For the first time, particularly creative packaging and bottle labels were awarded in 2022 as part of the BestBrewChallenge. Just as with the awards for the best Altbier, hobby brewers were also in the front row when it came to [...]
The best Altbier of the BestBrewChallenge 2022 came from Bulgaria, Germany and Italy. In this article we present the winners. Ivan Zonev and Hristo Hristov are two friends who started brewing as a hobby two years ago. “We simply love [...]
Creative design awards presented for the first time The Altbier chosen as the best in the BestBrewChallenge 2022 came from the brew kettles of amateur brewers. Ivan Zonev and Hristo Hristov from Bulgaria took the victory. The runner-up is Christian [...]
“Now I’m excited.” The first tray of dark beers in bulbous tasting glasses stands in front of beer sommelière Marlene Speck. She lifts one of the glasses and holds it up to the light to assess color and cloudiness. Before [...]
Who was involved behind the scenes in organizing the tasting at BESTMALZ? The many tasks were distributed among a team of seven: René Auradniczek (Technical Controller & Brewmaster) was our man for short-term assignments. Just ten days before the tasting, [...]
Learning hands-on in a large brewery is sometimes not all that easy. At least when it comes to covering the entire production process from creating the recipe to bottling the beer. “It’s often the case that beer recipes that are [...]
