Author: Thomas Sulinski

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  Buyer's Guide for Beer Lovers

  British and North American Styles

  June 26, 2013 - Thomas Sulinski Each year, the first round of the World Beer Championships is reserved for British and North American ale styles. Following trends of years past, we continue to observe expanding diversion between these two great banners of beer. While British-style ales typically seem to hold a reverence for austerity and balance, it’s here that many American-style... View Article
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  Buyer's Guide for Beer Lovers

  The New Standard

  January 1, 2012 - Thomas Sulinski Each year at the World Beer Championships, we open our doors and prepare our palates, for what we like to categorize as “specialty beers”. This session always brings forth a discussion of what exactly specialty beers are, and more so, how this changing definition of specialty beers attributes to the overall landscape of beer.
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  Buyer's Guide for Beer Lovers

  Wheat Beers

  November 1, 2011 - Thomas Sulinski Wheat ales are unique for a myriad of reasons. Traditionally, wheat ales are softer and more delicate than other ales. Containing little to no hop presence and higher carbonation, these ales are certain to be refreshing and sessionable beers that pair with both the heat and cuisine of summer.
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  Buyer's Guide for Beer Lovers

  Continental Ales

  September 1, 2011 - Thomas Sulinski Each year the World Beer Championships takes time to review what we describe as Continental European ale styles. This year’s tasting included a variety of Belgian brewed and inspired ales, as well as, alt, kolsch, and seasonal maibock styles.
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  Buyer's Guide for Beer Lovers - Full Pints

  British and North American Ales

  July 1, 2011 - Thomas Sulinski The two towers of the ale world, Britain and America, have legions of devoted fanatics. One camp would campaign that too many North American craft ales have become too brash, too assertively hoppy, leaving drinkers craving the subtle and traditional session ales inspired by the U.K., while the other camp lusts for even bigger “imperial”... View Article
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  Today’s Stouts and Porters

  May 1, 2011 - Thomas Sulinski While some brewers feel stifled by stringent style guidelines, others have been quietly pushing against rigid style-centric enforcers for years. Empowered by their own ingenuity, many brewers have found success with products that cannot necessarily be defined by conventional nomenclature. I am not suggesting that strict style-adherence is unimportant, but rather that being “style-aware” would... View Article
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  Buyer's Guide for Beer Lovers

  Lagers

  March 1, 2011 - Thomas Sulinski In a distant bowling alley, I remember bowling with my grandfather while he enjoyed his beer of choice, a beer some might now call a “macro lager.” So what has become of the lagers of my grandfather’s generation?