New Zealand Prime Minister John Key has officially reopened the Speight’s Brewery in Dunedin following a $40m upgrade project. The country’s second largest brewery has been refurbished to cope with demand in the wake of the deadly Christchurch earthquakes of 2011 which, along with untold damage and loss of life, caused the city’s Canterbury Brewery […]
It’s official: wheat beer Primator Weizenbier from the Czech Republic is the best beer in the world. That’s according to the World Beer Awards 2013, a prestigious annual competition that selects the very best internationally recognised beer styles – including lagers, stouts and specialty beers – from across Asia, America and Europe. The judging is […]
Keuka Brewing Company was named New York State’s best craft beer brewery at the 2014 TAP New York craft beer and fine food festival at Hunter Mountain ski resort in the Catskills. The Keuka Lake brewery beat out more than 80 other craft breweries to win the FX Matt Memorial Cup for best craft brewery. […]
According to the Brewers Association, the top 50 craft beer brewing companies in the United States of America (based on 2013 beer sales volume) are: 1. Boston Beer Co. (Boston) 2. Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. (Chico, Calif.) 3. New Belgium Brewing Co. (Fort Collins, Colo.) 4. Gambrinus (San Antonio) 5. Lagunitas Brewing Co. (Petaluma, Calif.) […]
Is Beerlao the best beer in Southeast Asia? It could be. You’d certainly be hard-pressed to find a backpacker who doesn’t like the classic Laotian lager – produced by the Lao Brewery Company of Vientiane and sold in 330ml and 640ml bottles and 330ml cans. Made with locally grown jasmine rice and brewed with hops and […]