Creative design awards presented for the first time The Altbier chosen as the best in the BestBrewChallenge 2022 came from the brew kettles of amateur brewers. Ivan Zonev and Hristo Hristov from Bulgaria took the victory. The runner-up is Christian Kröll from Germany. Third place goes to Federico Vauthier from Italy. In a blind [...]
Get acquainted with the country and its people in Mexico? Nothing could be easier by virtue of common interests... René Auradniczek, Technical Controller at BESTMALZ and master brewer, visited Mexico this summer with his companion. The agenda included a mixture of vacation and a privately organized professional training in the field of intercultural communication. [...]
Who was involved behind the scenes in organizing the tasting at BESTMALZ? The many tasks were distributed among a team of seven: René Auradniczek (Technical Controller & Brewmaster) was our man for short-term assignments. Just ten days before the tasting, he was put in charge of the contents. During the transportation of the beers [...]
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 [...]
How do you become a master brewer and what does the job involve?
(Exhibition photo source: http://www.thefaceofbeer.net/) Even in Switzerland with its vast number of microbreweries, La Nebuleuse stands out as being unique. Arthur Viaud, Jeremy Pernet and Kouros Ghavami started brewing beer in Lausanne on the shores of beautiful Lake Geneva in 2014. The beer they create is anything but conventional. The three [...]
Craft brewers are a mixed bunch – and can be very interesting to talk to. BESTMALZblog was at the “Braukunst Live” trade fair, where we talked to Dario Stieren, a young craft brewer, who says that his Munich Brew Mafia makes “beer with an exciting taste that is pleasant to drink.” BESTMALZblog: Why did you [...]
Who are the people behind BESTMALZ? How does each and every one of them help to ensure that we make top-quality products every day that reach our customers on time? We wanted to make their efforts visible – and launched a quality campaign “Simply the BEST is a team effort”. As part of the campaign, [...]
Ernst-Otto and Claudia Rüdinger from Wallertheim grow barley, the grain used by BESTMALZ to make its quality malts. They also produce wine – at first glance an unusual combination, but not uncommon in Rhine-Hesse. Wine and barley have similar requirements: They both need plenty of warmth, sunshine, and soil that does not need much rain. [...]
For a long time, the term “sommelier” was only used to refer to wine waiters, but for the past ten years or so the qualification has also existed for beer sommeliers, and demand is growing. Annika Klee from the BESTMALZ marketing team completed her education as a beer sommelier in [...]