International Stout Day is celebrated on the first Thursday of November. Who created it, the real history of Stout and how to join in with #StoutDay.
Cheese fondue is one of the emblematic dishes of Swiss cuisine, originating in Romandy, also known as French-speaking Switzerland. Here it is made with stout.
The tulip glass is very similar to the snifter, but larger, with a longer stem and a curve that flares at the top, ideal for full-bodied, aromatic and complex beers.
Beer waffles recipe with ingredients, step-by-step instructions and tips for making them airy inside and crispy outside.
The combination of dark beer, in this case a Porter, with spices, sugar and agar-agar makes this jam ideal for spreading on bread and serving with cheese and meat.
Spent grain bread is a delicious, sustainable and nutritious option made from a byproduct of the brewing process, the mashed malt grains.
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Köstritzer Schwarzbier is a bottom-fermented black lager. It has been produced since 1543 by the Köstritzer Schwarzbierbrauerei brewery, in the German state of Thuringia.
Alejandro “Alejo” Magallanes co-founded and runs Cervecería Loba in Guadalajara, one of Mexico’s most awarded breweries, and is president of ACERMEX.
What are the benefits of beer for hair? What is the correct way to use it? How can we use beer to stimulate growth, add volume, manage curly hair, or repair split ends?
Although today any golden, transparent beer is called a ‘blonde,’ there was a time when there was only one: Pilsner Urquell (Plzeňský Prazdroj), the first beer of its kind in history.
Chinese food is one of the oldest and most diverse cooking styles in the world, with an enormous variety of options available depending on the region of the country where they originate.
Beer crepes, or crêpes à la bière, are a traditional French recipe with a truly light texture, ideal with sweets, compotes, creams or jams.
The AFNOR glass — also known as the ISO glass — was originally developed in France to standardize a vessel for sensory analysis of wines and fermented beverages. Today it is also used for professional beer tasting.
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 not just about setting prices, but about building lasting relationships, letting both parties communicate constructively and creating room for trust and ongoing collaboration.
Beyond Guinness, Ireland has many other beer brands and styles to enjoy in the island’s favorite social pastime, drinking beer.
The Brewer’s Star, also known as Bierstern or Brauerstern, is an iconic symbol that has accompanied humanity for over 500 years, representing the art, tradition, and passion behind beer brewing.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Saint Arnold is recognized for “the miracle of the beer,” which is why both the Catholic Church and the Orthodox Church consider him the Patron Saint of this beloved drink.
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.
The popular myth is simple and says that the more papillae you have on your tongue, the greater your ability to taste flavors and, as a result, the more bitter beer tastes. The most recent published studies show that reality is quite a bit more complex.
The history of the jigger constitutes the fundamental axis upon which the professionalization of modern mixology was built, transforming a craft based on empirical intuition into an exact technical discipline.
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.
If you love beer, you have probably heard some of the long, complicated names of the yeasts and bacteria used specifically to brew sour beers.
Each stage of the beer brewing process is very relevant, but mashing is the phase where fermentable sugars are extracted, defining not only the alcoholic potential of the beer but also its body, aroma, and flavor.
Although the origin of these names cannot be stated with absolute certainty, one of the most common explanations relates to how alcoholic beverages were historically identified.
Beer runs deep in German culture, and this April 23 most of the country celebrates Beer Day, a year after the purity law turned 500.
As with wine, pairing beer and chocolate is about finding the perfect combination of flavors to complement and enhance the tasting experience.
Spent grain bread is a delicious, sustainable and nutritious option made from a byproduct of the brewing process, the mashed malt grains.
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.
Made in Kopparberg, Sweden, by a brewery founded in 1882, Kopparberg Pear is the 4.5% sweet perry the brand suggests serving over plenty of ice.
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.
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.
Trabanco Tradicional is the yellow-label natural cider of a Gijón house making cider since 1925, fermented with natural yeasts mostly in chestnut casks.
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.
The pinnacle of the St. Bernardus portfolio is a dark-colored, ivory-foamed, top-fermented beer that is easy to drink due to its smooth flavor and fruity aroma.
Köstritzer Schwarzbier is a bottom-fermented black lager. It has been produced since 1543 by the Köstritzer Schwarzbierbrauerei brewery, in the German state of Thuringia.
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.
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 in Belgium, with 8.5% ABV, 29 IBU and 255 calories, best served in a Tulip or Snifter glass.
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
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 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.
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.
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.
Beer runs deep in German culture, and this April 23 most of the country celebrates Beer Day, a year after the purity law turned 500.
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.
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).
Planning a big party, a barbecue or a day at the pool with friends or family? One key to success is having plenty of fresh, cold beer on hand.
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.
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.
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.
Plastic packaging has changed the way we live. It is cheap, can be molded into almost any shape and is generally easy to recycle.
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.
Untappd, the most widely used beer check-in and rating app in the world, released version 5.0 on October 15, 2026, and with it adds wine, liquor and spirits to its catalog.
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.
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.
The cold chain essentially means that the product being distributed is kept refrigerated at a constant temperature at all times, including during transportation.
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.
