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Birofilia 2010 - Home brewing alive and growing in Poland

By: Ian Hornsey

01/08/2010

During the memorable GNS Study Tour to Poland in 2008, three of our group were invited to judge beers submitted to the national craft and home brewers’ competition. I was delighted to be asked to participate in this year’s competition.

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Reaching the summit - The ASBC and MBAA meet in Providence

By: Charlie Bamforth, Graham Stewart, Roger Putman

01/08/2010

Brewer & Distiller International • August 2010 • www.ibd.org.uk 39 Providence, the capital of America’s smallest state, Rhode Island, is one of its oldest cities dating back to 1636. A pretty little place, quiet and clean with an air of olde worlde gentility about it.Well, that was until Saturday night when a colourful Gay Pride parade of homosexuals passed through town leaving a trail of devastation and litter; but of course that was caused by the bystanders. 600 brewers and their chemists came and went without incident.

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Metal, plastic or glass? An update on smallpack choices

By: Paul Buttrick

01/08/2010

Three years on from writing an article about Ball Packaging Europe on how cans were made, I am now looking at glass and ‘plastic’ as well. Cans were being promoted as a modern and environmentally friendly packaging material for beer. At that time premium packaged beer was being promoted in glass – the image of a glass bottle was seen as upmarket.

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Beer, the natural choice?

01/08/2010

WHOLESOME BEER PULL-OUT GUIDE from the Beer Academy