International News

Celebrating the World’s Best Homemade Beer, Cider, and Mead

The American Homebrewers Association (AHA)—the national not-for-profit organization dedicated to advancing the hobby of homebrewing—announced the winners of the 2023 National Homebrew Competition (NHC) during its annual Homebrew Con™ conference in San Diego. 120 medals in 40 categories were awarded for the most outstanding homemade beer, mead, and cider. Six major awards recognizing overall brewing…

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Norwegian Startup Plaato Launches Fermentation Solutions

Established in 2015 in Oslo by founders Pål Ingebrigtsen and Michael Kononsky, The Norwegian technology company Plaato was designed to provide fermentation solutions to the home brewing market. Now, it’s becoming a front runner revolutionizing food technology beyond the alcoholic beverage sector. “We figured out how to digitize this biochemical process and make it interesting…

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Craft Brewery Startups Growing in South Korea

Craft beers from breweries that are growing in South Korea are set to shake up the South Korean alcoholic beverage market who are currently being dominated by giant local and multinational brands, mainly due to the unique taste and flavour profiles and brand stories that have been geared towards targeting millennials.  It has become quite…

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Austrian Trappist Abbey Closes its Doors

Engelszell, home to Austria’s only Trappist brewery, will see its last four monks staying at the Austrian abbey soon vacating the premises. The resident monk community announced earlier last month that it could no longer maintain a Trappist life within the monastery. The fate of the buildings, the church and the production of beer and…

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Singapore Craft Breweries Experiment with Unique Flavours 

Craft beer continues to rise in Singapore. Currently, there is a 4% market share, and the new brewers are looking to get beer drinkers away from the dominant market leader, Tiger beer, with innovative flavours, sustainable offerings, and attractive new-age packaging. “I think what drives the craft beer business is to talk about flavours because…

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2023 Craft Beer Marketing Awards “Crushie” Winners Revealed LIVE At Craft Brewers Conference

Recent “Crushie” winners of the 2023 Craft Beer Marketing Awards (CBMAs) were revealed via Facebook LIVE from the Craft Brewers Conference in Nashville. Click HERE to view the 2023 winners.  This year, the CBMAS added a charity fundraising category called “Show Us Your Favourite Tattoo” in addition to redesigning the Crushie trophy.   This category…

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Craft Beer in India: A Flavour and Innovation Journey

Craft beer has gained popularity in the world of brewing, and India is no exception. India has seen an increase in independent brewers that create distinctive and tasty beers due to the country’s expanding community of beer connoisseurs and blooming craft beer culture. In India’s brewing business, craft beer has emerged as a powerful force…

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The World Beer Cup® Presents the Best Beers of 2023

NASHVILLE — The Brewers Association (BA)—the not-for-profit trade group dedicated to promoting and protecting America’s small and independent craft brewers—recognized 307 winners during the 2023 World Beer Cup (WBC) awards ceremony on May 10, 2023.   The best beers in 103 beer categories covering 176 different beer styles (including all subcategories) received gold, silver, and bronze…

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Brewers Association Releases Annual Craft Brewing Industry Production Report and Top 50 Producing Craft Brewing Companies for 2022

The Brewers Association (BA)—the trade association representing small and independent American craft brewers—released their annual production figures for the U.S. craft brewing industry. In 2022, small and independent brewers collectively produced 24.3 million barrels of beer, on par with 2021’s numbers3, and craft’s overall beer market share by volume grew to 13.2%, up from 13.1% the…

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Hop Breakthroughs Are Changing IPA Production

From gene-editing technology to cryogenic freezing, scientific innovations in hops are helping brewers improve efficiency and deliver new, intense IPA aromas. IPAs have grown stronger and hazier over the past few years, with larger doses of the latest fruity and tropical hops. America’s approach to IPA production over the last decade has seen hop quantities…

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