{"id":2734,"date":"2026-08-26T19:31:24","date_gmt":"2026-08-26T19:31:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hophelden.nl\/blog-2\/"},"modified":"2026-10-26T11:57:32","modified_gmt":"2026-10-26T10:57:32","slug":"blog","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hophelden.nl\/en\/blog\/","title":{"rendered":"Blog"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"hh-blog-hero\">\n\t\t<div class=\"hh-blog-hero-inner\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"hh-blog-title\">Our blog<\/h1>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"hh-blog-subtitle\">Stories about beer, brewing, our brewers, and everything related to it.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"hh-blog-hero-note\">\ud83d\udcc5 A new story appears here every Monday.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"hh-blog-wrap\">\n\n\t\t<h2 class=\"hh-blog-section-title\"># stories<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hh-blog-tabs\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/hophelden.nl\/en\/blog\/\" class=\"hh-blog-tab actief\">Everything<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/hophelden.nl\/en\/blog\/?categorie=achter-het-glas\" class=\"hh-blog-tab\">Behind the glass<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/hophelden.nl\/en\/blog\/?categorie=bier-in-het-nieuws\" class=\"hh-blog-tab\">Beer in the news<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/hophelden.nl\/en\/blog\/?categorie=bierbrouwen\" class=\"hh-blog-tab\">Beer brewing<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/hophelden.nl\/en\/blog\/?categorie=brouwerij-spotlight\" class=\"hh-blog-tab\">Brewery spotlight<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hh-blog-grid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/hophelden.nl\/en\/pophop-bier-met-een-eigen-afspeellijst\/\" class=\"hh-blog-card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hh-blog-card-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"769\" src=\"https:\/\/hophelden.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1793005271362_image-768x769.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Man met een glas bier bij de PopHop-stand op een festival, met platenhoezen en vinylplaten als decoratie\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hophelden.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1793005271362_image-768x769.png 768w, https:\/\/hophelden.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1793005271362_image-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/hophelden.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1793005271362_image-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/hophelden.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1793005271362_image-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/hophelden.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1793005271362_image-12x12.png 12w, https:\/\/hophelden.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1793005271362_image-600x601.png 600w, https:\/\/hophelden.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1793005271362_image-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/hophelden.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1793005271362_image.png 1125w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hh-blog-card-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"hh-blog-card-cat\">Brewery spotlight<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>PopHop: beer with its own playlist<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>PopHop from Rotterdam brews beer with a clear common thread: music. We take you through their beers, from the light White\u2026<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hh-blog-card-stats\">\n<span class=\"hh-blog-card-views\">\ud83d\udc41\ufe0f 30 views<\/span>\n<span class=\"hh-blog-card-hearts\">\ud83e\udd0d 0<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"hh-blog-card-lees\">Read more <span class=\"hh-blog-card-lees-arrow\">\u2192<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/hophelden.nl\/en\/de-vele-gezichten-van-stout\/\" class=\"hh-blog-card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hh-blog-card-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/hophelden.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/stout-familie-imperial-stout-glas-schuimkraag-768x432.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Glas pikzwarte imperial stout met een dikke bruine schuimkraag op een houten tafel\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hophelden.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/stout-familie-imperial-stout-glas-schuimkraag-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/hophelden.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/stout-familie-imperial-stout-glas-schuimkraag-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/hophelden.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/stout-familie-imperial-stout-glas-schuimkraag-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/hophelden.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/stout-familie-imperial-stout-glas-schuimkraag-18x10.webp 18w, https:\/\/hophelden.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/stout-familie-imperial-stout-glas-schuimkraag-600x338.webp 600w, https:\/\/hophelden.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/stout-familie-imperial-stout-glas-schuimkraag.webp 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hh-blog-card-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"hh-blog-card-cat\">Beer brewing<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>The many faces of stout: from Irish classic to beer for an empress<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Stout is much more than one heavy, dark beer: the style ranges from the dry Irish classic to a leaden Imperial Stout\u2026<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hh-blog-card-stats\">\n<span class=\"hh-blog-card-views\">\ud83d\udc41\ufe0f 75 views<\/span>\n<span class=\"hh-blog-card-hearts\">\ud83e\udd0d 0<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"hh-blog-card-lees\">Read more <span class=\"hh-blog-card-lees-arrow\">\u2192<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/hophelden.nl\/en\/mout-de-onbezongen-smaakmaker-van-je-bier\/\" class=\"hh-blog-card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hh-blog-card-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/hophelden.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/mout-gerst-basismout-uitgelicht-768x432.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Gerstekorrels van pilsmout die uit een jute zak op een houten tafel vallen\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hophelden.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/mout-gerst-basismout-uitgelicht-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/hophelden.