Ahead of the 13th International Gruitday, on 1st February, an international jury has named a Gruitbeer brewery of the year for the first time.
Dr Markus Fohr (left), of International Gruitday and Lahnsteiner Brauerei, with Martin Silvio Bühler, founder of Brauerei Napf, of Switzerland, whic won the Gruitbeer brewery of the year contest
Gruit is a beer with herbs instead of or in addition to hops, according to medieval traditions and recipes.
An international jury of nine judges, from five countries, had a close look at the gruit beer activities of the participating gruiteries (gruit beer breweries).
The winner was Brauerei Napf, of Switzerland, with Octo Microbrewery, of Cyprus, second, and Brauerei Kaltenböck, of Austria, third.
