70 Years of EBC (Part 1)
The Early Years | The European Brewery Convention celebrates its 70th anniversary this year. Before World War II there was no international organisation looking after brewers, brewing and beer. In those days, there was a clear dichotomy of brewing practices – the Anglo-Saxon and Irish top fermented beers on one hand, the Bohemian-Czech, German-Austrian and Danish bottom fermentation systems on the other. Brewing practices were often a mix of time-honoured recipes and continuous improvements tying up tradition and observation.