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A Moving Experience
by Dave GausepohlFor a number of years now, the bio at the bottom of this column has mentioned that my breweriana collection numbers over 400,000 items. It was not until this past spring that I realized how vast a number that is.
At Home with Foam: The Beer Lover’s Dream House
by Lew Bryson, house by Allen TurnerBasement—The Beer Cellar Don’t keep your Belgians and bottle-conditioned real ales in your coat closet! With the Wine Mate 1500 from Vinotemp ($1,195 at www.vinotemp.com), you can store 100 big bottle beers in peace and security. It’s time to get your lager on: keep the chill on your homebrewed pilsner with a cooled stainless steel... View Article
Mead: Back from the Dark Ages
by Rick LykeTry this experiment: Ask 10 of your friends what mead is. You are likely to find most do not know that mead is honeywine. Even fewer are likely to have tried mead. They might think that it is some sort of grog that used to be concocted during medieval times using beer or grape wine.... View Article
Beernog!
by Randy MosherThe holidays are upon us, the pilsners and margarita mix are put away and the search is on for something truly festive. Holiday ales are nice, and so is a nip of something spirituous, like a well-aged rum. But nice as these are, they don’t have the drama of something rich and creamy, topped with... View Article
Stout in a Slump
by Roger ProtzThere’s an old saying in England that when the ravens leave the Tower of London, the monarchy will fall. Is there, I wonder, a similar maxim in Ireland when sales of Guinness slump: the Blarney Stone turning to dust, perhaps?
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Oatmeal Stout
by K. Florian KlempThe addition of adjunct grains to beer can be a target of both scorn and praise. Macrobrewers’ use of corn or rice, though originally practiced out of necessity, is ridiculed by craft-beer lovers. On the other hand, history has shown that adjunct grains have been used as a means to nutritionally fortify, stretch barley supplies,... View Article
With Peter Egelston
by Julie JohnsonI know your roots in Northeast brewing go way back. What got you started? Peter Egelston: Like most of us, I got started by drinking a whole lot of beer, back in the early seventies right through college. None of it was very good: it was a matter of quantity over quality. I was living... View Article
Where to Enjoy Kölsch
by Paul RuschmannAlt Köln am Dom (Trankgasse 7-9). Located across the street from the cathedral. Look for the strange astronomical clock above the entrance. Brauereiausschanks zum Pfaffen (Heumarkt 62). An old-school pub whose decor features stained-glass depictions of Karneval.
Hometown Pride in a Glass
by Paul RuschmannPop quiz time. Q: What does Kölsch beer have in common with Cheddar cheese, Parma ham, and Champagne? A: All of them are associated with particular place.
Beer Talk
Weizen Doppelbock
by Roger ProtzBuzzards Bay Brewery Westport, MA Available: MA, RI Buzzards Bay Brewery is a sister company to Westport Rivers Vinyards and Winery, family-run by two generations of the Russell family. The location, Long Acre Farm, is devoted to sustainable agriculture and natural resource education. Alcohol (vol.): 8.5 Color: deep copper Bitterness: 17 Original Gravity: 17.8 p... View Article
Saaz Blonde
by - -Carlsberg Available: AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IL, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, NC, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OR, PA, SC, VA, VT, WA, WI The Jacobsen Brewhouse at the Carlsberg brewery is named for J.C. Jacobsen, Carlsberg’s founder. The micreobrewery is constructed in an 1878 warehouse at the... View Article
La Meule
by - -Brasserie Des Franche-Montagnes Available: NY,NJ, MD,DC, VA, MA,CT,ME, GA, FL, MI, IL, MN, OH, IN, WA, NC, IA, AZ
Duchy Originals Organic Ale
by - -Wychwood Brewery Witney, Oxfordshire, England Imported by: Eurobrew, Inc. Santa Monica, CA Available: AZ, AK, CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, LA, ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, MO, MT, NE, NV, NJ, NM, NY, NC, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, VT, VA, WA, WV, WI, WY In 1986, HRH... View Article
Magnumus ete Tomahawkus ESB3
by - -Rock Art Brewery Morrisville, VT Available: VT, MA,CT,NYC,PA,NJ Magnumus and Tomahawkus refer to the hops: “ete” in Latin means ” YOU GO!” according to the brewery. Despite the fact that the brewery is located in Vermont, founder Matt Nadeau chose the name “Rock Art” for his beer to honor the image of Kokopelli he had... View Article
Brugse Zot
by - -Brewery de Halve Maan Brugge, Belgium Imported by: WIN-IT-TOO Inc. Santa Barbara, CA Available: nationwide The people of the city of Bruges are known to their Flemish neighbors as Brugse Zotten (Bruges Fools), or Brugse Jonckers. Alcohol (vol.): 6 Color: 13 EBC Bitterness: 29 Original Gravity: 14 p Final gravity: 2.8 p Malts used: Pilsner,... View Article