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The return of the Pale Green Fairy
By: Ian Hornsey
01/11/2012
Absinthe is an emeraldgreen liqueur (la fée verte; ‘the green fairy’) that achieved immense popularity at the close of the 19th century, being, as it was, associated with the Bohemian lifestyle of La Belle Epoque. Because of its widespread abuse and worries about the toxicity of one of its constituents, wormwood oil (which contains thujone), absinthe was outlawed in most countries in the early twentieth century.
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The National Brewing Library – ten years on...
By: Chris Marchbanks
01/11/2012
It is now over ten years since the opening of the National Brewing Library (NBL) within the Oxford Brookes University Special Collections facility in Oxford.
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A Farmers Market – Durban style
By: Brian Hirst
01/11/2012
UK readers will be familiar with farmers markets; fresh local produce, often organic, homemade necklaces, carrots encrusted in expensive mud, which is often very evident underfoot. Plenty of beards and sandals, but unlike a CAMRA beerfest – no beer. Our African Correspondent at Large Brian Hirst found one with plenty of beer in Kwa Zulu Natal, South Africa.
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IFBM at Nancy - Technical support and research to French brewers
By: Simon Jackson
01/11/2012
Once the capital of the Duchy of Lorraine, Nancy in the north-east corner of France is one of those important French cities that you know is there but might not actually have visited.
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Banking on exports - A look at a new brewery in Barbados
By: Walid Eid
01/11/2012
There are definitely more unpleasant places on this earth to brew beer. Barbados is a true paradise – and can there possibly be anything better as a crowning pleasure than a cool fresh beer?
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AWA icon to close
By: Roger Putman
01/11/2012
There was a time when Swan was set to rule the world. This Western Australian icon made inroads into the east of the country and was brewed as far away as Burton on Trent! Today as part of Lion, it is rarely seen outside its home State. Yet it still has a loyal following although fighting a rearguard action against the much advertised XXXX Gold, Tooheys and Hahn brands. But time has run out and the plant will close in March 2013.
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The cradle of Chinese brewery training
By: Andreas Warneke
01/11/2012
“Greetings from Wuhan, where the separator has arrived today. The entire school was very excited about this,” wrote teacher and secretary Wang Feng Song in May 2011. The school is the Brewing Technology Academy of Wuhan. The separator was sent by the GEA Westfalia Separator Group as part of its sponsorship for the testing facility.
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Calling all Younger Members … these events are for you!
01/11/2012
Participating in younger members activities within the IBD network is a great way to meet people that are relatively new to the industry. All UK sections of the IBD have fully active Younger Member representatives, who are trying hard to get more involvement from this segment.
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Hitting the twenty first century - Holden’s upgrades in the Black Country
By: Roger Putman
01/11/2012
The Black Country is a loosely defined area located just to the northwest of Birmingham right in the heart of the UK. Bounded by the towns of Dudley, Walsall and Wolverhampton, it has a famous industrial past associated with coalmining and metal working.