Unforgettable. Remarkable. Momentous. Exceptionally Smooth. That, ladies and gentlemen is what Kenya Breweries Limited delivered last weekend in Kisumu during the Guinness Smooth launch, which undoubtedly will go down in history as one of the…
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Introducing: Qingdao, the modern center of Chinese beer culture
The 28th Qingdao International Beer Festival, held from July 20 to August 26 of this year, featured more than 200 beer brands from over 30 countries and regions. Beer enthusiasts enjoyed the refreshing taste of more than…
Overweight drinkers live longer than healthier people
A study has found that people who drink and are overweight are more likely to live longer than those who avoid booze and fatty foods. The 30-year study revealed that lighter elderly people die younger…
South Africa craft beers brew up a challenge to old order
“We’ve got plans to export to the United States,” grinned Luca Tooley who co-owns the Zwakala craft brewery in South Africa’s northeastern Limpopo province. “Hopefully within the next two to three weeks we’ll be sending…
Rainy summer puts Germans off their beer
A rainy, mild summer lacking big sporting events to booze along to has put Germans off their world-famous beer, official data showed Monday, as consumption slipped in the first nine months. Breweries reported sales of…
Fancy a Trump beer with a Putin twist?
Fancy a beer with a twist of political intrigue? A craft brewery in Ukraine has cashed in on the frenzy surrounding Donald Trump’s possible campaign links to Russia by bottling a lager with a label…
Attention beer lovers: US museum seeks historian for paid beer drinking
Attention beer lovers: the National Museum of American History may have your dream job — traveling the country drinking brews, all expenses paid. The job, which pays $64,650 a year, is no joke. The Washington,…
#FoodTrend: Mango lager? India’s thirst for craft beer grows
India’s version of craft brewing is seeing scores of thirsty tipplers sample everything from coconut stout to mango lager, as tastes mature in a country that has traditionally only downed strong liquor “to get a…
Goodbye vodka? Russians toast craft beer revolution
Bearded hipsters and bespectacled 20-somethings sip pale ales and dark stouts at Garden Beer, one of Moscow’s new craft beer bars serving “made in Russia” brews to an increasingly discerning clientele. While the craft beer…
German brewers cheer 500th birthday of beer purity law
German brewers will be clinking glasses this year to the 500th anniversary of their “purity law”, even as craft label designers complain the decree is cramping their style. Known in German by the verbal mouthful…