A New Museum Dedicated to Belgian Beer Has Opened in the Former Brussels Stock Exchange Building, Complete With a Virtual Bartender
The museum has touted itself as “the largest interactive beer center in the world.”
Belgian Beer World, a new museum dedicated to the history and love of beer making in Belgium, has opened in the neoclassical building that once housed the Brussels Stock Exchange.
The museum opened its doors to the public last month, with celebrations that included beatboxing, breakdancing, acrobatics and other entertainment in Place de la Bourse, the square outside the stock exchange building.
“From its historic basements to its spectacular rooftop Skybar, the Brussels Stock Exchange has been completely rethought and renovated,” museum officials said in a statement.
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How to plan a Japanese beer crawl around Sapporo
Home to one of Japan’s flagship beers, the capital of Hokkaido has also become a craft brewing centre. Follow this trail to find microbreweries and hidden taprooms.
ALERT: Deadline Less Than a Month Away for ABG Scholarship – APPLY NOW!!
** DON’T MISS THE OPPORTUNITY OF A LIFETIME — FULL RIDE SCHOLARSHIP TO AMERICAN BREWERS GUILD — APPLY NOW AS DEADLINE IS NOVEMBER 3RD **
In collaboration with the American Brewers Guild, we are offering a full-tuition scholarship to the Guild’s Intensive Brewing Science & Engineering program.
The Intensive Brewing Science & Engineering course is a 22-week distance education program with a final week of residential instruction. The course is designed for brewers and homebrewers who lack formal training in brewing science and covers all the fundamentals of beer production and quality assurance.
The American Brewers Guild is a premier school for the craft brewing industry dedicated to providing a comprehensive learning experience that focuses on the technical, scientific, and operational matters and issues that brewers face in a craft brewing environment.
The American Brewers Guild is now accepting applications for the Glen Hay Falconer Foundation slot in the Intensive Brewing Science & Engineering course that runs from January 22, 2024 through June 28, 2024 with the final week of onsite instruction in Middlebury, Vermont. The full application must be received no later than November 3, 2023. Note: This class is full except for this scholarship slot.
The scholarship is open to professional brewers and homebrewers from the states of Washington, Oregon, Alaska, Hawaii and California’s northern geographic region (San Francisco/Monterey Bay areas and north). The full-tuition scholarship also includes a $1,000 stipend to help offset travel and lodging expenses for the residential week in Middlebury, Vermont. Full details and scholarship applications are available at www.abgbrew.com.
The Glen Hay Falconer Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing educational opportunities for professional and aspiring craft brewers from the Pacific Northwest to further their knowledge and expertise. For more information on the Foundation please visit www.glenfalconerfoundation.org and follow us on Facebook.
Portland Fresh Hop Pop-Up Beer Fest returns
The Portland Fresh Hop Pop-Up Beer Fest returns for it’s 8th year in 2023 at Portland’s “top food cart pod” the Prost! Marketplace on N. Mississippi Ave. The beer garden features ten food trucks and ten rotating taps. Each day of this 17 day fresh hop marathon will feature seasonal rare seasonal beers with special tappings nearly every day celebrating some of the best and brightest breweries and regions.
Call Out! Portland Fresh Hops Festival Volunteer Sign Up
Portland Fresh Hops Festival Volunteer Sign Up
The Oregon Brewers Guild’s 19th Annual Portland Fresh Hops Festivall will be returning to Oaks Amusement Park once again and we are looking for volunteers.
The event will be held on:
Friday, 9/29 from 4pm-8pm
Saturday, 9/30 from 12pm-8pm
All volunteers must be 21 or older.
OLCC Server permits are preferred, but not required to volunteer. We will have pre-shift meetings to go over OLCC regulations, as well as how to recognize and deal with very intoxicated persons (VIPs). If you do have an OLCC server permit, please have it with you for your shift.
You will notice that shifts have been shortened to three hours. As a thank you for your time, you will receive a volunteer shirt, as well as an event glass and drink tickets that can be used at the festival outside of your shift.
