ARE DURABLE UND RELIABLE HIGH-QUALITY STAINLESS STEEL KEGS A COINCIDENCE?
Admittedly, it’s provocative question. But, at BLEFA, quality is not a coincidence at all, but the culmination of over 50 years’ experience in manufact…
LONDON’S NORTH-SOUTH DIVIDE: BERMONDSEY BEER MILE VS. HACKNEY WICK
There has always been a north London, south London rivalry. North Londoners calling the south ‘a cultural wasteland with no public transport’. South Lo…
BLEFA STARTS NEW CAMPAIGN FOR THE CRAFT BREWER INDUSTRY
As we are already an active partner for lots of large breweries and craft brewers in the United States and Canada and as we would like to draw a lot mo…
HOMAGE TO ASTURIAN CIDER
One of Spain’s hidden gems is Asturias, an old mining region along the northern coast which is loved by its locals for the lush green landscape, tasty …
DANISH BEER INNOVATION UPHOLDS OLD TRADITIONS
Recent years have seen a boom in craft beer innovation and in January 2019, Denmark has 229 breweries of which only eight are conventional breweries. O…
BLEFA’S 2019 TRADE FAIR TOUR
In 2019, BLEFA will be embarking on a trade fair tour taking in four different continents and entering into very close contact with their customers, in…
VISIT THE GREAT BRITISH BEER CITIES
A new year means new beery opportunities. Anyone with an interest in beer should take the chance to meet fellow enthusiasts, hear about breweries and t…
MY WORK EYPERIENCE AT BLEFA
Hello to all the readers of the BLEFA Blog. My name is Lara and in December 2018, I did two weeks’ work experience at BLEFA GmbH in Kreuztal. Durin…
UPDATE OF ALEXANDER BRAND
Dear Friends and Partners of BLEFA, The outlook for our partners in the beer and wine industry is very optimistic based on the discussions we had at…
ENVIRONMENTALLY RESPONSIBLE PACKAGING
As growing concerns for environmental impact increase over topics like climate change and the ubiquity of disposable items, this has now become a defin…
DANK BREW – THE GLOBAL RISE OF CANNABIS BEER
Beer has a new competitor. Research published earlier this year by two American universities showed that alcohol sales were down 15% in US states where…
BRAU BEVIALE REVIEW: BLEFA IS PART OF THE SUCCESS STORY
After last year’s Drintec, it was back to Nuremberg again for Blefa this year to the Brau Beviale. And without giving too much away, I think we can saf…
A FEAST OF FLAVOURS IN BARCELONA
The ever so popular city of Barcelona has a strong culinary culture and these days, craft beer is part of that trend too. With more than 80 beer bars a…
IN SEARCH OF SOUTH AFRICAN BEER
If you scan the shelves of a South African liquor store, you’ll find American pale ales and German pilsners, Belgian blonds and Mexican lagers. You’ll …
WIDE RANGING LABELLING OPTIONS FOR STEEL KEGS
For many breweries and wineries, creating a sustainable brand presence is of vital importance for visualising their own quality aspirations as well as …
SOUTHERN PEARL – THE HISTORY OF ARGENTINA’S BOOMING CRAFT BEER MARKET
In a country known for its wine and spirits, particularly Fernet Branca, craft beer entered the scene 15 years ago thanks to Antares. With American tre…
TOP QUALITY KEGS WITH A 30-YEAR GUARANTEE
Since 1968 we have been manufacturing kegs for the beverage industry. This long history gives our long-standing employees in both production and consul…
EMPLOYEE SPOTLIGHT
BLEFA: Hey Justin, great to have you here for this interview. Justin: Thanks for letting me be a part the employee spotlight series. Fire away with …
NITRO COFFEE
This year the northern hemisphere was faced with a hot summer and its being said that according to statistics, this summer was one of the hottest of th…
BREWING AT THE TIP OF AFRICA: THE CHALLENGES FOR SMALL SOUTH AFRICAN BREWERS
From a distance it seems that craft beer is booming in South Africa. There are now more than 150 breweries – plus another 50 contract brands – across t…
BLEFA SELLS 30 MILLIONTH KEG TO DIAGEO’S ST JAMES’S GATE BREWERY
A broad product spectrum suitable for a versatile range of applications, consistently high quality, long-standing experience over the past 5 decades in…
UPDATE OF ALEXANDER BRAND
Dear BLEFA Blog readers, in the flood of information modern communication provides, it’s quite easy to lose track of things. And now, there’s even a…