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Last Sunday Discovery Channel aired the first episode of Brew Masters. The show follows Sam Calagione as he makes some of Dogfish Head’s 31 annual brews. The first episode followed Sam as he collaborated with Sony Music on Bitches... read more »
We only see fresh hop or wet hop beers twice a year during the fall in the northern and southern hemisphere harvests. To be a wet hopped beer the whole hop cones are used instead of the processed pellets in making the beer. Unfortunately,... read more »
Wednesday I posted that Nectar Ales has the only Hemp beer. I was wrong. I was promptly informed by a reader of O’Fallon Hemp Hop Rye. This beer is also made with hemp seeds. A six pack has been obtained and I hope to have a... read more »
Today Americans pause and remember what we are thankful for. About a year after landing at Plymouth Rock and a successful harvest, the Pilgrims celebrated by holding the first Thanksgiving. Beer played a role in getting them there. They... read more »
Poster From Sampling Event Poster From Sampling Event Nectar Ales is a Brand of Firestone Walker. According to the brewery rep who served this at the recent Motley Brews event in Las Vegas, Hemp Ale is the only hemp beer in production.... read more »
Well Thanksgiving is upon us and I know many of you have been asked to bring something to a gathering. Skip the kitchen; bring beer. This year I decided to take home a brown ale. Why a brown ale? Brown ale have a complicated malty aroma,... read more »
Everyone should try new beer everyday. I honestly believe that. Unfortunately, we cannot all have a different beer everyday of our lives. Most people however are creatures of habit. We exhibit habitual behaviors because our brains are... read more »
That is right folks, tonight on the Discovery Channel two shows will have beer as a prominent focus. At 8:00/ 7:00 CST Dirty Jobs is airing an episode titledBeer Processing. My DVR says the episode is new, but chicken sexer is listed as... read more »
Although not prevalent from the marketing, Post Road Pumpkin Ale is a product of Brooklyn Brewery. I have often wondered why such a fine beer does not proudly proclaim the Brooklyn name. The rumor is that Post Road was the name of the... read more »
Another in the Series based off of the book 1001 Beers You Must Taste Before You Die (1001 (Universe)). Odell Brewing Co. named their amber ale 90 Shilling after a Scotish tax. Tax authorities there at one time taxed the highest quality... read more »