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Yeast: the tiny little creature that does all the real work
Hops and malt get all the attention, but the little creature that does the real work often remains overlooked: yeast. We explain how…
Why one IPA smells like mango and the other like pine
Two IPAs of the same strength can smell completely different. That is almost never due to the malt and almost always to the hops:…
Beer with food: three pairings that always work
Wine with food is a habit, beer with food is a discovery. With three simple principles and a few concrete…
This is how you store craft beer without it losing its flavor.
Light, heat, and time all do something to your beer, and not always for the better. Why brown glass exists, which beers…
Struuk Beer from Ewijk: six beers that all start with Ons
Ons Japie, Ons Gabbertje, Ons Coolio. The beers from Struuk Bier in Ewijk, Gelderland, bear names as if they were family members. Behind…
The Hague wants to abolish the small brewer tariff: what that means for small brewers
The Cabinet plans to abolish the reduced excise duty rate for small breweries as of January 1, 2027. It yields little for the Treasury…
Which glass goes with which beer?
Why does the same beer sometimes taste just a little better from a different glass? We explain which glass to use for wheat beer, tripel, IPA and…
Bospolder Brewery: brewing with what the Westland has to offer
Marko and André Penning brew in Honselersdijk with what the Westland has to offer: bell peppers from neighbor Voort Horticulture, grapes from Kwintsheul…
IBU, EBC, and %: why does this beer taste the way it tastes?
IBU, EBC, and %: why does this beer taste the way it tastes? If you pick out a new bottle in our webshop, then…