# Trends
The new beverages everyone’s talking about in 2023
It seems incredible, but despite the tremendous challenges (return to normality and other circumstances like inflation or raw materials and energy...
# Microbiology
How to avoid off-flavours in beer
A few months ago, we dedicated a post to the most frequent aromas and flavours that can appear during beer brewing and alter the properties of a...
# Trends
2023 trends in the craft beer industry
Last year craft beer producers faced a series of significant challenges. The return to normalcy after the pandemic, inflation with a massive increase...
# Trends
Micro-roasters and the boom in specialty coffees
Specialty coffees are in vogue. This is proving to be a stimulus for the industry, both for micro-roasters and the beverage sector as a whole.
# Marketing
Colour in beverages: a driver of consumption
With beverages, other senses besides taste come into play, particularly sight. If a beverage is “Instagrammable” and its colour appeals to the...
# Brewing
Sparkling water vs. soda water, incredible but different
There are multiple healthy options for quenching your thirst that also let you enjoy a pleasant beverage. This segment includes the boundless water...
# Trends
The experience of consuming beverages at home, another option for the sector
Home beverage consumption has always existed in the form of family meals and gatherings of friends. Nonetheless, and in a quasi-obligatory way, this...
# Trends # Raw Materials
The new hot hop varieties
If hops are an essential ingredient in beer brewing at the industrial level, in craft brewing they are a key element when it comes to achieving the...
# Quality
Expiry and best-before dates (II): shelf-life studies
In the first part of this post, we answer some key questions about beverages, such as the difference between the expiry date and the best-before date,...
# Trends
Canned wines, the new format that’s breaking all the rules
Canned wine, just as it sounds. It seemed like it could never happen, but this new and surprising format for enjoying the ‘drink of the gods’ has...
# Brewing
How the war in Ukraine is affecting the beer sector
Having a beer used to be a moment of pleasure that all consumers could afford. However, enjoying certain brands is becoming a real luxury. Since the...
# Packaging # Marketing
Beverage label design trends
The design of the labels on beverages is everything. To the point that the consumer leans towards one product or another based on its packaging,...