Negro Stout is a craft beer made with pure water from the Valdivian rainforest in southern Chile, whose flavor comes from a careful brewing process that gives it an unmistakable distinctive character.
The Original Dry is the 5.3% version the brand bills as export strength for the US and Canada, and it is also sold in the UK in cans and bottles.
Cantillon ferments this beer spontaneously with wild yeasts from the Senne valley and adds fresh raspberries, giving rise to one of the most renowned fruit lambics in Brussels.
Fuller’s London Pride is one of England’s most iconic beers and a true emblem of the Best Bitter style, appreciated by generations of beer lovers around the world.
In 2012 it grew fastest among the world’s top ten cider brands, per Carlsberg, and it now sells in over 40 countries in versions tailored to each market.
Petrus Aged Red is brewed from a Double Brown Ale base blended with 15% Petrus Aged Pale, which gives the beer a dry character and a light bitter edge.
Sidra Real Etiqueta Blanca is the everyday cider of CCU Argentina’s longest-running brand, made in the Alto Valle de Río Negro from red and green apples.
Duvel is an emblematic Belgian beer that, since its creation in the 1920s, has achieved iconic status in the beer world for its complexity and balance.
Drinking beer is a very common social activity, especially when enjoyed with friends. However, after having a couple of beers, it is common to notice that bathroom visits increase significantly.
Grupo Modelo hands over the store ready to operate and pays the rent, and the operator puts up an initial investment that starts at 60,000 pesos, according to the company itself, and that goes entirely toward inventory.
Mahou San Miguel has announced the acquisition of 100% of Founders Brewing, one of the most prestigious craft breweries in the United States, based in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
We invited Rob Tod, founder of Allagash Brewing Co., to share 20 practical lessons for brewery success learned over 25 years of activity. This was his response.
The Brews to Barns Act would give small US breweries 8 cents per pound of spent grain donated to farms, capped at $35,000 a year.
Corona Extra is the world’s most valuable beer brand in 2026, worth $13.9 billion. Brand Finance ranking plus the historic 2018 list.
To start this top 10 of the best-selling beers in the world, we can comment that for 2020, most of them are on the way to generating an impressive sum of 688.4 billion dollars in sales.
Climate change is not only transforming ecosystems and altering weather patterns but is also putting at risk one of humanity’s most iconic cultural products: beer.
The big brewers trade on the NYSE, Euronext and the Tokyo Stock Exchange. A guide to investing in AB InBev, Heineken, Carlsberg, Constellation Brands and Molson Coors from Latin America and Spain.
Munich’s Hofbräuhaus was founded in 1589 as the Bavarian ducal court brewery. Its history, its halls and what happened there in 1920.
Why is a slice of lemon placed on the neck of clear glass beer bottles and not on others? It is a mystery that has never really been clear until now.
Pressurization with liquid nitrogen enables lighter, thinner PET bottles without compromising structural integrity — reducing plastic use and distribution costs.
Plastic packaging has changed the way we live. It is cheap, can be molded into almost any shape and is generally easy to recycle.
It’s undeniable that TikTok is one of the social networks of the moment, developing exponential growth since 2020 until reaching…
The cold chain essentially means that the product being distributed is kept refrigerated at a constant temperature at all times, including during transportation.
Every consumer already has their preferences: some reject cans while others love the creative designs they can carry. This article cuts through the aesthetics to lay out the objective facts on which format is better depending on the conditions.
Nitro beer has been dismissed as a passing trend more than once — yet it keeps finding new fans and new formats. From the Guinness widget to nitro Cream Ales and Lagers, here is the science and history behind the nitrogen revolution in beer.
A team at Chalmers University of Technology has developed a biodegradable construction material made from baker’s yeast, algae alginate, wood cellulose, and vegetable glycerol—3D printable at room temperature with no heating, no support structures, and no waste.
The rise of non-alcoholic or low-alcohol beers has led the brewing industry to explore new yeast strains and fermentation techniques.
Our phone is the first thing we check in the morning and the last thing we see before going to sleep. It’s your biggest opportunity to communicate with your customers and make an impression.
On January 24, 1935, the first canned beer went on sale after decades of experiments and more than ten years of Prohibition, thanks to the Gottfried Krueger Brewing Company in Richmond, Virginia.
Traditional SEO is shifting ground. It’s no longer enough to optimize to appear on Google’s first page; the battle is now fought in the responses of large language models (LLMs).
Despite their popularity among brewers, these events are not always perceived by the market as a showcase of innovation and quality, but rather as a mirror that mainly reflects the industry’s limitations.
The Brews to Barns Act would give small US breweries 8 cents per pound of spent grain donated to farms, capped at $35,000 a year.
Grupo Modelo hands over the store ready to operate and pays the rent, and the operator puts up an initial investment that starts at 60,000 pesos, according to the company itself, and that goes entirely toward inventory.
The decline is especially marked among young people aged 15 to 24, who have reduced their usual consumption by around 60% over the last two decades. Spain is the fifth country in the European Union with the most abstainers.
Next Glass acquired BeerAdvocate in February 2020 in a deal that brought under one roof the oldest beer review community on the internet and the world’s most popular consumption tracking app.
Over 500,000 people of Palestinian descent live in Chile today, where second, third, and fourth-generation families keep alive the language, traditions, and memory of a territory many have never been able to return to.
The big brewers trade on the NYSE, Euronext and the Tokyo Stock Exchange. A guide to investing in AB InBev, Heineken, Carlsberg, Constellation Brands and Molson Coors from Latin America and Spain.
That relationship was described by the English chemist William Henry, and today it rules everything from the bottle cap to the regulator on a keg. That is why a British ale, a weissbier and a Czech pilsner can feel so different in the glass.
Several mistaken ideas about beer tears are going around, and they come from the world of wine and whisky. That they reveal quality, that glycerol produces them or that they form because alcohol concentrates at the top of the glass.
PFAS, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, are a large family of synthetic compounds built on carbon-fluorine bonds, among the most stable in chemistry.
The figures vary widely between countries, from 4 particles per liter in the United States to more than 90 in Spain. Much of that difference lies in how they are measured and understanding that matters as much as the number.
Hops bring their own enzymes that break down dextrins and reactivate the yeast after dry hopping. What hop creep is, how much alcohol and CO₂ it adds and how to stop it.
