I don’t make a habit of using my blog to promote my employer, but now Bier&cO has pulled a stunt off – I’m so proud of it I want you all to know! Every Dutch StiBON Biersommelier, particularly those of the second exam round, will feel a shiver down their spine when I let them ...
I was recently in Prague to judge in a beer contest. Prague has a warm spot in my heart and I've been there many times, the last time being exactly ten years ago. The first time was over thirty years ago on a school trip and later I travelled here for Bier&cO (because we imported ...
Thursday 23 and Friday, February 24th, I judged the 'Czech and Moravian Beer Bottle Caps’, a beer contest with - how surprising - merely Czech and Moravian beers, in an original setup. Besides bottled beer we mostly judged beers from tap: a battery of twenty double-tap coolers were placed on a stage and during the ...
With 2016 coming to an end, most Dutch lager breweries announced an increase in their beer prices - for the hospitality industry. None of the brewers seem to have adjusted their prices for the supermarkets. Although there is NO existence of a cartel, it remains remarkable how all these individual companies make their price calculations: ...
In my line of work you stumble upon the weirdest facts, yet one doesn’t always take the time to put it all in perspective – let’s take some time for it! Let me share some thoughts and useless facts about the beer world with you. One of the most fascinating developments in recent years is of ...
Grolsch is up for sale – that’s no news. Because AB Inbev wants to swallow SAB Miller, they have to sell off loads of brands in order for the deal to be approved by scores of antitrust committees. It involves selling off the share of SAB in Miller-Coors in the US, and – amongst smaller ...
Beschouw je mondiale grootbrouwers als AB InBev en Heineken als een gevaar voor de bierwereld?
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