All About Beer Magazine May 2009 Issue

My Stepfather’s Booze

Living In The Silver Age

Old Ale

Anyone who can appreciate things nostalgic need not yearn wistfully when it comes to beer, as today’s brewers are as hip to historical brews as they are to the trendy. That considered, perhaps we are ready to rediscover old ales, largely disregarded over the past 30 years. Old ales are so designated for several reasons:... View Article

with Anders Kissmeyer

How did you get into your brewing career? It started when I was only 16 or 17, in our equivalent of high school. I was very interested in chemistry, and I’d already decided that I wanted to do something professionally that had to do with chemistry.

Beervana – Part I

To call Portland, OR, “an embarrassment of beer riches” would be an understatement. For years, enthusiasts have flocked to the Rose City to enjoy that perfect pint; and establishment after establishment either brews, or pours, nectar from the gods. The city is so serious about its beer that one alternative newspaper rates movies on a... View Article

Shiner 100 Commemorative

Spoetzl Brewery Shiner, TX Available: AL, AK, AZ, AR, CA, CO, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, MD, MI, MN, MS, MT, NC, NE, OH, OK, PA, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WV, WY This brewery was founded 100 years ago in Shiner, TX, and leased five years later by... View Article

Mighty Arrow Pale Ale

New Belgium Brewing Co. Fort Collins, CO Available: AR, AZ, CA, CO, ID, IA, KS, MN, MS, MT, NE, NV, NM, NC, OR, TX, TN, WA, WY This pale ale is a tribute to Arrow, the owner’s Aussie/border collie who “ran the brewer” for 12 years. ABV: 6.0 ABW: 4.8 Color: n/a Bitterness: 35 Original... View Article

Fuller’s London Pride

Griffin Brewery Chiswick London Imported by: Distinguished Brands Int’l Littleton, CO Available: nationwide London Pride is Britain’s biggest-selling premium cask-conditioned ale. ABV: 4.7 ABW: 3.7 Color: n/a Bitterness: n/a Original gravity: n/a

Bam Noire

Jolly Pumpkin Artisan Ales Dexter , MI Available: MI ABV: 4.3 ABW: 3.4 Color: n/a Bitterness: n/a Original gravity: n/a

Irish Pale Ale

McSorley’s Brewery Wilkes Barre, PA Available: CT, GA, MI, MD, ME, NJ, NY, NC, PA, SC Established in 1854, McSorley’s Old Ale House can boast of being New York City’s oldest continuously-operated saloon. Everyone from Abe Lincoln to John Lennon has passed through its swinging doors. ABV: 5.3 ABW: 4.2 Color: reddish copper Bitterness: 20... View Article

Rollick Amber Lager

Seattle, WA Available: Comment: Pyramid began in 1984 as Hart Brewing, founded by Beth Hartwell, who launched the flagship brand of Pyramid ales. ABV: 6.0 ABW: 4.8 Color: 12 Bitterness: 40 Original gravity: 1062

Golden Ale

St.Peter’s Brewery Suffolk, UK Imported by: Eurobrew Ashland, MA Available: ID, IL, LA, NJ, IA, WI, FL, MD, MI, SC, GA, CT, NC, PA, OH, VA, NE, TN, NY, MA, MO, KS, IN, AL, NH, ME The St. Peter’s Brewery is based at St. Peter, South Elmham, near Bungay in Suffolk. The brewery itself was... View Article

Apricot Wheat

McAuslan Brewing Montreal, QC Imported by: Eurobrew Ashland, MA Available: ID, IL, LA, NJ, IA,WI, FL, MD, MI, SC, GA, CT, NC, PA, OH, VA, NE, TN, NY, MA, MO, KS, IN, AL, NH, ME McAuslan Brewing began operations in January of 1989, located in Montreal’s St-Henri district. ABV: 5.0 ABW: 4.0 Color: 7.5 Bitterness:... View Article

Imperial Porter

Shipyard Brewing Co. Portland , ME Available: AL, AZ, AR, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IN, IL, IA, KY, ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, MS, MO, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, VA, VT, WI Pugsley’s Signature Series is named after Shipyard Brewing Co.’s master brewer, Alan Pugsley, who... View Article

Moa Lager

The Moa Brewing Co. Blenheim Marlborough, New Zealand Imported by: L. Knife & Son, Inc Kingston, MA Available: MA, NY, NJ, MD, VA, WI After six weeks for the initial brewing process and conditioning, the beer is then bottled with more yeast and sugar, capped and left to re-ferment. Unusually, the bottles are then inverted,... View Article

Torpedo IPA

Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. Chico, CA Available: nationwide This is the first year-round IPA to come from the Sierra Nevada, and the first change in its year-round lineup in over a decade. ABV: 7.2 ABW 5.7 Color: n/a Bitterness: 70 Original gravity: 1071

Fruli

Huyghe Brouwerij Melle, Belgium Imported by: Distinguished Brands Int’l Littleton, CO Available: ABV: 4.1 ABW: 3.3 Color: pink Bitterness: n/a Original gravity: n/a

Original Sin Cider

Original Sin New York, NY Available: DC, GA, IL, IN, KS, KY, MA, MD, MI, NC, NJ, NV, OH, PA, SC, VA, and WI. Original Sin is a small craft cider company, producing traditional cider that contains no artificial flavors or colors. ABV: 6 ABW: 4.8 Color: yellow/gold Bitterness: n/a Original gravity: n/a

Southernmost Wheat

Florida Beer Co. Melbourne, FL Available: FL, GA, NE, WI Southernmost Wheat is the newest style in Florida Beer Co.’s Key West brand, joining Sunset Ale, Pilsner Light and Golden Lager. ABV: 5.1 ABW: 3.97 Color: 2.2 Bitterness: 16 Original gravity: 1048

Dortmunder Gold

Great Lakes Brewing Co. Cleveland, OH Available: In the Middle Ages, the beer brewed in Dortmund was so popular that it required armed escorts when it was exported to other towns. Legend has it that in order to protect the interests of their own brewers, the towns sent posses to ambush the transports. If the... View Article

Albino Python

Shmaltz Brewing Co. Saratoga Springs, NY Available: AK, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, FL, GA, ID, IL, IN, KY, MD, MA, MI, MN, MO, NB, NJ, NY, NC, OH, OR, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, WA, WI, AL Proceeds help Coney Island USA, a non-profit, fulfill its mission to defend lost forms of American... View Article