Munich | In line with the motto "Is your Beer a Star? Prove it!", the European Beer Star is once again inviting breweries to take part this year. Registration for this year's edition of the renowned beer competition closes on 24 July 2024.

China | The China Brew China Beverage (CBB) 2024 will be held at the Shanghai New International Expo Center from 28–31 October 2024. As a premier event for the Asian wine, beverage, liquid dairy products, liquid condiments, and edible oil industries, CBB is a vital part of the drinktec global network.

Lahnstein | International Gruitday on February 1st was created to celebrate gruit beer, a beer with herbs instead or in addition to hops, according to medieval traditions and recipes. In former times, hops were not available for brewers in most regions. So they had to use herbs like gale, porse, rosemary, caraway or laurel to provide taste and shelflife to their beers.

Nuremberg | In order to remain competitive in the beverage industry, manufacturers must continuously and consistently improve their production and marketing processes. BrauBeviale addresses this and offers a comprehensive information platform from 26–28 November 2024 in Nuremberg.

European Beer Star – A journey through Europe

Germany | Since the European Beer Star was inaugurated, promoting diversity in beer has been at the heart of the competition. With its style categories, the European Beer Star was conceived as a vehicle for familiarizing consumers with the beer styles of the world and conveying a beer culture that is lived in the various regions of Europe, the countries of origin of the respective beers. But what characterises the individual beer styles, and what do experts from the countries of origin have to say about them? To answer these questions, we embark on a journey through Germany, Poland, Belgium and Italy.

Bangkok | The Brewing Conference Bangkok 2024, again jointly organized by the Thailand Beer Industry Guild (TBIG) and the VLB Berlin, will take place from 9 to 11 June 2024 in Bangkok, Thailand.

London | The Society of Independent Brewers and Associates (SIBA) have agreed a partnership with Imbibe Live for their July 2024 show, taking place at London's Olympia Exhibition Centre on 1–2 July 2024.

Berlin | The 4th VLB Symposium on Acidic Fermented Non-Alcoholic Beverages (SAFB) takes place from 7–8 May 2024 in Berlin, Germany.

Munich | The European Beer Star 2024 will once again be looking for the best beers in the world in a total of 75 categories. Who will win over the international jury of experts and ultimately prevail against the competition from all over the world and receive the coveted gold, silver and bronze awards? Interested breweries can register themselves and their beers for the renowned beer competition starting on April 2.

Gräfelfing | The national and international Water Sommelier training programme is an established part of Doemens Academy based in Gräfelfing, Germany. The international courses, held in English, are particularly popular. However, there are also many people from Spanish-speaking countries interested in these course. And, of course, the question often arises whether Doemens could also offer a Water Sommelier course in Spanish. From 9–20 September 2024, Rosa Elena Pita Coelho will be leading the “Sommelier de Agua” course at Doemens for the first time with ideal training conditions.