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/mout-gerst-basismout-uitgelicht-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/hophelden.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/mout-gerst-basismout-uitgelicht-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/hophelden.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/mout-gerst-basismout-uitgelicht-18x10.webp 18w, https:\/\/hophelden.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/mout-gerst-basismout-uitgelicht-600x338.webp 600w, https:\/\/hophelden.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/mout-gerst-basismout-uitgelicht.webp 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hh-blog-card-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"hh-blog-card-cat\">Beer brewing<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Malt: the unsung flavor enhancer of your beer<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Everyone talks about hops, but the malt determines at least as much of the color and taste of your beer. We explain\u2026<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hh-blog-card-stats\">\n<span class=\"hh-blog-card-views\">\ud83d\udc41\ufe0f 108 views<\/span>\n<span class=\"hh-blog-card-hearts\">\ud83e\udd0d 0<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"hh-blog-card-lees\">Read more <span class=\"hh-blog-card-lees-arrow\">\u2192<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/hophelden.nl\/en\/vier-bier-mythes-die-gewoon-niet-kloppen\/\" class=\"hh-blog-card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hh-blog-card-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/hophelden.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/biermythes-glas-vergrootglas-uitgelicht-768x432.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Een glas bier met een vergrootglas ernaast op een donkere houten bar\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hophelden.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/biermythes-glas-vergrootglas-uitgelicht-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/hophelden.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/biermythes-glas-vergrootglas-uitgelicht-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/hophelden.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/biermythes-glas-vergrootglas-uitgelicht-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/hophelden.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/biermythes-glas-vergrootglas-uitgelicht-18x10.webp 18w, https:\/\/hophelden.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/biermythes-glas-vergrootglas-uitgelicht-600x338.webp 600w, https:\/\/hophelden.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/biermythes-glas-vergrootglas-uitgelicht.webp 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hh-blog-card-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"hh-blog-card-cat\">Behind the glass<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Four beer myths that simply aren&#039;t true<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dark is stronger, cloudy is contaminated, the colder the better, and cans are inferior to glass: four persistent assumptions about beer that\u2026<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hh-blog-card-stats\">\n<span class=\"hh-blog-card-views\">\ud83d\udc41\ufe0f 123 views<\/span>\n<span class=\"hh-blog-card-hearts\">\ud83e\udd0d 0<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"hh-blog-card-lees\">Read more <span class=\"hh-blog-card-lees-arrow\">\u2192<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/hophelden.nl\/en\/bier-door-de-eeuwen-heen-van-kleitablet-tot-blikje-craft-beer\/\" class=\"hh-blog-card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hh-blog-card-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"498\" height=\"625\" src=\"https:\/\/hophelden.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/bierhistorie-egypte-brouwerijmodel-meketre.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Oud-Egyptisch houten model van een bakkerij en brouwerij met werkfiguurtjes, uit het graf van Meketre\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hophelden.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/bierhistorie-egypte-brouwerijmodel-meketre.jpg 498w, https:\/\/hophelden.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/bierhistorie-egypte-brouwerijmodel-meketre-239x300.jpg 239w, https:\/\/hophelden.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/bierhistorie-egypte-brouwerijmodel-meketre-10x12.jpg 10w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hh-blog-card-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"hh-blog-card-cat\">Behind the glass<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Beer through the ages: from clay tablet to craft beer can<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Beer is thousands of years older than the wheel and the written word. We trace it from clay tablets in Mesopotamia through monasteries and\u2026<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hh-blog-card-stats\">\n<span class=\"hh-blog-card-views\">\ud83d\udc41\ufe0f 125 views<\/span>\n<span class=\"hh-blog-card-hearts\">\ud83e\udd0d 0<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"hh-blog-card-lees\">Read more <span class=\"hh-blog-card-lees-arrow\">\u2192<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/hophelden.nl\/en\/het-brouwproces-vier-stappen-van-mout-naar-bier-in-je-glas\/\" class=\"hh-blog-card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hh-blog-card-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/hophelden.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/maischen-mout-water-mashtun-uitgelicht-768x432.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Close-up van het maischen: gekneusde mout in heet water in een open maischvat, met stoom\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hophelden.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/maischen-mout-water-mashtun-uitgelicht-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/hophelden.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/maischen-mout-water-mashtun-uitgelicht-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/hophelden.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/maischen-mout-water-mashtun-uitgelicht-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/hophelden.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/maischen-mout-water-mashtun-uitgelicht-18x10.webp 18w, https:\/\/hophelden.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/maischen-mout-water-mashtun-uitgelicht-600x338.webp 600w, https:\/\/hophelden.