Quick Characteristics Brewery Firestone Walker Brewing Location Paso Robles, CA Style Marzën ABV 5.0% IBU 24 … [Read more...]
Though there are any number of different types of beer, with ale and lagers the most common varieties with many sub-types within each of those varieties, it's easy to find a beer to please virtually any palate. But, what's the difference between these two types of beer, and how does it affect the … [Read more...]
Photo Credit: Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. Quick Characteristics Brewery Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. Location Chico, CA Style Marzen/Oktoberfest … [Read more...]
History of Chinook Hops: The Chinook hop variety is well-known among the American craft brewing world. Its origin was a cross between a Petham Golding and a variety only known as USDA 63102M. The male plant, USDA 63102M, as noted in For The Love of Hops by Stan Hieronymus, was the result of … [Read more...]
History of Eisbock Eisbock is the summit of the bock beers. It is the strongest rendition of the bock tune; the first mysterious verses of which were hummed back in the 1300s in the town of Einbeck. From these first strains the music spread taking on different subtle notes along the way bringing to … [Read more...]
Quick Characteristics Brewery Boston Beer Company Location Boston, MA Style Traditional Bock ABV 5.6% IBU 18 … [Read more...]
Expert Bartenders & Mixologists Spill Their Secrets to Sipping & Creating Beer Cocktails From lagers to IPAs, beer cocktails are emerging on the scene in a multitude of bars across the US, bursting with sweet, citrusy and unexpected flavors. Cocktail lovers are finding that these distinctive beer … [Read more...]
Quick Characteristics Brewery Boston Beer Company Location Boston, MA Style Irish Red Ale (Export) ABV 6.3% IBU 18 … [Read more...]
History of Sahti Beer Finland is home to large swaths of boreal forest, thousands of lakes, and a brewing tradition that stretches back into history's dim shadow. Sahti is recognized as one of the oldest continually brewed beer styles in the world. It is an unfiltered, unpasteurized, top fermented … [Read more...]
Photo Credit: Boston Beer Company Quick Characteristics Brewery Boston Beer Company Location Boston, MA Style Classic Smoked Beer Style (American … [Read more...]
Photo Credit: Flickr / Chokingsun For most homebrewers, buying your first pump is a significant investment in your brewing system. A good brew pump will speed up wort transfers and allow you to recirculate your mash. This will not only improve the clarity of the beer you brew, but will allow … [Read more...]
History of Vienna Lagers The lager of Vienna introduced much of Europe to the crisp clean profile of modern bottom-fermentation and would grow to become one of the most popular beer styles the German-speaking realm... before promptly being forgotten in its native land. It would disappear from … [Read more...]