Drinking Culture

The 3°C Disconnect: Why Chilling a Hefeweizen Obliterates Its Flavor Profile

Walk into almost any contemporary craft beer bar, and you are likely to witness a structural crime disguised as premium service—a traditional Bavarian wheat beer poured directly into a frosted glass pulled from a sub-zero freezer.

Society

The Silent Majority: 1664 Research Finds We Have Taste, We’re Just Too Scared to Use It

A crushing majority of people believe they possess impeccable personal style, yet almost no one has the courage to express it publicly. That is the central finding of “A Question of Good Taste,” a global sociological study conducted on behalf of French beer brand 1664.

Science

Cracking the Hop Code: Carlsberg Maps the Genome to Save Beer from a Warming World

Researchers from the Carlsberg Research Laboratory have successfully mapped the incredibly complex genetic code of hops. t is a high-resolution DNA roadmap that might just preserve the future of beer in a warming world.

Brewing

BarthHaas Launches Technical Campaign and White Paper to Master Non-Alcoholic Brewing

Nuremberg-based hop titan BarthHaas GmbH & Co. KG has officially launched a major global digital campaign focused entirely on the technical frontiers of non-alcoholic (NA) and low-alcohol brewing.

Drinking Culture

The Sober Gold Rush and the Death of the Hangover

For decades, non-alcoholic beer occupied a bleak, dusty corner of the beverage industry—a functional compromise reserved for designated drivers or those on strict medical orders. Today, that compromise has evaporated.

Market

One Last Call for the Gusto: Schlitz Beer Discontinued After 177 Years

It appears the world has officially run out of gusto. Pabst Brewing Company, the current custodian of the historic brand, has announced it is officially discontinuing Schlitz, bringing a formal end to the 177-year-old American legacy.

Market

French Beer Has Supposedly Overtaken Wine, But the Media is Mixing Its Vintages

The press has eagerly declared a psychological milestone in European drinking habits: beer has supposedly overtaken wine in France.

Market

Belarus Emerges as Primary Transit Hub for Russian Beer Imports

Russia has found a highly lucrative—and entirely legal—loophole to keep European beer flowing into the country, and the route runs directly through Minsk.

Market

US Alcohol Consumption Plummeted 5% in 2025 as Consumers Cut Back

American drinkers scaled back significantly last year, driving total U.S. beverage alcohol volumes down by 5% in 2025, according to a new report from IWSR.

Market

The Crown Stays Put: Corona Leads AB InBev’s Global Portfolio

Corona has secured its position as the world’s most valuable beer brand for the third consecutive year, according to the 2026 Kantar BrandZ Most Valuable Global Brands report.

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