Four great ways to enjoy your Christmas beer
I love the tradition of brewing a special beer for the Christmas holidays.
Christmas beers are generally very alcoholic and intensely flavoured because they are brewed with ingredients that impart a warm character and a complex, rich aroma, such as honey, orange, cardamom, cinnamon, etc.
Stout: classic and artisanal beer styles. My best pairings with great food
You never forget your first time. Mine was with my flatmate, an Irish student, during my University time in Italy. The first night he moved in the apartment, my buddy suddenly left home
a few minutes before our dinner was ready. He came back timely, dragging a bag containing a few cans of Irish stout.
Beer as a food: a short article on old beers and fermentation
Malz und Hopfen sind eine Art Novum beim Brauen. In ancient times, fermented beverages were made with all available herbs and types of grains. Erikakraut was one of the most commonly used herbs. And mead, made from honey, was one of the oldest honey beers that humanity ever knew
Craft Beer: The 5 Key Differences Between Craft Beers and Traditional Beers
The Difference: Craft Beer & Beer The 5 most important differences between “craft beers” and “artisanal beers. The craft brewing craze is far-reaching. With incredible commercial successes in the US over the last 20 years, it has expanded worldwide. So, Europe was a natural to become the next explosive market. In Switzerland alone, there are […]
The advantages of hops
Water, malt, yeast, and hops. These are the main ingredients that we use to make beer Hops were not always used in brewing beer. In earlier times, brewers used herbal blends to impart flavor to the beer. In earlier times, brewers used herbal blends to impart flavor to the beer. You can learn more about […]
Happy Women’s Day
Thanks to the contemporary culture, advertisement (and not only), beer is perceived as a masculine beverage to be enjoyed by men, and exclusively among men. Does this also give you a belief that the word of brewing is a man´s world? As today is International Women’s Day, let’s uncover the truth. And this is pretty […]
Is beer healthy?
How often have we read articles and news stories touting the health benefits of beer, but also those claiming the opposite? There is no doubt that beer is a highly nutritious but also alcoholic beverage, and what makes beer a helper or an enemy for health and well-being is the amount consumed. But let’s take […]
The Magic of Christmas Beer
Christmas is a magical time. For many of us, however, it was quite different than in previous years. We gathered more in front of computer screens for online meetings rather than in the circle of family and friends, trying to capture a substitute for those special moments of Christmas togetherness. This year was something special, […]