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Coming SoonComing Soon: December 2017
November 30, 2017 - Bo McMillan EVENTS Dec. 2 Holiday Beerfest Omaha, Nebraska Now in its 11th year, the 2017 Holiday Beerfest will bring roughly 100 holiday and winter seasonal beers together for patrons’ enjoyment under the roof of the Crescent Moon Alehouse of “Beer Corner USA” in Omaha. Admission includes four hours of sampling and a souvenir tasting glass, not... View Article -
Coming SoonComing Soon: November 2017
October 31, 2017 - Bo McMillan RELEASES Starr Hill Brewery Box of Chocolates 7.8% | Stout Variety Pack This special 12-pack will consist of four versions of Starr Hill’s Double Bass Double Chocolate Stout: original, peppermint, chipotle and mocha. The variants of this beer, already known for a rich taste that combines bittersweet chocolate and dark fruit, will be available in... View Article -
Coming SoonComing Soon: October 2017
September 28, 2017 - Bo McMillan RELEASES Bell’s Brewery Arabicadabra 5.5% | Coffee Milk Stout Inspired by Milchkaffee, a Bell’s milk stout that incorporated lactose and coffee beans from Nicaragua and Papua New Guinea, Arabicadabra also uses lactose and Nicaraguan coffee beans but substitutes Sumatran coffee beans for the latter bean selection in the old recipe. The beer will be available... View Article -
Web OnlyTrading Barley for Bread: Brewers Look Beyond Kvass
September 19, 2017 - Bo McMillan The name of the beer is Toast. And like the kvasses that have recently emerged stateside, Toast drives home the epigram of “liquid bread” by using the starchy sugars from bread to fuel beer fermentation. “What’s different about kvass versus what we’re doing with Toast is that we’re seeing bread as something that has the... View Article -
Coming SoonComing Soon: September 2017
August 29, 2017 - Bo McMillan EVENTS Sept. 16-17 Ok2berfest Stratford, Connecticut Now in its fifth year, Two Roads Brewing Co.’s Ok2berfest celebrates a hallmark time of the year for beer with about 4,000 attendees. Patrons receive a half-liter stein and their first beer with the price of admission, and can expect food trucks, games, and more along to accompany the... View Article -
Coming SoonComing Soon: August 2017
August 1, 2017 - Bo McMillan EVENTS Aug. 8-12 Great British Beer Festival London, England Now celebrating its 40th anniversary, the Great British Beer Festival is the Campaign for Real Ale’s flagship event, bringing hundreds of beers, ciders and perries together with information about CAMRA’s work in protecting English pubs and supporting real ales, not to mention the Champion Beer of... View Article -
Web OnlyNew Tech Sends Shockwaves Through Beer
July 28, 2017 - Bo McMillan When it comes to brewing, hops can be challenging. There’s the taste end of things, for every hop can offer something novel and different to a particular beer; there’s the agricultural end of things, since hops are very particular about where they grow; and then there’s perhaps the most difficult aspect of humulus lupulus: the... View Article -
Styles - Web OnlyThe Delicious Deception of White Stouts
July 11, 2017 - Bo McMillan The pour is a deep gold, the head a rich blossom of off-white foam. But as you raise the glass, you start to wonder if you’re a little delirious. In fact, a quote from Shakespeare’s King Lear seems appropriate: “All that follow their noses are led by their eyes but blind men.” These scents, they... View Article