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.
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.
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.
What the 2023 and 2024 medical guidelines say about beer and fatty liver, what MetALD means and how many beers a day exceed the risk thresholds.
Far from being a simple alternative to traditional beer, non-alcoholic beer presents itself as a versatile and sophisticated option, suitable for a wide variety of social contexts.
Rinsing the glass is the last of multiple equally important stages for beer service, but it is completely irrelevant if the glass being rinsed has not been properly washed beforehand.
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 Chilean cocktail known as “terremoto” is a classic drink from central Chile, especially popular during the Fiestas Patrias celebrations in September.
You do not simply request an “IPA recipe”; instead, you instruct Claude Code to first analyze the ingredient inventory, evaluate the cooling capacity of the equipment, and propose a mashing process that favors the desired final body.
Duvel Moortgat is a family brewery founded in 1871 by Jan-Leonard Moortgat in the town of Breendonk, being one of the more than 3,000 breweries operating in Belgium at that time.
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.
Everyone seems to understand it, but no one defines it the same way, although brewing research has been trying to pin it down since 2005 with the first review of the concept published in the journal of the Master Brewers Association of the Americas.
Lamb is one of the stars of international cuisine. This dark beer lamb recipe — braised for three hours in a Porter, Stout or Schwarzbier reduction with honey, soy sauce and aromatic vegetables — delivers melt-off-the-bone tenderness.
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.
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 distinctive character of Rauchbier dates back to a time when smoky flavor was not a stylistic choice, but an inevitable consequence of the production method in brewing beer.
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.
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.
What determines our preferences for certain types of beer? Why do some people enjoy bitter beers like IPAs, while others prefer sweeter or even sour beers?
The Eleusinian Mysteries were annual celebrations that took place in the autumn, approximately twenty kilometers west of Athens, at a sanctuary dedicated to the goddesses Demeter and Persephone.
Stange (German for “rod” or “stick”) is a tall, narrow, cylindrical glass traditionally used to serve Kölsch-style beers from Cologne, Germany — full of history and tradition.
The Trappist monastery of Malle, founded in 1794, achieved abbey status on April 22, 1836. The monks were authorized to drink the most famous beverage of Flanders — beer — during meals.
Enzymes are defined as complex biological catalysts of a protein nature, which trigger reactions without being modified by them or appearing in the final product.
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.
Developed in 2013 through a collaboration between the German glassware company Spiegelau and two of the leading companies of the Craft Beer movement in the United States, with Sam Calagione from Dogfish and Ken Grossman from Sierra Nevada.
Under the Reinheitsgebot, sugars not derived from malt could not be used to carbonate beer, so brewers needed alternative ways to supply a small extra dose taken from an actively fermenting wort.
One of the things that makes Orval unique is its 3 fermentations. A primary fermentation with an abbey yeast strain, a maturation with Brettanomyces, and finally, an addition of sugar and neutral yeast in the bottle for conditioning.
Made in Clonmel since 1935 with 17 apple varieties, Magners Original is the 4.5% semi-sweet Irish cider the brand suggests serving in a pint over ice.
Pliny the Elder is not just a beer; it is a living legend of the American craft beer movement and an absolute benchmark for the Double IPA style, coveted and studied by brewers and enthusiasts worldwide.
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.
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.
Hoegaarden Wit is one of the world’s most iconic beers, a Belgian wheat beer whose pale yellow color and natural haze win you over at first sight.
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.
Indio is one of Mexico’s most iconic beers, with a rich history dating back to 1893. It emphasizes the use of local ingredients and traditional brewing techniques.
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.
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.
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.
Duchesse de Bourgogne spends years maturing in oak barrels before reaching the glass—a process that has made it one of the most recognized Flanders Red Ales in Belgium.
Does regular beer consumption affect the development of prostate diseases such as benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) or prostate cancer? Could there be any positive effect on prostate tissue from moderate beer consumption?
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.
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.
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 best-selling beer in each Latin American country with 2024 to 2026 data, from Brazil and Mexico to Costa Rica, and the brewing groups that control the market.
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.
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.
Of the 10 most expensive beers in the world, some hit astronomical prices on release, while others are still brewed in exclusive batches.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The rise of non-alcoholic or low-alcohol beers has led the brewing industry to explore new yeast strains and fermentation techniques.
Brewing beer with less than 0.5% alcohol involves stopping fermentation early or removing ethanol afterward, and in both cases more residual fermentable sugar remains in the liquid than in a conventional beer.
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).
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.
You do not simply request an “IPA recipe”; instead, you instruct Claude Code to first analyze the ingredient inventory, evaluate the cooling capacity of the equipment, and propose a mashing process that favors the desired final body.
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.
Pressurization with liquid nitrogen enables lighter, thinner PET bottles without compromising structural integrity — reducing plastic use and distribution costs.
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.
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.
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.
In the beer world, every so often a discussion tends to arise about whether using extracts or essences betrays the craft spirit. The question seems simple, but the answer has quite a few nuances worth analyzing.
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.
