India | The Brews&Spirits Expo 2025 returned to Bengaluru from 27–29 November 2025, setting the stage for India’s most intense meeting of craft creators, beverage thinkers, technology specialists, global suppliers, category pioneers and industry drivers.

It’s all in the nuances

8th World Cup of Beer Sommeliers | The beer sommelier movement has constantly gained in momentum since it first started out in 2004. With training only initially possible in Germany and Austria, courses are now held in eight languages in 18 countries on four different continents. Over 8000 beer sommeliers have since become established in the brewing sector.

From 16 to 19 October 2025, Nancy was entirely dedicated to brewing culture. Under the umbrella of Destination Nancy, the 26th Salon du Brasseur, the Dîner à Prouvé, the Fête des Bières, and the Route Lorraine de la Bière came together for four days celebrating both regional and international brewing excellence.

Denver | The Brewers Association (BA) revealed the 2025 award-winning beers and ciders at this year’s Great American Beer Festival (GABF) competition ceremony on 11 October 2025. Expanding on last year’s introduction of cider categories, the 2025 competition featured a special, one-time-only Vera Hop category.

Germany | The Keg Champion Awards 2025 were presented by the Steel Keg Association (SKA) during drinktech at the BRAUWELT exhibition stand on 17 September 2025. Founded in 2022, the association highlights the sustainability, economic efficiency and improved consumer experience associated with steel kegs.

Germany | The BestBrewChallenge 2025 organized by Bestmalz has once again demonstrated the diversity and creativity of the international craft beer scene Over 100 people from twelve countries took up the challenge of creating and submitting an oatmeal stout using identical basic ingredients – including this year's mandatory Best Oat Malt.

Munich | 58,281 visitors from 164 countries gathered inspiration for future product concepts, business strategies, and technical solutions. With 70 per cent of attendees coming from international markets, drinktec 2025 once again lived up to its reputation as the industry’s premier global platform. Approximately 30 per cent of visitors came from Germany, around 40 per cent from the rest of Europe, and the remaining 30 per cent from other regions worldwide.

Germany | The European Beer Star has been organized by the Association Private Brauereien since 2004 and has long since become one of the most important beer competitions in the world. At this year's edition, an international jury of experts selected the best representatives in a total of 74 categories from 2202 beers submitted. The winners were announced on Wednesday, 17 September 2025, during drinktec in Munich.

Brewing Summit 2025 in California: innovation and sustainability in focus

USA | At the Brewing Summit 2025, which took place from 13–15 August 2025 in California, set against the desert landscape and sunrise views of Palm Desert, the international brewing community came together to discuss market trends, climate change, and fresh impulses for the brewing industry.

United Kingdom | On Wednesday 13 August, the winners for the World Beer Awards 2025 were officially announced. The announcement took place at The Great Hospital, a historic event space in Norwich UK. The World Beer Awards has proven to be one of the World Drinks Awards’ biggest competitions and as we’ve seen this year, the volume of entries only seems to be increasing every year.