World Beer Cup Winners Rely on Birko For Better Beer

15 Apr 2014 --- Birko, a leader in providing sanitation and process aid solutions to the craft brewing industry, announced that many of its customers were recognized at this year’s World Beer Cup.

“Birko customers took home over 20% of the gold medals awarded to U.S. brewers at the 2014 World Beer Cup competition,” said Dana Johnson, Birko’s brewery specialist. “Birko customers consistently win these ‘blind taste test’ competitions time after time, year after year because they know our products work great, are second to none and do not affect the flavor of the beer!”

Birko manufactures a complete line of specialty cleaning and processing aids for brewery, winery and beverage production, including a patented acid and detergent method of cleaning used beer kegs. This actually produces cleaner kegs by more effectively removing beerstone, a problematic and tenacious scale often found inside kegs.

Birko’s other products for brewery provide yeast washing and reduce biofilms in the brewery. Birko also provides backset treatments, anti-foaming agents (both silicone and non-silicone) and chemical dispensing equipment.

“There’s not another company out there that knows as much as Birko does about cleaning, sanitizing, and process aids for the brewery. Our products and technical support make the difference – batch after batch,” Johnson said.

Long-time Birko customer Blind Tiger Brewery & Restaurant, Topeka, Kan., and Blind Tiger’s Brewmaster John Dean won the Large Brewpub and Brewmaster of the Year award at the World Beer Cup.