The World Beer Cup, the largest beer competition in the world hosted by the Brewers Association (BA)—the not-for-profit trade association dedicated to small and independent American craft brewers—honored the best beers in 110 categories covering 172 different beer styles (including all subcategories). The World Beer Cup awards ceremony was held on April 24, 2024, on…
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Yakima Chief Hops (YCH), a grower-owned global hop supplier, is proud to present DynaBoost™! Formerly known as YCH 702, DynaBoost™ sets itself apart as an exceptionally flowable variety-specific hop extract. Designed for whirlpool use, DynaBoost™ was created using a proprietary process, capturing true-to-type hop aroma attributes and delivering them to your beer in an easy-to-pour…
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Heineken®, in collaboration with tastemakers in street culture, Bodega have launched ‘The Boring Phone’. The limited run of ‘dumb’ phones – specifically designed to have reduced tech capabilities – has been created to encourage people to enjoy better real-life connections on nights out by disconnecting from their smartphones. With smartphones becoming so advanced and interesting…
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The Brewers Association (BA)—the trade association representing small and independent American craft brewers —today released annual production figures for the U.S. craft brewing industry. The number of operating craft breweries continued to climb in 2023, reaching an all-time high of 9,683, including 2,071 microbreweries, 3,467 brewpubs, 3,900 taproom breweries, and 245 regional craft breweries. The total…
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Researchers from Nanyang Technological University (NTU) Singapore’s Food Science and Technology programme have created a method that extracts over 80 per cent of the available protein in grain leftovers from brewing beer, commonly known as brewers’ spent grain. Brewers’ spent grain (BSG) is the solid residue from malted barley after brewing beer. It is the…
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A new technology solution has been launched for the cold block stage of the brewing process to support breweries in their operational efficiency and in the adoption of digital solutions. The brewery-specific ABB Ability BeerMaker is a cold block intelligent process automation control solution that will support safety and quality improvements, boost productivity, and raise…
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Rice is showing potential to play a more prominent role in beer brewing, and it helps that Arkansas produces a lot of it. Arkansas grows about half of the rice in the United States, mostly long-grain. Meanwhile, climate change and international conflicts are leading to a shortage of the raw materials traditionally used for brewing…
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Tailoring Belgian beer requires bravery. The UNESCO lists Belgian beer culture as a World Heritage Site, and the country’s brewers take great pride in what they make. However, a team at VIB-KU Leuven has started a significant initiative to figure out using scientific and chemical methods that may improve beer. According to Nature Communications, Leuven…
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The global craft beer market size is expected to be valued at USD 141.66 thousand units in 2024 and reach USD 272.75 thousand units by 2029, growing at a CAGR of 14% from 2024 to 2029. Global Craft Beer Market Report Scope: Market Size (2029): USD 272.75 thousand units Market Size (2024): USD 141.66 thousand…
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A free smartphone app, Drink Less, can help people who would benefit most from reducing their alcohol consumption to do so successfully, according to a large randomised controlled trial led by UCL researchers and involving University of Bristol academics. The study, published in eClinicalMedicine and funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research…
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