If you are interested in volunteering or know someone who might be, please click/share the link below to complete our online sign up form.
If you have any questions, please contact Christina LaRue.
2023 PDX Fresh Hop Festival Volunteer Sign Up
CA Craft Beer Week Activities July 21-30, 2023
CA Craft Beer Week is an initiative organized by the Bay Area Brewers Guild and the California Craft Brewers Association, non-profit trade associations, in collaboration with the Central Coast Brewers Guild, the Los Angeles County Brewers Guild, the Orange County Brewers Guild, the Sacramento Area Brewers Guild, the Inland Empire Brewers Guild and the San Diego Brewers Guild.
Deschutes Brewery “Damn Tasty” Beer Fest – Volunteers Needed
Deschutes Brewery is hosting the “Damn Tasty” beer festival in the beer garden located at the Simpson Avenue location in Bend, Oregon and they are in need of volunteers.
Saturday, July 15th from 1-5pm
12pm-3pm: Set-up and Pour Beer
3pm-6pm: Pour Beer and Tear-Down
All volunteers must be 21 or older.
OLCC Server permits are preferred, but not required to volunteer. We will have pre-shift meetings to go over OLCC regulations, as well as how to recognize and deal with very intoxicated persons (VIPs). If you do have an OLCC server permit, please have it with you for your shift.
If you are interested in volunteering or know someone who is, please click/share the link below to complete our online sign up form.
If you have any questions, please contact Christina LaRue.
Portland Beer Week is coming!
10-days of events city-wide from June 16 – 25th 2023 presented by Block 15 Brewing and Loyal Legion
Portland Beer Week is a small grassroots campaign to celebrate the diversity of Portland, Oregon’s craft beer industry with events small and large held across the city.
Ten days of 20+ fun, educational, eye and palate opening eating and drinking events in the greatest beer city on earth kick off on Friday, June 16th and run through Sunday, June 25th. Organizers focus on organizing creative marquee events, while opening doors for other members of the community whether they be breweries, restaurants, non-profits, or individuals to add their own events to the still growing calendar.
Portland Beer Week
OR – 2023 Saisons on the Lawn – Volunteers Needed
2023 Saisons on the Lawn – Volunteers Needed
Bend, Oregon
Crux Fermentation Project is hosting their very first Saison on the Lawn beer festival and they are in need of volunteers.
Saturday, April 22nd from 12-8pm at Crux Fermentation Project in Bend OR
12pm-4pm: Beer Servers
4pm-8pm: Beer Servers
All volunteers must be 21 or older.
OLCC Server permits are preferred, but not required to volunteer. We will have pre-shift meetings to go over OLCC regulations, as well as how to recognize and deal with very intoxicated persons (VIPs). If you do have an OLCC server permit, please have it with you for your shift.
If you are interested in volunteering or know someone who is, please click/share the link below to complete our online sign up form.
If you have any questions, please contact Christina LaRue.
2023 Saison on the Lawn Volunteer
Why craft beer fosters better communities than its corporate competitors
From – The Conversation
As the craft beer industry grows, so too do the dedicated communities that form around it – an expert explains.
Craft beer is big business. In 2021, craft beer sales in the US (the biggest beer market by sales) totaled US$26.8 billion (£22 billion) and represented 13.1% of overall sales of beer. And it’s a growing market.
In 2015 there were 4,803 craft breweries in the US, by 2021 there were 9,118. The number of UK craft breweries, in that same period grew from 1,527 to 1,755. While the sales and growth are impressive, what matters more is what these figures represent – a growing interest in a superior quality beer from both producers and consumers.
Equally important is the ideological shift in the beer market they signify. Big beer (large corporate breweries such as AB Inbev) singularly seeks and values profit. Craft beer, while also motivated by profit, equally values community, quality and independence.
Read the rest of this excellent article on The Conversation
PHILLY BIERFEST IS BACK!
