The international brewing community is invited to register now for the BestBrewChallenge 2026. Organized by Palatia Malz GmbH, this annual event is considered the world’s largest simultaneous community brewing event and is aimed at hobby brewers and breweries of all sizes around the globe.From April 20 to 26 a beer of a specified style will…
The jury of beer sommeliers has made its decision, and the winners of the BestBrewChallenge 2025 were announced during the festive online award ceremony: They come from Lithuania, the Czech Republic, and Germany.The winners:1st place: Tomas Sirtautas from the Relaxed Man brewery in Lithuania with his beer Out for Delivery2nd place: Tomáš Kuzník from Domácí…
A professional jury of beer sommeliers was invited to judge the Oatmeal Stouts in Heidelberg. Read a review of the tasting and find out where the winnig beers were brewed.
From March 28 to 30, 2025, brewers around the world brewed an Oatmeal Stout for the BestBrewChallenge 2025. Leading in the number of participants is Lithuania with 60 registrations, followed by Germany (42) and Czechia (34).
This style is known for its deep black, opaque color and entices with intense aromas of malt, coffee, and dark chocolate on the palate. The finish is marked by a characteristic roasted flavor created by the use of roasted malt. Depending on the brewing approach, the taste range can vary from dry and bitter to…
BestBrewChallenge to mark the 125th anniversary year of Palatia Malz The BestBrewChallenge is an international brewing competition in which brewers from all over the world simultaneously brew a beer style according to certain requirements. The competition beer to be brewed for the BestBrewChallenge 2024 is a German-style Helles. This beer is a pale, smooth lager,…
As April dawned, the global brewing community was abuzz with anticipation for the annual BestBrewChallenge. This year’s quest: to craft an unmatched Dark Doppelbock using BEST Black Malt eXtra. A staggering 182 brewing aficionados from 16 nations rose to the challenge. The climax of this malty saga unfolded on August 17 at the historic beer…
At BrauBeviale 2023, family Palatia Malz GmbH will be presenting ist full range of base, specialty and craft malts distributed under the brand name BESTMALZ.
From 20 to 23 April 2023, the brew-in for the BestBrewChallenge has finally taken place – this year it’s all about the Doppelbock. Hobby brewers had already been sharing their anticipation of the joint…
The competition is open to home and hobby brewers, pub breweries, and even institutes and large breweries from anywhere in the world.
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