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.
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.
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.
Of the 10 most expensive beers in the world, some hit astronomical prices on release, while others are still brewed in exclusive batches.
The Berliner Weisse style, also known as the “Champagne of the North,” is a beer with more than 500 years of history, originating in Germany, that today is experiencing a revival through diverse interpretations by brewers around the world.
Thirty gifts for beer lovers available on Amazon.es, from tasting glasses and home brewing kits to games and accessories.
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.
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.
Which exams you need to pass, how much they cost and which ranks exist to become a BJCP beer judge in 2026.
Mexico is the world’s fourth largest beer consumer, and these are the six craft beer styles that appear most often on its breweries’ menus.
Saison beers were an early form of “fuel” in pre-industrialized Belgian farms, a crucial component for the success of the harvest season in the old farmhouses of the country.
The history of science is filled with characters who worked in the shadows, far from the academic spotlight, but whose contributions ended up transforming entire disciplines. William Sealy Gosset is one such case.
Sahti is an ancient beer originating from Finland, recognized for its unique flavor, traditional brewing process, and rustic character, with juniper playing a prominent role.
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.
The Benedictio Cerevisiae, the Catholic blessing of beer, appears in the Rituale Romanum, the liturgical book promulgated under Pope Paul V in 1614. Here is its Latin text and an accurate translation.
Discover the versatility of beer and food pairing, where the wide range of beer styles fuses with a great variety of dishes, offering a unique and unforgettable gastronomic experience.
Nowadays, hops are a primary ingredient in beer brewing, but this wasn’t always the case. Throughout history, they were just one of many different herbs and spices used to flavor and preserve beer.
The term Radler means cyclist in German. As we delve into its history, the origins of these beers date back to 1900, as it may have been created at a bicycle club at the end of the 19th century.
The basic definition establishes that a cocktail is a combination of different beverages—alcoholic or not—such as fruit juices, sodas (carbonated drinks), fermented drinks (beer, cider), and/or spirits (whiskey, rum, vodka, etc.).
Historical records place the origin of kombucha in northeastern China, around 220 BC, where it was prepared as a medicinal drink known as hóngchájūn (red tea fungus, equivalent to black tea in the West).
Compiled results demonstrate that incorporating fruit not only broadens sensory diversity but also contributes to the development of functional beverages with potentially positive impacts on human health.
This story takes us to the great Pacific Northwest, home of vast barley fields and the two largest hop-producing regions in North America, the Yakima Valley and the Willamette Valley.
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.
Cider (from Late Latin sicĕra, ‘intoxicating liquid’) is an alcoholic beverage obtained through the fermentation of apple juice, though in some regions pears are also used (known as perry or ‘poiré’ in French).
BrewMeister’s Snake Venom has 67.5% alcohol and was once the strongest beer in the world. Here is how it is made and which beer beats it today.
Two men have mainly been proposed as the primary inspirations for the appearance of Gambrinus: Jan Primus (John I), Duke of Brabant, and Jean Sans Peur (John the Fearless), Duke of Burgundy.
Beer crème brûlée is a French pastry classic reinvented with Belgian Blonde Ale. A rich custard with a perfectly caramelized sugar crust — ready in under an hour.
Saison Dupont is a Belgian top-fermented beer, bottle-conditioned, brewed since 1844 during the winter to quench the thirst of the “saisoniers” who would work in the fields during the summer.
Hoegaarden Grand Cru is a Belgian Strong Ale brewed by Hoegaarden in Belgium, with 8.5% ABV, 29 IBU and 255 calories, best served in a Tulip or Snifter glass.
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.
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.
El Gaitero Clásica is the sparkling cider of the Asturian house founded in 1890 in Villaviciosa, extra semi-dry, 4.1%, with ample bubbles and firm acidity.
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.
3 Fonteinen Oude Geuze is a blend of one, two and three year old spontaneously fermented lambics, barrel-aged and bottle-refermented, with lively acidity and an earthy profile typical of the style.
Sidra 1888 is the 5% cider Sáenz Briones makes from red apples in Argentina’s Alto Valle de Río Negro, at a company owned by CCU since 2010.
Trabanco Tradicional is the yellow-label natural cider of a Gijón house making cider since 1925, fermented with natural yeasts mostly in chestnut casks.
The story of Negra Modelo goes beyond the beer itself; it is a narrative that combines tradition, innovation, and deep cultural roots in Mexico.
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.
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.
No amount of alcohol is known to be safe in pregnancy, whether wine or beer. What to do if you drank before knowing, and what a 0.0 beer really contains.
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.
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.
Cristal and Pilsen Callao, from Backus, are Peru’s best-selling beers. Learn their history and other brands such as Cusqueña, San Juan, Tres Cruces and Barbarian.
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.
Of the 10 most expensive beers in the world, some hit astronomical prices on release, while others are still brewed in exclusive batches.
Corona Extra is the world’s most valuable beer brand in 2026, worth $13.9 billion. Brand Finance ranking plus the historic 2018 list.
Brussels celebrates that recognition with a richer and more diverse beer scene than ever, with over 1,500 varieties, new experience spaces, and entire neighborhoods that have made beer part of their urban identity.
In answers from AI search assistants (LLMs), the algorithm does more than rank pages. It can break content into fragments, pull relevant ideas from different sites and combine them into a single unified answer for the user.
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.
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.
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 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.
A refractometer is an optical instrument that measures the sucrose concentration of a solution based on the refractive index produced by light in that solution.
The STC-1000 temperature controller lets you manually set the temperature of a fermenter or conditioning vessel placed inside a suitably sized refrigerator, freezer or cooler.
E-E-A-T — Experience, Expertise, Authoritativeness, and Trustworthiness — is one of the core frameworks Google uses to assess content quality. Learn what it means for SEO and how craft beer sites can build it.
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.
MiniBrew is a device that promises to make brewing beer as simple as making a cup of instant coffee in the morning.
Craft and independent brewers dedicate a great deal of time, effort, and resources to making the best beer possible, but all of this hard work can be ruined in the time it takes the beer to travel from the keg to the pint.
An uncomfortable reality in the mass certification circuit is that many judges have never brewed professionally, leaving them without the tools to diagnose processes they claim to correct from score sheets.
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.
