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26 August 2025

What were the most decisive developments in brewing history?

Breakthroughs | A popular thought experiment among historians is to make long-term observations regarding important historical events and about their consequences or lack thereof. History, by its very nature, cannot be reflected upon from a perspective that is too narrow. By not losing sight of the big picture, one sees that events can be even more exciting and unpredictable than one might’ve expected. But what would such an analogy look like in brewing history? The following essay by Günther Thömmes touches upon this topic.

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