Beverages | Editor’s Choice Articles Published in 2026 (II)

We are delighted to share some Editor’s Choice Articles that were published in Beverages (ISSN 2306-5710) in 2026. We believe that the following list of articles may be of particular interest to our readers.

1. “Monascus ruber in Beer Brewing—Preliminary Studies on Application of New Microorganism in the Brewing Sector”
by Mateusz Jackowski, Jan Śmigiel, Tomasz Grygier, Maciej Grabowski AND Anna Trusek
Beverages 2026, 12(1), 12; https://doi.org/10.3390/beverages12010012
Full text available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2306-5710/12/1/12

2. “Sensory-Driven Characterisation of the Lugana DOC White Wines Aging Ability Through Odour Activity Value, Aroma Vectors, and Clustering Approaches”
by Micaela Boido, Maria Alessandra Paissoni, Davide Camoni, Riccardo Severi, Stefano Ferrari, Beatrice Cordero, Simone Giacosa, Luca Rolle and Susana Río Segade
Beverages 2026, 12(1), 13; https://doi.org/10.3390/beverages12010013
Full text available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2306-5710/12/1/13

3. “Impact of Yeast and Grape Polysaccharides on White Sparkling Wine Production”
by María Curiel-Fernández, Estela Cano-Mozo, Belén Ayestarán, Zenaida Guadalupe, Inés Sampedro-Marigómez and Silvia Pérez-Magariño
Beverages 2026, 12(1), 14; https://doi.org/10.3390/beverages12010014
Full text available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2306-5710/12/1/14

4. “Upcycling Blackberry Juice Pomace into Fruit Beer: Effects of High Pressure Processing on Polyphenols, Colour, Volatile Profile and Sensory Analysis”
by Luca Pretti, Manuela Sanna, Massimiliano Rinaldi, Antonio Valentoni, Margherita Rodolfi, Rohini Dhenge, Daniele Sanna, Maria Cristina Porcu, Tina Lino and Tommaso Ganino
Beverages 2026, 12(2), 18; https://doi.org/10.3390/beverages12020018
Full text available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2306-5710/12/2/18

5. “Multiregional Characterization of White Wines Using Odor Activity Values, Aromatic Scores, and LDA Classification”
by Ioana-Cristina Bedreag (Rebigan), Ionel-Bogdan Cioroiu, Marius Niculaua, Alexandru-Gabriel Suduc, Constantin-Bogdan Nechita, Catalin-Ioan Zamfir, Elena Cristina Scutarașu, Lucia-Cintia Colibaba, Camelia Elena Luchian and Valeriu V. Cotea
Beverages 2026, 12(2), 20; https://doi.org/10.3390/beverages12020020
Full text available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2306-5710/12/2/20

6. “Functional Aloe veraDrink Supplementation: Effect on Athlete Health”
by Simona D’Angelo, Carla Buzzanca, Angela D’Amico, Alessia Boatta, Patrizia Proia and Vita Di Stefano
Beverages 2026, 12(2), 23; https://doi.org/10.3390/beverages12020023
Full text available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2306-5710/12/2/23

7. “Varietal Terpenoids and C₁₃-Norisoprenoids in Alentejo Varietal Red Wines Across Two Vintages by HS-SPME–GC–TOFMS”
by Sousa Gastão-Muchecha, Nuno Martins, Raquel Garcia and Maria João Cabrita
Beverages 2026, 12(4), 41; https://doi.org/10.3390/beverages12040041
Full text available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2306-5710/12/4/41

8. “Mandatory Tethered Caps on Plastic Beverage Bottles: Croatian Consumer Perception and Acceptance Pre- and Post-Implementation of the EU Single-Use Plastic Directive”
by Jasenka Gajdoš Kljusurić and Jasna Čačić
Beverages 2026, 12(4), 43; https://doi.org/10.3390/beverages12040043
Full text available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2306-5710/12/4/43

9. “Potential Characteristics of Water Kefir on Health Benefits”
by Alejandra Yerovi-López and Amparo Gamero
Beverages 2026, 12(4), 44; https://doi.org/10.3390/beverages12040044
Full text available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2306-5710/12/4/44

10. “Bee Pollen as a Multifunctional Nutrient Source in Spontaneous Mead Fermentation: Impact on Phenolic Profile and Antioxidant Capacity”
by Cynthia Brasil da Nóbrega de Teive Argollo, Edna Santos de Barros, Renata Torres dos Santos e Santos, Luís Henrique Pereira de Sá Torres, Patrícia Berilli, Márcia de Fátima Ribeiro, Fábia de Mello Pereira, Carolina Oliveira de Souza and Aline Camarão Telles Biasoto
Beverages 2026, 12(5), 62; https://doi.org/10.3390/beverages12050062
Full text available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2306-5710/12/5/62

11. “Changes in Microbial and Physicochemical Composition in Water Kefir over Repeated Sequential Culture Transfers and Prolonged Storage”
by Adwoa S. Dankwa, Lewis B. Perkins and Jennifer J. Perry
Beverages 2026, 12(5), 52; https://doi.org/10.3390/beverages12050052
Full text available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2306-5710/12/5/52