This beer has an aroma of sweet caramel malt with a not of grain. The color is a reddish brown that is easy enough to see through. The head is low, with little retention.The taste is malty with caramel flavors and some hints of tannins. There is a …
Home brewer and coffee roaster Scott Koue of San Francisco joins us to talk about roasting our own coffee. Home roasted coffee can add more creative control into home brewed coffee beers.
The three articles today were all published in Salient, the Victoria University weekly newspaper.
The first previews the Monteith’s Beer and Wild Food Challenge in Wellington:
Most people are basically familiar with the rudimentary concepts of wine m…
IPA fans, take note of this email from Ike Manchester, the brewer who runs Widmer’s pilot brewery and brews the Collaborator beers, too: Ike Manchester hauled the keg cart at the recent Brewers Parade to open the 2008 OBF. He…
IPA fans, take note of this email from Ike Manchester, the brewer who runs Widmer’s pilot brewery and brews the Collaborator beers, too: Ike Manchester hauled the keg cart at the recent Brewers Parade to open the 2008 OBF. He…
Man! I have never seen a bottle-buying frenzy the likes of which was taking place at Toronado last night.
When I arrived at 10 minutes after 6pm, there were already guys at the bar with hordes of bottles lined up in front of them like bowling pins. …
Today’s Beer Haiku is from Captain Hops. It is basically an ode to Fridays and is called “Can’t Make It Past Lunch”:
Been working so hard
When I hear the fridge calling
Weekend starts early
Glass Tip – Beer Haiku Daily
No, I didn’t spell it wrong – The Bruery is an awesome new Belgian-style craft brewing company from Orange County, California. Its spelled “Bruery” because the brewer’s last name is Rue. So clev-ah. I hadn’t heard of them when I saw a big beautiful…
I just posted some good news for those of us who depend on the R5 SEPTA line to get in and out of the city. You know, public transit like everybody says we should be using? And which is the real answer for avoiding driving and drinking, or at least a …
You know when you walk into a festival and see an entire tent that’s devoted to “Real Ale” that you’re in for a good time. The Great Taste of the Midwest is held annually in Madison, WI. It’s put on by the Madison Homeb…