Jay R. Brooks

September 1, 2008 | Book Reviews

Good Beer Guide West Coast USA

Home is where the beer is, especially for true fans whose knowledge of their local beer scene borders on the obsessive. For years, beer aficionados have suffered countless bars, restaurants and events that ignored their desire for better beer. Discovering ...

September 1, 2008 | Live Beer

Continuous Fermentation

One of New Zealand’s most interesting contributions to brewing sciences is the process known as continuous fermentation. This process was patented in 1953 by Morton Coutts, whose family had been involved in brewing since the 19th century. His father founded ...

September 1, 2008 | Live Beer

Worth Watching

The breweries in this list still have their work cut out for them, but because of their passion or some other intangible, you can expect big things from them at some point in the future. Croucher Brewing (Rotorua, North Island): ...

September 1, 2008 | Live Beer

The Best of the Rest

There are some real gems among the fifty New Zealand craft breweries, and here a few that merit special attention as being among the cream of the crop. Emerson Brewing (Dunedin, South Island): When Michael Jackson visited New Zealand in ...

September 1, 2008 | Live Beer

Kiwi Kerveza

When most people today think about New Zealand, beer is probably not the number one image conjured up. Instead, the Lord of the Rings film trilogy probably springs first to mind, and they did wonderfully showcase the island nation’s wide ...

January 1, 2008 | Culture

Organic Beers: The Best of the Greenest

Nothing shows how far organic beers have come like winning medals at the Great American Beer Festival in direct competition with non-organic brews. Here’s a six-pack of medal winners worthy of your attention: Mothership Wit Organic Wheat Beer, New Belgium ...

January 1, 2008 | Culture

Green Practices

Emissions, Energy Efficiency & Generation Ammonia refrigeration Buying power credits Creating biodiesel from used cooking grease Creating ethanol from alcohol in stale beer Dense foam insulation Electrical cogeneration Energy-saving fixtures Energy-saving lightbulbs Eternal wort boiling system Foam insulation Heat recovery ...

January 1, 2008 | Culture

It Ain’t Easy Bein’ Green: The Greening of America’s Breweries

What does it mean to be green? Does it mean adding food coloring to your beer to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day? Does it mean, perhaps, being too young? Or too hoppy? If you’ve been conscious the last few years, you ...

January 1, 2008 | Culture

A Look at New Belgium Brewing Company

When they first started a new brewing company in the basement of their home in 1991, social worker Kim Jordan and engineer Jeff Lebesch made a commitment to be conscientious stewards of the business and the environment. Today, a visit ...