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 [...]
From Moonlight Brew in Australia to the hobby brewer in his blooming springtime garden in Germany – on brew-in day of the BestBrewChallenge on Friday, March 25, 2022, people from all walks of life were involved. Photos and videos were [...]
The time has come: The BestBrewChallenge is entering the next round. For the year 2022, we have once again come up with a special challenge for you. We would like to have you brew an Altbier including a special [...]
“I almost fell off my chair when I found out,” laughs Tomas Sirtautas. Although he had already won the main prize in a major Lithuanian brewing competition in 2019, winning the BestBrewChallenge 2021 was nevertheless a big surprise. The beer [...]
Congratulations go to Tomas Sirtautas from Lithuania, who came first with his light wheat beer “Mischievous Wind“! The second-place winner is Jan Mordhorst from Seevetal in Lower Saxony, Germany, with his beer creation “Endless Summer”. The third and fourth [...]

