Beer is only brewed at full moon

8-10-2010

The newest beer of the Belgian brewery Caulier, called ‘Paix Dieu Pleine Lune’, will be brewed only at full moon. The position of the moon is better for the fermentationproces. This white beer contains 10% alcohol. Besides the unique way of brewing, Caulier also offers a sugar free beer.

Brew your own beer

6-9-2010

At the Brooklyn Brew Shop in New York, everybody can now buy a brew-your-own-beer-kit. The kit is designed for people who don’t have a lot of room in their homes.

Artistic beer glasses by Duvel

3-9-2010

Duvel designed three special glass in collaboration with various artists. These glasses are for sale this month for € 8, =. Each glass is a limited edition of 25,000 glasses.

Gluten-free beer

2-9-2010

The 15,000 people in The Netherlands that have gluten allergy can now safely order a beer. Mongozo is the first beer brand that produces gluten free and organic beer and has a Max Havelaar fair trade label.

Beer tasting

1-9-2010

As with wine, people who drink beer would alsp like to taste their beer, before ordering a glass or a bottle. In Bierobar beer bar in Melbourne guests have that option. The restaurant also regularly organizes beer and food combination nights.

Deep fried beer

1-9-2010

Mark Zamble created something special. Deep fried snacks filled with beer! The snacks are made from pretzel dough and are then filled with beer.

Strongest beer in the world

15-8-2010

The Dutch brewer Koelschip from Almere, The Netherlands, brewed a beer with an alcohol percentage of 60%! You don’t drink this beer but  sip it like cognac! A single bottle costs € 35, =.

Worlds strongest beer…for now

29-7-2010

The Scottish brewer Brewdog designed these bottles of beer, which cost € 580,= and contain 55% alcohol. The bottle is wrapped in dead squirrels or stoats. Although the brewery says only ‘roadkills’ are used, it’s a pretty controversial packaging.  

Brewery combines beer with tourism

18-3-2010

This brewery is not only popular for its beer and the guided tours, but also because of the company’s commitment to a better environment. The brewery is committed to promote the bicycle. It organizes annual cycling races, owns a ‘bike library’ and regularly organizes drive-in cinemas on their parking lot exclusively accessible to cyclists. 

Beerpints made from safetyglass

27-2-2010

Design Bridge has developed two new pints, which are much safer than traditional pints. The prototypes consist of Glass Plus (left photo) and Twin Wall (right photo). Glass Plus has a thin, transparent layer of organic resin on the inside and Twin Wall consists of two ultra-thin layers of glass which are joined together, similar to glass in car windshields. Both prototypes ensure that when the glass breaks, the dangerous glass shards are held together securely.

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