27 January 2021
Trends in the Beer Industry to Watch in 2021
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These hand sanitisers are made with the traditional recipe of the monks of the abbey of Rochefort, who also produced the famous Trappist beer of Rochefort.
Rochefort Release New Hand Sanitiser
The official Oktoberfest, Munich may be cancelled again this year, but it doesn’t mean you can’t find your own way of celebrating. Oktoberfest is the biggest beer festival in the world, and is usually held every year, running from mid or late September to the first Sunday in October. With that in mind we thought we’d give you a roundup of everything you need to know to hold your very own Oktoberfest, plus you can win some amazing Oktoberfest prizes!
Win a table at Oktoberfest 2022 with Paulaner
In 1975, Frank Boon founded Boon Brewery situated in Belgium, Lembeek near Brussels, mainly crafting geuze and kriek beerof the traditional lambic variety.
Frank Boons Amazing Legacy And The Beer That Tells It.
So what is a Baltic porter?
Well, lets look at the history, during the 1700 and 1800s it was one of the most popular brews around, and it did keep going in various forms, however after World War 2, The Western culture had forgot about the style, and it was not until the fall of the Iron Curtain it began to become popular and have a resurgence, especially in the Baltic porter breweries in Germany in the 1990s.
...So what is a Baltic Porter?
So what is the magic of Cantillon and why is it so in demand? Mulling over some dark corners of the internet and actually taking the time to read comments from some hard-line Cantillon fans on indie beer forums it would seem their are a number of reasons.... Well i think for starters people like it keeps everything in house/ traditional and family run. (Cantillon is still family owned. Jean-Pierre Van Roy – a fourth-generation brewer – currently runs Cantillon) It is based in Anderlecht, Brussels, where it churns out some of the most sought after lambics around and does not sell to just anyone.
The magic of: Cantillon
Tucked away in the quaint little east Sussex town of Lewes, by the sea, is a magical little brewery called: BEAK In their own words: "Conceived as a ‘nomadic’ project, The Beak has spent several years creating unfiltered, seasonally-inspired beer with friends at some the greatest UK breweries, including North Brew Co, Partizan, Beavertown, Burning Sky and Northern Monk." This special little brewery has made a real impression across the board in the world of beer, and working with some of the biggest names in the business it certainly can boast why. The little close knit team, has given back to its roots and as they have grown they have hunkered down in Lewes.
Beak Brewery: A by the sea gem
Over at Beer Merchants we are always scouting for the latest and best beer companies! However, its also sometimes in our interest to deter from our names sake and look to some of the amazing emerging brands in the bigger circle of the world of alcohol, we occasionally add to the impressive roster we have, with other types of alcohol. We are talking cider. Sometimes, nothing beats a crisp cold cider in the hazy sun, ear to the ground we have discovered some of the best emerging talent in the cider world.
The Cider Boom! A look at some of the best emerging brands in the world of Cider.
We thought it be fun to get a little more of an insight into all things beer over at Stigbergets, and who better to ask some questions and gain some insight from, then from head brewer: Oli Banks. Enjoy the little interview.
Q and A with Oli Banks: Head Brewer at Stigbergets
We are always scouting the best and brightest in the world of beer and breweries and bringing into the roster new talent for Beer Merchants. We look to Ireland for this next brand we are proud to welcome into the fold. Here we have: Bullhouse Brew Co.
Introducing: Bullhouse Brew Co
Põhjala was started at the end of 2011, it was four Estonian friends that got together and decided they wanted to make beer they enjoyed. The Estonia craft beer scene at the time was non-existent but these guys where tenacious and had a vision, so to understand how a brewery operated better they decided to go to do an internship down in Scotland at Brewdog.
It was here in Scotland and during the internship they met Chris Pilkington, who was curious of their plans to expand the craft beer scene in Estonia. Curiosity turned into a beautiful partnership, after a few visits and I’m sure some late-night beers, Chris was sold on the vision. He joined Põhjala and became Head Brewer and moved to Estonia. After some months of homebrewing and product development their first beer called Öö (translation Night) in February 2013 was born.
Dark winters, Mythical folklore and northern lands: POHJALA BREWERY
Garage Beer Company brew a wide variety of beers including IPAs, DIPAs and TIPAs, which all pack in the hops and explore a variety of fruity flavours alongside a variety of modern and innovative brewing techniques, pioneering the New England beer revolution in Spain!
Sunny days with Barcelona's finest: Garage Beer
Lindemans is a lambic producer that brews and blends its own lambic as well as provides wort to several other blenders throughout the Senne Valley. Lindemans produces both traditional lambic as well as sweetened lambic. The brewery is currently under its 7th generation of ownership by the Lindemans family.It now celebrates its 200th anniversary.
Lindemans Brewery 200th Anniversary
Beer expert Marverine Cole has taste-tested and chosen the 10 best lagers you have to try, from well-known classics to indie gems
The Best Lagers To Buy
The sun is shining, and the smell of smoke is lingering in the air, it can only mean one thing – BBQ season has begun! This week, National BBQ week, has got us thinking about which beers really up the BBQ game. So, let’s take a look at our top 10 craft beers that pair perfectly with BBQ!