Author: Gregg Glaser
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The Good Beer Guide to New England
November 1, 2006 - Gregg Glaser New England is a vibrant, dynamic region for craft brewers. Each of the six states boasts excellent microbreweries and brewpubs. These breweries in the cradle of “Yankee” America are methodically, thoroughly and efficiently described and profiled in The Good Beer Guide to New England. -
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Want to Taste for Yourself?
September 1, 2006 - Gregg Glaser Here are a couple of sakés in each of four categories that are exported to the U.S.: -
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Classification of Saké
September 1, 2006 - Gregg Glaser The Japan Saké Brewers Association officially classifies saké by the degree to which each individual grain of rice is polished before the brewing process begins. The greater the degree of polishing, the higher the grade of saké. -
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Saké—Japan’s Traditional Brew
September 1, 2006 - Gregg Glaser Saké, the national drink of Japan, is an alcoholic beverage brewed from rice. By strict definition, brewing from grains (such as rice) makes saké a beer. Rice in beer is shunned by serious brewers and beer lovers, so what’s going on here? Is saké simply light beer? -
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Unexpected Strength
March 1, 2006 - Gregg Glaser There’s a section of the craft beer business that flies beneath the radar. Well, almost beneath. In their home markets, these breweries are well known and selling a great deal of beer—good beer. Despite that, they are still “lurking in the shadows; almost invisible,” as described by Gary Bogoff of Berkshire Brewing (South Deerfield, MA),... View Article -
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Livin’ Large With The Middle-Smalls
March 1, 2006 - Gregg Glaser St. Terese’s Pale Ale (5.3%) Highland Brewing 42 Biltmore Ave., Asheville, NC (828) 255-8240 www,highlandbrewing.com A golden ale with a powerful, fresh citric hop aroma. The citric (grapefruit) hops are magnificently assertive in the flavor and bitterness, backed up by full malt sweetness. This medium-bodied Saint finishes dry from hops. It’s a classic American-style pale... View Article -
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Holiday Housewarmers
January 1, 2006 - Gregg Glaser Holiday beers. Christmas beers. Winter beers. Whatever name they’re given by their makers, these bigger-than-usual, once-a-year ales and lagers are tasty examples of the brewer’s high art. It’s an age-old tradition for European brewers to make big, bold, special beers at the end of the year, both for the holidays themselves and the cold winter... View Article -
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Where Pilsner is King
November 1, 2005 - Gregg Glaser Prague is a beautiful city. One of the most beautiful in Europe. The architecture spans the history of the continent with magnificent buildings ranging in style from the Romanesque, Gothic and Baroque to the most contemporary European designs. Cathedrals, gold-tipped towers and church domes dominate the vista when viewed from the hill on the eastern... View Article