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/maischen-mout-water-mashtun-uitgelicht.webp 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hh-blog-card-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"hh-blog-card-cat\">Beer brewing<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>The brewing process: four steps from malt to beer in your glass<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>From crushed malt to a full glass: beer goes through four fixed steps before it ends up on your table. We take you\u2026<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hh-blog-card-stats\">\n<span class=\"hh-blog-card-views\">\ud83d\udc41\ufe0f 150 views<\/span>\n<span class=\"hh-blog-card-hearts\">\ud83e\udd0d 0<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"hh-blog-card-lees\">Read more <span class=\"hh-blog-card-lees-arrow\">\u2192<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/hophelden.nl\/en\/gist-het-piepkleine-beestje-dat-al-het-echte-werk-doet\/\" class=\"hh-blog-card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hh-blog-card-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/hophelden.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/gist-fermentatievat-brouwerij-768x432.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Glazen fermentatievat met bubbelende, gistende bierwort in een brouwerij\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hophelden.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/gist-fermentatievat-brouwerij-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/hophelden.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/gist-fermentatievat-brouwerij-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/hophelden.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/gist-fermentatievat-brouwerij-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/hophelden.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/gist-fermentatievat-brouwerij-18x10.webp 18w, https:\/\/hophelden.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/gist-fermentatievat-brouwerij-600x338.webp 600w, https:\/\/hophelden.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/gist-fermentatievat-brouwerij.webp 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hh-blog-card-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"hh-blog-card-cat\">Beer brewing<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Yeast: the tiny little creature that does all the real work<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Hops and malt get all the attention, but the little creature that does the real work often remains overlooked: yeast. We explain how\u2026<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hh-blog-card-stats\">\n<span class=\"hh-blog-card-views\">\ud83d\udc41\ufe0f 140 views<\/span>\n<span class=\"hh-blog-card-hearts\">\ud83e\udd0d 0<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"hh-blog-card-lees\">Read more <span class=\"hh-blog-card-lees-arrow\">\u2192<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/hophelden.nl\/en\/hop-uitgelegd-aroma-ipa\/\" class=\"hh-blog-card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hh-blog-card-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/hophelden.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hopbellen-schaal-brouwerij-ipa-768x432.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Verse groene hopbellen in een roestvrijstalen schaal op een werkbank in een brouwerij, met een glas troebele IPA ernaast\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hophelden.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hopbellen-schaal-brouwerij-ipa-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/hophelden.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hopbellen-schaal-brouwerij-ipa-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/hophelden.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hopbellen-schaal-brouwerij-ipa-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/hophelden.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hopbellen-schaal-brouwerij-ipa-18x10.webp 18w, https:\/\/hophelden.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hopbellen-schaal-brouwerij-ipa-600x338.webp 600w, https:\/\/hophelden.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hopbellen-schaal-brouwerij-ipa.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hh-blog-card-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"hh-blog-card-cat\">Beer brewing<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Why one IPA smells like mango and the other like pine<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Two IPAs of the same strength can smell completely different. That is almost never due to the malt and almost always to the hops:\u2026<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hh-blog-card-stats\">\n<span class=\"hh-blog-card-views\">\ud83d\udc41\ufe0f 148 views<\/span>\n<span class=\"hh-blog-card-hearts\">\ud83e\udd0d 2<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"hh-blog-card-lees\">Read more <span class=\"hh-blog-card-lees-arrow\">\u2192<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/hophelden.nl\/en\/bier-bij-het-eten-combineren\/\" class=\"hh-blog-card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hh-blog-card-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/hophelden.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/bier-kaas-vijgen-walnoten-roggebrood-768x432.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Glas amberkleurig bier naast een houten plank met belegen kaas, walnoten, gedroogde vijgen en donker roggebrood\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hophelden.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/bier-kaas-vijgen-walnoten-roggebrood-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/hophelden.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/bier-kaas-vijgen-walnoten-roggebrood-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/hophelden.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/bier-kaas-vijgen-walnoten-roggebrood-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/hophelden.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/bier-kaas-vijgen-walnoten-roggebrood-18x10.webp 18w, https:\/\/hophelden.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/bier-kaas-vijgen-walnoten-roggebrood-600x338.webp 600w, https:\/\/hophelden.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/bier-kaas-vijgen-walnoten-roggebrood.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hh-blog-card-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"hh-blog-card-cat\">Beer brewing<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Beer with food: three pairings that always work<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Wine with food is a habit, beer with food is a discovery. With three simple principles and a few concrete\u2026<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hh-blog-card-stats\">\n<span class=\"hh-blog-card-views\">\ud83d\udc41\ufe0f 174 views<\/span>\n<span class=\"hh-blog-card-hearts\">\ud83e\udd0d 1<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"hh-blog-card-lees\">Read more <span class=\"hh-blog-card-lees-arrow\">\u2192<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/hophelden.nl\/en\/speciaalbier-bewaren\/\" class=\"hh-blog-card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hh-blog-card-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/hophelden.