For millennia, human saliva was the most effective enzyme for creating fermentable sugars as an intimate biochemical reaction that defined the history of fermentation long before agriculture.
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.
Discover the Origin of the Word “Cerveza” and Its Various Variations by Exploring the Main Theories About Its Etymology and Its Relationship with Different Cultures in This Fascinating Linguistic Journey.
IPA beers (India Pale Ale) are a top-fermented beer style with over 200 years of history, increasingly widespread and appreciated around the world, and from which new variations emerge from time to time.
IPAs are one of the most popular beer styles worldwide, yet there are people who cannot stand hop-heavy bitter beers, and this could be due to a genetic variation in their perception of this taste.
The idea was born with the help of social media in 2011, with Ashley Routson and Ryan Ross as its main promoters, quickly spreading globally as one of the most important beer style celebrations.
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.
Identifying the various aromas and flavors present in beer not only enhances the drinking experience but also provides a deeper understanding of the brewing processes and the unique characteristics of each beer style.
The brewing industry has built a quality validation system on a tacit but rarely questioned assumption that whoever detects a defect in beer possesses the ability to prescribe how to correct it.
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.
The michelada is a cocktail made with pale lager beer that has its origins in Mexico; however, its popularity was such that over time different countries adapted the recipe into their own representative version.
IPAs are one of the most popular beer styles worldwide, yet there are people who cannot stand hop-heavy bitter beers, and this could be due to a genetic variation in their perception of this taste.
“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.
Cider is a fermented beverage made from apples, with a long and rich history intertwined with the introduction of apple trees (Malus domestica) to the Americas by the Spanish.
From ingredient selection to final fermentation, chemistry is essential to understanding how flavors and aromas develop, allowing brewers to adjust the process for specific results.
This ecosystem, formed by billions of microorganisms that reside in the digestive tract, is key for numerous physiological functions, such as digestion, nutrient synthesis, the immune response, and the production of serotonin.
India Pale Ale (IPA) is one of the most popular craft beer styles, but if you can’t handle hop-heavy beers, it could be because you perceive bitterness with greater intensity than others.
Citing a Harvard School of Public Health study, PETA claims that beer can strengthen bones and help us live longer, while milk causes obesity, diabetes, and cancer.
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.
Chile’s Agricultural and Livestock Service (SAG) has taken an initiative to promote the development of Family Farming (AFC) and recognize the traditional “Pipeño” as a unique alcoholic beverage distinct from wine.
“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.
Beer became so important to ancient Mesopotamian culture that the Sumerians created a goddess for beer and its brewing, Ninkasi, to whom an anonymous poet wrote a hymn containing the oldest beer recipe in history.
IPAs are one of the most popular beer styles worldwide, yet there are people who cannot stand hop-heavy bitter beers, and this could be due to a genetic variation in their perception of this taste.
An essential part of the Eleusinian rites was the consumption of a beverage called ‘Kykeon,’ an infusion made from sacramental water, barley, and mint, which is also believed to have contained ergot fungus, a precursor to LSD.
Bitterness is an acquired taste, clearly evident when we see someone discovering the world of craft beer, but there is a good evolutionary reason for it: bitterness is a signal to consider in potentially poisonous compounds.
In simple words, beer is an alcoholic beverage made from starches obtained from cereals and other grains, flavored and aromatized with hops, which are then fermented in water with yeasts of the genus Saccharomyces.
On February 22, 2017, NASA announced one of the most exciting discoveries in the search for extraterrestrial life, confirming the existence of 7 exoplanets orbiting a star 39 light-years away.
The acronym IBU (International Bitterness Units) corresponds to the international measurement unit of bitterness and represents the iso-alpha-acids dissolved in beer, where each IBU is equivalent to one milligram of iso-alpha-acid per liter of beer.
Chimay Bleue is an iconic beer from the Belgian abbey of the same name that, with its wealth of flavors and complexity, has earned a special place in the hearts of beer lovers around the world.
Michael Jackson was far more than perhaps the greatest beer writer who ever lived. He was an educator and ambassador who revived interest in beer at its lowest point in quality, variety, and appreciation.
