Global aspirations, regional roots: Palatia Malz GmbH celebrates its 120th anniversary
Anniversary celebrations and inauguration of the new warehouse and logistics center at Palatia Malz GmbH
November 2019
Record-breaking Simultaneous Brew Challenge: 227 Participants from 22 Countries
The winning beer of the BestBrewChallenge 2019 was brewed by a team from the Rheinhessen-Bräu brewery in Mainz (Germany) led by brewer Sebastian Selz. With their copper-colored “Callista summer”, the Germans managed to surpass all 227 participants. Second place was taken by Thomas Liebich from Landsberg am Lech (Germany) with “Ernstl”. Kai Trautwein from Flörsheim [...]
“If anyone could do it, there would be no need for Bestmalz!”
In 2019, BESTMALZ celebrates its 120th anniversary – what better opportunity to ask the boss to take a look at the company’s past, present and future! An interview with Dr. Axel Göhler, grandson of the founder of Palatia Malz GmbH. Bestmalzblog: Dr. Göhler, what is your first childhood memory of your father’s and grandfather’s [...]
July 2019
Sommeliers taste 103 beers for the BestBrewChallenge 2019
Brewing a Festbier style beer – that was the task for this year’s BestBrewChallenge. The task for the professional beer sommeliers during the tasting in July was to select the best beers. Out of 227 registered participants who participated in the simultaneous brew event on April 23rd, 140 homebrewers as well as small and medium-sized [...]
June 2019
Meininger’s International Craft Beer Award 2019: And the winners are…
During an impressive award ceremony on 17 June 2019 in Neustadt an der Weinstraße (Germany), for the sixth year in a row, the Meininger Verlag presented the winners of the coveted Meininger’s International Craft Beer Award. Numerous BESTMALZ customers (see the picture gallery) were delighted to be among the recipients of medals in bronze, [...]
January 2019
#BestBrewChallenge 2019: Let’s celebrate!
International brewing competition in the year of Palatia Malz GmbH’s 120th anniversary There are plenty of occasions to celebrate during the BestBrewChallenge 2019: Firstly, the fifth edition of the international brewing competition kicks off on German Beer Day on 23 April 2019. Secondly, Palatia Malz GmbH, producer of BESTMALZ quality malts and organizer of the [...]
November 2018
#BestBrewChallenge 2018: Amber ale, bock beer and Vienna export take the top three places
International brewing contest provides scope for creativity and professional feedback Amateur brewers often have to pursue their hobby under difficult conditions – they end up brewing their beer in the kitchen, the basement or the bathroom, and usually in their leisure time. But that doesn’t mean they are not successful, as the #BestBrewChallenge repeatedly [...]
August 2018
Sommeliers face traditional and wild beer creations during the 2018 BEST Brew Challenge tasting
75 beers from all over the world divided into 13 beer styles, which were evaluated in nine tasting sessions by ten sommeliers from across Germany – these are the impressive statistics of BESTMALZ's 2018 Best Brew Challenge (BBC) beer tasting. “The scope of beers ranged from very classic styles to modern, downright wild creations. For [...]
January 2018
#BestBrewChallenge 2018: No limits!
It has been six long months and we are back. On 17 May 2018, precisely at 2 pm CET, we are once again going to brew most intriguing beers together with brew enthusiasts from around the world in the course of a new edition of #BestBrewChallenge 2018 (BBC 2018). Anyone can participate in the #BestBrewChallenge [...]
September 2017
Hobby brewers excel at #BestBrewChallenge 2017
Three hobby brewers, including two from Germany, won the top prizes at this year’s BestBrewChallenge, the international brewing competition held by malt producer BESTMALZ AG. First place and the main prize – a weekend in Heidelberg for two – went to Hunter Brew from Schwarzenbek near Hamburg with their brown ale “Öckel”. Second place was [...]