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/bier-bewaren-donkere-koele-kelder-rechtop-768x432.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Bruine bierflessen staan rechtop op een houten plank in een donkere, koele kelder\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hophelden.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/bier-bewaren-donkere-koele-kelder-rechtop-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/hophelden.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/bier-bewaren-donkere-koele-kelder-rechtop-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/hophelden.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/bier-bewaren-donkere-koele-kelder-rechtop-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/hophelden.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/bier-bewaren-donkere-koele-kelder-rechtop-18x10.webp 18w, https:\/\/hophelden.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/bier-bewaren-donkere-koele-kelder-rechtop-1320x743.webp 1320w, https:\/\/hophelden.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/bier-bewaren-donkere-koele-kelder-rechtop-600x338.webp 600w, https:\/\/hophelden.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/bier-bewaren-donkere-koele-kelder-rechtop.webp 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hh-blog-card-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"hh-blog-card-cat\">Beer brewing<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>This is how you store craft beer without it losing its flavor.<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Light, heat, and time all do something to your beer, and not always for the better. Why brown glass exists, which beers\u2026<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hh-blog-card-stats\">\n<span class=\"hh-blog-card-views\">\ud83d\udc41\ufe0f 197 views<\/span>\n<span class=\"hh-blog-card-hearts\">\ud83e\udd0d 1<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"hh-blog-card-lees\">Read more <span class=\"hh-blog-card-lees-arrow\">\u2192<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/hophelden.nl\/en\/struuk-bier-ewijk-spotlight\/\" class=\"hh-blog-card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hh-blog-card-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/hophelden.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/struuk-bier-stand-tap-2026-768x432.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Twee mannen in Struuk Bier-hoodies proosten met een glas bier achter hun stand met tapvaten, blikjes en posters onder een tent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hophelden.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/struuk-bier-stand-tap-2026-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hophelden.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/struuk-bier-stand-tap-2026-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hophelden.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/struuk-bier-stand-tap-2026-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/hophelden.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/struuk-bier-stand-tap-2026-1536x865.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/hophelden.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/struuk-bier-stand-tap-2026-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/hophelden.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/struuk-bier-stand-tap-2026-1320x743.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/hophelden.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/struuk-bier-stand-tap-2026-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/hophelden.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/struuk-bier-stand-tap-2026.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hh-blog-card-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"hh-blog-card-cat\">Brewery spotlight<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Struuk Bier from Ewijk: beers that all start with Ons<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Ons Japie, Ons Gabbertje, Ons Coolio. The beers from Struuk Bier in Ewijk, Gelderland, bear names as if they were family members. Behind\u2026<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hh-blog-card-stats\">\n<span class=\"hh-blog-card-views\">\ud83d\udc41\ufe0f 191 views<\/span>\n<span class=\"hh-blog-card-hearts\">\ud83e\udd0d 2<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"hh-blog-card-lees\">Read more <span class=\"hh-blog-card-lees-arrow\">\u2192<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/hophelden.nl\/en\/kleinbrouwerstarief-plannen-2027\/\" class=\"hh-blog-card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hh-blog-card-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/hophelden.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/kleine-brouwerij-ketels-kratten-bierflesjes-768x432.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Twee roestvrijstalen brouwketels in een kleine brouwerij, met houten kratten vol bruine bierflessen op de voorgrond\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hophelden.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/kleine-brouwerij-ketels-kratten-bierflesjes-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/hophelden.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/kleine-brouwerij-ketels-kratten-bierflesjes-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/hophelden.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/kleine-brouwerij-ketels-kratten-bierflesjes-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/hophelden.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/kleine-brouwerij-ketels-kratten-bierflesjes-18x10.webp 18w, https:\/\/hophelden.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/kleine-brouwerij-ketels-kratten-bierflesjes-1320x743.webp 1320w, https:\/\/hophelden.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/kleine-brouwerij-ketels-kratten-bierflesjes-600x338.webp 600w, https:\/\/hophelden.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/kleine-brouwerij-ketels-kratten-bierflesjes.webp 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hh-blog-card-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"hh-blog-card-cat\">Beer in the news<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>The Hague wants to abolish the small brewer tariff: what that means for small brewers<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The cabinet plans to abolish the reduced excise duty rate for small breweries as of 2028. 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