PHILLY BIERFEST 2023 – LONG DELAYED 10TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATES PENNSYLVANIA’S LEADERSHIP IN GERMAN-STYLE BREWING
PHILADELPHIA, PA – The German Society of Pennsylvania is thrilled to announce that, after a 2-year hiatus, it will once again host a world-class beer tasting event on, Saturday Feb. 25th 2023 from 2:00pm to 5:30pm, showcasing Pennsylvania’s German brewing heritage and this state’s leadership in the brewing of (and appreciation of) German-style lager beers. The long-delayed and hotly-anticipated 10th Annual Philly Bierfest will feature German-style beers from both Pennsylvania craft brewers and breweries in Germany, as well as rollicking entertainments and engaging educational opportunities to help Pennsylvanians learn to take pride in our centuries-long prowess in lager brewing. As always, this unique event also benefits and is presented in partnership with two additional non-profit organizations, the ferocious female athletes of Philly Roller Derby and the Brewers of Pennsylvania, a trade association that advocates for PA brewers and beer lovers and aims to foster a healthy, ethical, and growth-focused beer industry in our state.
GENERAL EVENT INFORMATION:
Date: Saturday February 25, 2023
Location: German Society of Pennsylvania â–ª 611 Spring Garden St. Philadelphia, PA 19123
Times: Main Event – 2:00pm to 5:30pm [Media Passes Available on Request]
Exclusive VIP ‘Early Access’ – 1pm to 2:00pm [VIP Ticketholders only]
Ticket Info: https://german-society-of-pennsylvania.ticketleap.com/philly-bierfest-2023/?fbclid=IwAR04VHbx6tPIlQn772maolVfpnZKkaRbDO4NBpNeMtvYO61Q0PeUQKLotH0
Panama’s Blooming Craft Beer Scene
Panama’s Blooming Craft Beer Scene Is Shaking Up an Import-Heavy Market
The various influences of Spain, Colombia, France, and America on Panama are nowhere more evident than in Panama City’s Casco Antiguo district. In 16th-century Spanish ruins among a UNESCO World Heritage site sits American Bazaar, a tribute to a turn-of-the-century department store and one of the city’s newest restaurants. The food and music are definitely American, and the beer taps will remind you of those at your favorite brew pub. But with names like Fula, Chivo Perro, and Guachimán, Americans won’t find these at their local bodegas or corner bars.
Read the rest here
2023 Oregon Brewers Festival canceled
Another dry summer in Portland: Oregon Brewers Festival canceled with no clear return
In its heyday, the festival was an annual event that drew 80,000 people to Portland’s waterfront. It is off for 2023, after returning last summer from a two-year hiatus.
For the third time in four years, there will be no big beer festival at Portland’s Waterfront Park this summer.
The Oregon Brewers Festival returned last year, after COVID-19 forced organizers to cancel the annual event in 2020 and 2021. In a statement, organizers cite several reasons for canceling this summer’s festival, including low attendance, higher costs and extreme weather.
Read more at OPB
Oregon Beer Industry Remembers Jim Parker RIP
From The New School
December 12th, 2022 would have been the 62nd birthday of the late, great, Jim Parker. Jim Parker was a storyteller, great beer ambassador, and a lovely human who was one of the last great publicans. His life and legacy goes hand in hand with the emergence of craft beer as a cultural force, and his wisdom and friendship touched and inspired innumerable people in the industry to follow this passion project.
Read more of this excellent article on The New School
Exploring Mexican Craft Beer
From Porchdrinking
By Scott Grossman
Mexican beer has come a long way from the thin-bodied, flavorless yellow beverage chugged poolside on spring break. These days there’s a burgeoning Mexican craft beer scene featuring the robust and flavorful styles that craft beer lovers are familiar with.
Over the past several years, numerous breweries have joined longtime Mexican craft brewers like Hercules, Baja Brewing and Minerva. While Mexico City is the epicenter of the movement with more than a dozen craft brewers, many medium-to-large cities sport at least one decent brewery.
Read the rest of this interesting article on Porchdrinking.com