"Instant karma is going to get you". Well, karma got me. I should have realized that propagating fresh beer while keeping a fridge full of goodies was a risky, if not explosive, combination. Turns out my beer fridge was formerly a professional restaurant fridge, capable too of freezing. Deep freezing. So: whilst travelling to Tromso's arctic ...
OHIM – A monster called diastaticus
Some time ago I wrote a blog on a lawsuit filed by an American brewery against its yeast supplier, claiming it had been supplied with infected yeast. Some of the brewery’s beers suddenly developed off-flavors and showed massive over carbonation in the packaged product, resulting in exploding bottles and even cans. As a result large ...
Brewing is fun, until….
So, you’ve found your passion and started a brewery. You decided against the ‘cheap’ option and actually invested heavily in equipment, renting a space and hiring staff. An increasing amount of consumers like your beer and sales are up – life couldn’t possibly get any better. Then, one evening, you sit back with one of ...
OHIM – Heineken, Punch and Lagunitas: maybe the ‘green monster’ isn’t so bad?
Heineken now appears to be the majority shareholder of Lagunitas - more about that later. In England pubs continue to close their doors on a daily - because more and more beer is drunk at home several thousand classic public houses disappeared in recent years from the streets - but there are still more than ...
OHIM – Can someone please calm those Belgian’s down?
I am the last person on Planet Earth to deny Belgian brewers rank amongst the best in the world and they brew some damn good beer, but I was amazed about the way many Belgians twisted and turned the recent placement of their beer culture on Unesco’s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of ...
TGIF – WHEN EMOTION RUNS HIGH, ONE SHOULD NOT LOOSE ONES SENSE
It was a short and clean message on Facebook: Brewery Pampus, named after the historical island where ships had to anchor at low tide before they could enter the harbor of Amsterdam, announced it will be changing name, logo and image as per 1 January 2017.Continue Reading...