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16Sep/17

Oktoberfest kicks off for the 184th round with heightened security

September 16, 2017Food and DrinkBeer, Beer festival, Brewing, Carnival, Culture, Dieter Reiter, German diaspora, German folklore, Germany, Keg, Months, Munich, Oktoberfest, Parade, States of Germany, Timesmbale

MUNICH, GERMANY (SEPTEMBER 16, 2017) (REUTERS) – The 184th annual edition of Oktoberfest started on Saturday (September 16), with a horse-and-carriage parade, carnival rides, oompah bands and beer-swigging revelry – as tradition dictates, of course. Continue reading →

04Sep/17

German sets new world record for carrying beer steins

September 4, 2017Food and DrinkAbensberg, Beer, Beer in England, Brewing, Containers, Euphoriants, Food and drink, Germany, Human Interest, Jug, Liquids, Oliver Struempfel, Personal life, Prost, Province/State: Bavaria, Tankard, Tools, Vesselssmbale

Oliver Struempfel broke his own world record carrying over 29 beer jugs for 40 metres and then set them down without spilling more than 10 percent of the beer. Continue reading →

07May/17

Danish brewer puts the ‘P’ in pilsner

May 7, 2017Food and DrinkAlcoholic drinks, Barley, Beer, Brewery, Brewing, Copenhagen, Denmark, Fermented drinks, Food and drink, Geography of Europe, Henrik Vang, Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics, Nørrebro Bryghus, Roskildesmbale

ROSKILDE, DENMARK (DANISH AGRICULTURE AND FOOD COUNCIL) – A Danish brewery is drawing on 50,000 liters of urine collected from the largest music festival in Northern Europe in producing a novelty beer aimed at the more adventurous drinker.
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27Nov/16

Sante! Belgium wants its beer on global culture list

November 27, 2016Food and DrinkAalst, Addis Ababa, Albanian iso-polyphony, Alcoholic drinks, Beer, Beer and breweries by region, Beer in Belgium, Belgian beer culture, Belgium, Brewery, Brewing, Brussels, China, Conservation and restoration, Country: Belgium, Craft brewery and microbrewery, Cultural heritage, Cultural studies, Culture, Fermented drinks, Food and drink, Gregoire Lepoudre, Intangible cultural heritage, Jean-Louis Van De Perre, Katie Mitchell, Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity, Netherlands, Slovakia, Spain, Traditional knowledge, Traditions, Trappist beer, UNESCO, United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization, United Statessmbale

Hopes are high in Brussels as Belgium’s beer culture could soon be included on the UNESCO’s list of ‘Intangible Cultural Heritage’.

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20Nov/16

Professor Kevin Verstrepen from the University of Leuven and VIB Center For Microbiology

Create the perfect beer using genetics

November 20, 2016InnovationAlcoholic drinks, Baker's yeast, Beer, Beer in Belgium, Beer style, Belgium, Brewing, Edible fungi, Fermentation in food processing, Fermented drinks, Fermented foods, Food and drink, Kevin Verstrepen, Leavening agents, LEUVEN, Matthew Stock, Personal life, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Yeastssmbale

Scientists are using modern genetic technology to breed yeast strains that promote the best brewing characteristics — in the quest for the perfect beer. Matthew Stock reports. Continue reading →

07Jan/16

Beer brewing made easy

January 7, 2016Food and DrinkAlcoholic drinks, Beer, Beer in England, BILL MITCHELL, Biotechnology, Brewery, Brewing, CES, Craft brewery and microbrewery, Fermented drinks, Food and drink, Human activities, Las Vegas, Matthew Stock, Microbrewery, Pico, process controlsmbale

A device that automates beer brewing is unveiled at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. Matthew Stock reports. Continue reading →

08Aug/15

Berlin presents “longest beer garden in the world” at International beer festival

August 8, 2015Food and DrinkAlcoholic drinks, Ale, Beer, Berlin, Brewing, Fermented drinks, Food and drink, Germany, Joe Wind, Rupert Maidens, United Kingdom, Watzdorf, Wheat beersmbale

A Berlin beer festival aims to keep revellers hydrated and entertained as summer temperatures swell by creating what it is calling the “longest beer garden in the world” at 2.2 kilometres long.

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12Jun/15

Video showing Swiss carpenters opening five beer bottles at once goes viral

June 12, 2015Viral VideoBeer, Ben Bither, Bottle, Brewing, Carpenters, CHRISTOPH NICK, Fermented drinks, Musical groups, Musicians, social media website, Switzerland, Technology, Technology/Internet, The Carpenters, Viral, Zürichsmbale

An amateur video showing a group of Swiss carpenters opening five beer bottles simultaneously with a ruler spreads across the web, becoming a viral hit.

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