Assuring the microbiological quality of draught beer

International Centre for Brewing Science, School of Biosciences, University of Nottingham, Loughborough, Leicestershire, UK 

The worldwide beer market is increasingly contradictory. The Statistical Handbook from the British Beer Pub Association (BBPA) (Sheen, 2013) has long been the 

The top 10 countries cut by draught volume are detailed in Table 16.1 The proportion of the mix as draught beer varies widely, with the major players being Ireland 

Country Production (000hL) Imports -exports Universe (000 hL) Draught (%) Draught (000 hL) 

Cost and quality are indeUbly Unked. In the case of draught beer, poor or so-so quality coupled with high purchase price are two of many drivers for consumers to switch from the on-trade to drinking beer in small pack at home. Regrettably, quality issues are all too common with draught beer, which, in the consumer s eyes, reflects badly 

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