International beer specialties | Conveying the scope of individual craft-brewed beers to a broad audience always has been the main goal of Private Brauereien Bayern e. V., a German association of small and medium brewers. That is how the European Beer Star competition came to life. At its premiere in 2004, 271 beers were submitted. Two years ago, the 2000 mark was exceeded for the first time and in 2018, 2344 beers from 50 countries took part. One of the most successful international participants is the Boston Beer Company, Boston, USA (Samuel Adams), with a total of 44 medals. BRAUWELT International talked with Jennifer Glanville, Director of Brewing Operations for Boston Beer, about the company’s history, philosophy and participation in the competition.

With a value of USD 35 billion, India’s alcohol industry is the third largest worldwide. The yet-to-be fully-tapped Indian Alco-Bev market witnessed a record-breaking revenue amounting to USD 67 661 million in the year 2018 and is expected to grow at an exponential 7.9 % in the coming year.

The Beviale Family, the NürnbergMesse Group’s global network for the beverage industry, is adding another event to its portfolio. Beviale Mexico will open its doors in Mexico City’s Centro Citibanamex for the first time from 29 to 31 July 2020. 

The next EBC Congress comes up on the horizon: As of late, scientists have been able to submit abstracts on technical and scientific topics in order to apply for the coveted lecture and poster exhibition opportunities.

Preparations for the next three-year programme of BrauBeviale, specifically the first event in Nuremberg from 13 to 15 November 2018, are already in full swing. As the last cycle was one of the most successful in the history of BrauBeviale and because it was fully booked in 2016 an extra hall has been added in 2018. Visitors will now follow a new route along the process chain for beverage production. But even with nine halls, the relaxed atmosphere that is typical of BrauBeviale will be retained and the fair will be as compact as ever.

Heirloom & Terroir | As part of the program surrounding this year’s BrauBeviale, RMI Analytics of Hamburg, Germany, will feature an all-day symposium about “Heirloom & Terroir Barley and Malt.” The event will take place on Monday, November 12, on the grounds of the tradeshow. In April, BRAUWELT International Editor-in-Chief Dr. Lydia Junkersfeld conducted an interview with the RMI Managing Director and event organizer, Christian Temme, and Horst Dornbusch, who will moderate the symposium in November.

Equaling the success of the first Brewers Forum, but preferably doing even better... This is the goal for the second edition of the Brewers Forum Beer and Beyond, taking place on June 3 and 4, 2019 in Antwerp, Belgium, together with the EBC Congress.

Craft Beer Italy, conference and exhibition for raw materials, technologies, packaging and marketing for craft beer, member of the Beviale Family, will be finally back on 27th - 28th March 2019 in Milan.

drink technology India (dti) has been postponed at the request of the exhibitors. The trade fair will now take place from April 10 to 12, 2019. The Bangalore International Expo Centre will remain the exhibition venue.

Versuchs- und Lehranstalt für Brauerei in Berlin (VLB) and DuPont Industrial Biosciences (DuPont) are coming together to establish a new conference devoted to sharing brewing knowledge, strengthening relationships and discussing best practices for the brewing and malting industry in Africa.