Without a doubt, this is my favorite time of year for seasonal brews.
Sure, we craft beer lovers are reveling in the party favorites like pumpkin beers and Oktoberfests. However, I’m most excited about the Wet Hop ales. Hops are harvested only once a year, around late Summer/early Fall, and many breweries take this time to celebrate the glorious hops by making special brews to honor the season.
Yes, as a devout “hop head” this is like my holiday! The terms fresh ale and harvest ale are often used interchangeably, but now I’m discovering that they can mean different things…
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Time for another beer style crash course video. This time we’re talking about gueuze, which is a blend of young and old lambic beers.
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What does the craft beer drinker do when they are trying to lose weight?
Whether you’re trying to fit into the bathing suit, fulfill a New Year’s resolution, or just want to lose the spare tire, craft beer drinking and diet aren’t two words that go together.
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America excels in many areas of brewing, but when it comes to wheat beers, Germany owns us.
I’m specifically talking about hefeweizens. Yes, we have American wheats, but given that the yeast is one of the main flavoring components, our versions taste empty. Domestic attempts at the real thing have fallen short, in my experience.
I wanted to find the best German hefeweizen, so I put 4 locally available options head to head.
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If you’ve been paying attention, there’s a newcomer to the beer aisle.
Next to the 6-packs, bombers, and 750′s, another type of packaging has found room on the shelf: the 4-pack.
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I have no desire to return to school, unless it is beer school.
Many would argue that I spent 5 1/2 years in beer school, and they would have a good point, but I mean a school to specifically learn about beer.
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Welcome to another beer style crash course video giving you quick but thorough explanations of beer styles.
If IPAs are for the hop heads, Scottish ales are for the malt heads. Their rich, sweet, caramel maltiness makes these highly addictive brews.
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This blog presents a challenge.
Since I often write about homebrewing, I exclude those readers who do not homebrew. Sure some people still read those posts out of curiosity, but hitting “publish” on my hop filter video was like hitting a “not for you” button for non-homebrewers.
Ideally, everybody would homebrew, but since that’s not the case I’m going to try to bridge the gap with this post.
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When you lose a loved one it’s hard to take your mind off the hurt and pain.
Ever since my kegerator died I’ve missed its presence in my living room. The glistening tower, the fresh homebrew only a handle pull away. Once you go tap, you never go back.
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It’s hard to argue that there is a more popular craft beer style than the India Pale Ale, or IPA.
You asked for it, so I’m kicking off my beer style crash course videos again. And what better way to start it than with the coolest kid in school.
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