In Tusheti, a remote region of the Georgian Caucasus, the sacred drink is not wine but aludi: a beer brewed with sun-malted barley and wild hops whose recipe has been passed down from grandmother to granddaughter for centuries.
Whether the ingredients and preparation method varied from country to country, beer soup was always a humble dish made with ingredients within everyone’s reach: beer, butter, eggs, wheat grains, and rye bread.
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.
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.
Unlike all other Trappist breweries, Orval produces only one variety of beer for the general public, with just 15% of its total production available for export.
Houblon Chouffe Bière Tripel IPA represents a unique fusion of the English IPA tradition, the American Double IPA revolution, and the Belgian Tripel heritage.
Westvleteren 12 (XII) Abt. is virtually a modern brewing legend, consistently ranked among the world’s best beers for years in publications and industry rankings.
Hoegaarden Grand Cru is a Belgian Strong Ale brewed by Hoegaarden Brewery in Belgium, with 8.5% ABV, 29 IBU and 255 calories, best served in a Tulip or Snifter glass.
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.
Pilsner Urquell is the first beer of its kind in history and the one from which, for better or worse, all others in its style were developed. Its quality is guaranteed by the use of the original recipe.
Gulden Draak is a Belgian strong ale-style beer originating from Ertvelde, Belgium, and brewed by Brouwerij Van Steenberge, with 10.5% ABV, 18 IBU, and 255 total calories.
In 2013, a 61-year-old man arrived at the emergency room of a Texas hospital with a blood alcohol level of 0.37 g/dL. He claimed he had not been drinking. The medical staff did not believe him, since 0.37 g/dL is equivalent to consuming, in one go, nearly ten standard pints.
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.
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 beer Pliny the Elder takes its name in honor of the Roman traveler, naturalist, historian, and writer Gaius Minor Plinius Caecilius Secundus, who is credited with having given the first botanical name for hops.
A Kantar Millward Brown annual study reveals that 5 of the 6 most valuable brands in Latin America are beer brands. Discover which beer leads sales in each country of the region.
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.
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.
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.
In South Korea, the two most popular alcoholic beverages are soju and beer. This is why the smooth and delicious beer cocktail known as “somaek” has gained immense popularity, creating a perfect combination of both.
To identify S. chiloensis as a new species, scientists used an integrative taxonomy approach, combining analysis of genomic sequences, reproductive isolation studies, and phenotypic analyses.
Historically, brewers around the world have used locally available water to brew their beer, leading to the development of beer styles associated with specific mineral water profiles found in those places.
The discovery of a 220-year-old beer bottle recovered from the Sydney Cove, sunk in Australian waters near Tasmania, has inspired the creativity of a team of researchers.
The relationship between the chemical composition of a beer and its consumer appreciation has been an elusive field for food science, due to the non-linear nature of perception and its complex interactions.
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.
This study, published in Foods, represents the first systematic analysis of umami peptides present in lager beer and their multidimensional effects on the sensory properties of the beer body.
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).
The beverage, named “Ocho punto ocho” (8.8), combines the characteristic flavor of the terremoto with a different nutritional profile, standing out for its lower sugar content and half the calories compared to the homemade version.
The rise of non-alcoholic or low-alcohol beers has led the brewing industry to explore new yeast strains and fermentation techniques.
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.
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.
Bottle openers have become part of our personal toolkit, whether attached to our key ring, in our backpack, or as a basic kitchen utensil when going camping.
The idea was born with the help of social media in 2011, with Ashley Routson and Ryan Ross as its main promoters, quickly spreading globally as one of the most important beer style celebrations.
The PERP framework offers a structural model for understanding how global warming alters the biological cycles of barley and hops, with concrete responses to maintain quality and economic viability.
Google’s algorithm doesn’t always prioritize specialized beer media, but now it allows you to add The Beer Times as a preferred content source in Google Discover in less than a minute.
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.
In Tusheti, a remote region of the Georgian Caucasus, the sacred drink is not wine but aludi: a beer brewed with sun-malted barley and wild hops whose recipe has been passed down from grandmother to granddaughter for centuries.
