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In 2013, the world beer production increased by 11 m hl to 1.973 bn hl. With an output of over 94 m hl Germany’s share is less than 5 percent, according to The Barth Report Hops 2013/2014.
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In Europe the spring barley harvest is considered a good average from the current perspective. Protein levels are, however, often at the lower end of the desired scale. Regional harvest has been completed.
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In modern quality assurance all three measuring systems are relevant: In-line, at-line and laboratory. They are chosen depending on the individual requirements of the company. In the brewing and beverage industries, in-line measurement is becoming increasingly important, due to an increased process reliability with reduced expenses or increased process transparency. Still, there will always be a need for lab and at-line measurement.
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MegaBrew | The AB-InBev-SABMiller combination – whether it happens or not – has already taught us one thing: never before in the brewing industry have the chattering classes, a new and truly global alliance of analysts and business media, been as pushy in bringing a deal about as in this case.
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With almost 2800 craft breweries operating in 2013, up 15 percent over 2012, and perhaps 1700 more in various stages of planning, you’d have to be a real old miser to warn that this kind of growth cannot be sustainable. When Kim Jordan, the owner of New Belgium Brewery, predicted back in 2003 that craft beer will eventually garner 10 percent of the market – it had 3 percent then – Bob Weinberg, the eminent beer industry sage, retorted: “Not possible”. He obviously got it wrong.
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Quality control and quality assurance are defined as the systematic monitoring of processes and (intermediate) products which are used to consistently meet product specifications at all stages in the process, up until and including when the product reaches the customer. The considerations presented in this paper are guidelines for establishing successful operating Quality Management Systems in breweries.
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Finland has been a beer country since ancient times. Kalevala, the Finnish national epic, describes the origin of beer in overwhelmingly more lines and words than the origin of the universe. From the middle ages, Finland as part of Sweden has been renowned for brewing skills in the whole kingdom. The importance of beer lasted until the Prohibition, when it became an alcohol issue. Craft and home brewing was best preserved in the traditional strong and sweet festivity brew called Sahti, which was about to become extinct due to the strict alcohol policy and “bureaucrazy” in Finland. The attempts to save and preserve Sahti play a pivotal role in the rebirth of craft brewing in Finland.
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How much worse can it get for German brewers? After two decades of volume decline and profit haemorrhage, the rest of the world is finally taking note of their plight. In January 2014 the New Yorker magazine ran an article headlined “German beer’s existential crisis”. A year previously, some graduates from the University of Pennsylvania had penned a piece “Is the end of the German beer industry near?” Both analyses may be a bit exaggerated. But as far as anyone can see over here, there is no light at the end of the tunnel either.
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Both the multifaceted aroma of new hop varieties and the increasing popularity of dry-hopped beers mean that the definition of the sensory characterisation of how hops influence beer aroma and beer flavor needs to be revised. The Hopsteiner flavor wheel has been developed with a view to dealing with this issue. To clarify the processes of sensory perception during beer tasting, the article gives an overview of the principles of the human olfactory and gustatory perception.
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The Brewers Association, the trade association representing small and independent American craft brewers, released its annual lists of the top 50 craft and overall brewing companies in the U.S., based on beer sales volume and the craft brewer definition in 2013. Of the top 50 overall brewing companies, 38 were small and independent craft brewing companies.
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