Beer diversity all over the world
The 12th Trends in Brewing took place in Ghent from April 3rd to 7th, 2016 (see BRAUWELT International 3 2016, pp. 192-195). The leading theme of the event was “Diversity of Beers and Beer Styles”, and the keynote speeches from Prof. Ludwig Narziß, TUM-Weihenstephan, Germany, Chuck Skypeck, Brewers Association, USA, Chonlada Manakul, Boonrawd Brewery, Thailand, and Christian von der Heide, Newlands Systems, Canada, provided a good overview on beer diversity in the various continents. The four speeches are summarised below, exclusively for our readers.