On April 25, 2018, our Honorary President Dr. Axel Th. Simon surprisingly deceased in Bitburg by the age of 74. He was closely associated with the VLB Berlin for more than 40 years.

VLB will be present at this years Craft Brewers Conference / BrewExpo, which takes place from 30 April to 3 May in Nashville, Tennessee, USA.

New member joined the international network of the VLB Berlin: ANDRITZ Separation, a division of the international technology group ANDRITZ, headquartered in Graz, Austria, has been a new sponsoring member since January 1, 2018.

Three international breweries have decided to become VLB members: Since April 2017, the Elmir Brewing Company, Lebanon, has been a VLB member. As of 1 January 2018, the Swedish brewery Spendrups and Brunswick Bierworks from Canada join the VLB network.