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Tag: History

1930 Malting Methods

The evolution of malting: A journey through time

by The SwaenMaltPosted on 03/25/202403/13/2025No Comments

Malt plays a crucial role in brewing. It provides the sugars yeast ferments into alcohol and CO2. Yet, few appreciate the evolution of malting. Let’s explore how malting evolved from …

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Saint Patricks Day

Saint Patrick’s Day

by The SwaenHistoryPosted on 02/15/202403/04/2025No Comments

What was once a local tradition has grown into a global phenomenon. We are talking about Saint Patrick’s Day, one of the biggest beer-related festivities in the world. Every year, …

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Oktoberfest

Oktoberfest

by The SwaenHistoryPosted on 02/14/202403/03/2025No Comments

For two weeks every year, Oktoberfest transforms cities into hubs of beer, celebration, and friendship. What started as a Bavarian wedding festival has grown into a global phenomenon. While Munich …

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Sint Arnoldus

The myth of Saint Arnoldus

by The SwaenHistoryPosted on 02/14/202402/26/2025No Comments

Beer lovers have long celebrated legendary figures. Gambrinus is one, but another name stands out – Arnold of Soissons, better known as Saint Arnoldus. A life of duty and devotion …

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Gambrinus

The legend of King Gambrinus

by The SwaenHistoryPosted on 02/14/202402/20/2025No Comments

Every year on April 11, beer lovers raise a glass to King Gambrinus, the so-called patron saint of beer. But here’s the twist – he was never a saint or …

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Beer labels

Brewery De Zwaan

by The SwaenHistoryPosted on 12/28/202302/12/2025No Comments

It’s time for a real throwback. Our company started in 1906, long before we became known for our varied range of specialty malts. Back then, De Zwaan was a brewery, …

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