Malting receives increasing scientific attention

Well in excess of 1000 participants and more than 130 exhibitors from all over the world assembled at the beginning of October 2014 in Providence, Rhode Island, USA to attend the annual Congress of the American Association of Cereal Chemistry (AACCi), to bring themselves up-to-date and to tap into ideas about the most recent results from cereal research.

Talented young brewers from South African Breweries and Carlsberg UK took the top prizes in the Institute of Brewing & Distilling (IBD) 2014 examinations.

China Brew & China Beverage 2014

The 11th China Brew & China Beverage took place from 13 - 16 October 2014 in the New China International Exhibition Center, Beijing, China. BRAUWELT International and BRAUWELT Chinese attended the international brew and beverage processing technology and equipment exhibition in cooperation with the Academy for Brewing Technology in Wuhan.

The boom in craft brewing and cider making around the world is reflected in the diversity of beers and ciders which won medals on 13 February at the International Brewing Awards and International Cider Awards.

In late November, at the sps ipc drives 2014 trade fair in Nuremberg, the trade medium “elektrotechnik” chose for the third time the best corporate apps in the field of automation. For the first time, the “automation app award” was presented in four categories: corporate, catalogue, engineering and production.

Will he even hear their call? The Wine and Spirit Trade Association (WSTA) and the Scotch Whisky Association (SWA) are imploring the UK’s Chancellor George Osborne to cut the duty on wine and spirits by 2 percent in his March budget. The “Drop the Duty!” campaign, launched on 15 December 2014, argues that a cut would give a big billion boost to public finances in 2015.

The 11th edition of the European Beer Star was a huge success: 1613 beer samples from 42 countries had been sent in to be evaluated by the jury consisting of 105 international brewing experts – a new record. The award ceremony took place on 12 November 2014 during BrauBeviale in Nuremberg.

Is it all about passion?

How does one define craft beer? Is passion the ingredient in craft beer that distinguishes it from all other beers? Where does one draw the line? When does a beer cease to be considered craft beer? How does one convince conventional beer drinkers to try new beer styles? And where will the current trends in the craft beer scene lead?

The 2014 Great American Beer Festival (GABF) competition awarded 268 medals to some of the best commercial breweries in the United States, plus three GABF Pro-Am medals. Presented by the Brewers Association, GABF is one of the largest commercial beer competitions in the world and a symbol of brewing excellence. In its 28th year, the 2014 competition surpassed all previous participation records.

The European Beer and Health Symposium is usually held in Brussels every second or third year, and focuses on the latest research on the relationship between moderate beer consumption and health.