Beer World
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Regions, breweries and drinking destinations, each tied to the traditions that shaped them.
Bruges
BelgiumAbbey and mixed-fermentation lineage dating to the 12th century.
51.21, 3.22
Bamberg
GermanyBeechwood smoke malting kept alive by family maltings.
49.90, 10.90
Tokyo
JapanPrecision lagering and rice-adjunct clarity meeting modern craft.
35.68, 139.65
Mexico City
MexicoPre-Hispanic maize fermentation reinterpreted by new breweries.
19.43, -99.13
Portland
United StatesPacific Northwest hop terroir and fresh-hop harvest culture.
45.52, -122.68
Addis Ababa
EthiopiaTella: gesho-bittered, sorghum and barley household brewing.
9.03, 38.74
Breweries on the map
Kade & Zoon
Bruges, Belgiumest. 1874Coolship-fermented ales aged in oak foeders beneath the canal district.
Rauchhaus Bamberg
Bamberg, Germanyest. 1631Malts its own beechwood-smoked barley on a wooden kiln floor.
Kanro Brewing
Tokyo, Japanest. 2014Lager-obsessed brewhouse working with single-origin Japanese barley.
Cervecería Milpa
Mexico City, Mexicoest. 2018Heirloom maize and agave fermentations documented with local growers.
North Fork Beerworks
Portland, United Statesest. 2009Harvest-week fresh-hop program with three Willamette Valley farms.
Gesho Collective
Addis Ababa, Ethiopiaest. 2021Formalising traditional tella recipes with modern quality control.