Not that a reason is needed to head over to Penn Brewery in Pittsburgh. But, on Friday 9/12, if you’re in the Pittsburgh, PA area, this looks like a great reason to stop in at Penn to pay tribute to one of the country’s older craft breweries deliverin…
These days, everyone seems to be imploring me to protect Mother Earth and many of her obscure inhabitants. Captain Hops puts it all in perspective with his Haiku called “Save the World”.
Drink Beer. Save the World.
A mighty fine sentiment.
I’ll st…
Home brewer Kai Troester explains the concept of attenuation, the factors that affect it and how we can test the attenuation potential of our wort.
It’s hop harvest season and many breweries are gearing up to release their fresh-hopped ales. As you eagerly await these seasonal releases, here are a few interesting hop-related links that you might enjoy.First up, The Wall Street Journal recently ra…
You can never have too much of a good thing: Diageo is planning a new Guinness factory in Dublin. Moreover, the brewery will sit on a plot purchased in part from the Guinness family. Click here for the full story.
Link and article courtesy Reuters 2008.
Deuchar's IPA pump clip
Last week, I walked past a nice looking pub in an old Victorian building and thought: “This looks interesting.” Then I looked through the window and saw the pumps on the bar:
Fuller’s London Pride
Deuchar…
Tomorrow on NPR’s Science Friday the show they’ll be airing is called “The Evolution of Beer,” but really it’s yeast they’ll be talking about. Here’s the description of the show:
In the world of beer, ales ar…
The business meeting finished early and now I’ve got time to kill before my flight. Luckily, I’m in terminal A at Logan Airport in Boston and there’s a Harpoon bar here. I’ve convinced four coworkers to drink local and we’…
In writing some of the beer articles for the St. Louis Post Dispatch, one of the complaints that Adam Jadhav keeps hearing is, “but the prices of some of those beers are so high!” So Adam is on a quest to find not only a tasty beer, but o…
There has been some discussion on The Brew Club of late about the ‘ideal’ temperature to serve beers. A recent unscientific Brew Club Poll indicated that people equally enjoyed their beer either “Freezing Cold” or “Fri…