Exactly 140 years ago, on 19 December 1882, the founding protocol of the Versuchs- und Lehranstalt für Brauerei was signed in Berlin.

The guild house on the grounds of the VLB Berlin serves as a meeting place and venue for the Berlin brewers' guild. The heavily weathered wooden roof was professionally refurbished with financial support from the  ehem. VLBer (VLB Alumni Association)

At the General Assembly of VLB Berlin on 10 October 2022 in Berlin, the current Administrative Board was confirmed in office for a further four years.  

Hanuman Beverages Co Ltd, a young and upcoming beverage company from Cambodia, has been a new member of the VLB  since January 2022.

We would like to thank the numerous visitors of our booth at drinktec 2022 in Munich!

You find us in Hall A6, booth 317: September 12-16, 2022, Messe Munich, Germany

22 VLB Certified Brewmasters celebrate their farewell and received their certificates on 22 July at VLB

On July 1, the two Research Institutes for Raw Materials and Beer and Beverage Analytics were merged at VLB to form the Research Institute for Raw Materials and Beverage Analysis. The new department is headed by Dr. Nils Rettberg

Around 200 brewing experts from Southeast Asia, Africa, Europe and America attended the 7th Bangkok Brewing Conference, which took place from 12 to 14 June 2022 in Bangkok, Thailand.

After a long, involuntary break, things finally got going again: VLB teams took part in international trade events in the USA, India, Brazil and Spain.