The name Anheuser Busch InBev should be very familiar to regular readers of this website, so frequently do we mention the biggest brewing conglomerate in the world. However, a descendent of the original founder himself, Adolphus Busch V, has recently branched out into an entirely… Read More
In honour of our recent article on the discovery of the oldest evidence of brewing in the world, we thought we’d count down some of the world’s oldest breweries that are still operating today. In the interests of, well, keeping the list interesting, we discounted… Read More
This week, archaeologists investigating an ancient Natufian burial chamber near Haifa, Israel, discovered what they consider to be evidence of a 13,000-year-old brewing process. Previous finds have indicated that organised brewing did not begin until about 5000 years ago, so this finding might cause a… Read More
Sometimes controversial but obscenely popular craft beer titan BrewDog recently announced a 55% revenue increase on the same time last year. With sales reaching £78 million already in 2018, it is shaping to be a very strong annual showing indeed for the makers of Punk… Read More
Obviously, London gets a lot of love in the UK craft beer scene. Only really rivalled domestically by Manchester, the capital is one of the best places in Europe to sample varied and delicious beers from local independent brewers. In fact, 36 new breweries opened… Read More
The Breweries had to evolve over time, with changing market conditions and tastes. The growth of competition has resulted in many of the smaller operations being brought down and purchased by the larger and more successful companies. This has meant that in order to remain… Read More
Evidence of beer brewing in the UK goes back as far as 3000 BC. Although, the prehistoric beer brewers of Orkney in Northern Scotland probably wouldn’t appreciate your pint of Carlsberg. Palaeontologists have discovered evidence that they brewed a rudimentary beer using plants such as… Read More
Brewing is the process of sugars being exposed to yeast that produces alcohol, with the sugars coming from either cereals or fruits. Distilling is a secondary process during which the alcoholic liquid is boiled in a still, with the steam being syphoned off to turn… Read More
Breweries weren’t the only things churning this week in the craft beer world, as rumours abound that Dutch brewing giant Heineken may be buying a large stake in successful London based craft brewery, Beavertown. Founded in 2011 by Logan Plant, the son of legendary Led… Read More
The brewery industry over the years has provided many jobs and there have been many areas that have come to rely on people’s appetite for beer in order for their working population to make a living. Some people feel that if a country drinks less,… Read More
