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All About Beer Magazine May 2011 Issue

Volume: 32 - Issue: 2

Issue Title

Features

The New Old World of Sour Beer
Full Pints - Styles Features

The New Old World of Sour Beer

by Julie Johnson

The growing number of entries to sour beer categories 
suggests that brewers are onto something new. 
But the techniques they’re using, and the “bugs” they’re 
welcoming into their beers, have a long history.

The Best Beers of 2010
Full Pints - Styles Features

The Best Beers of 2010

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In 2010, the Beverage Testing Institute/Tastings in Chicago evaluated almost 400 beers and ciders in nearly 80 style categories. For each style, here are the top three entries (more in the case of tied scores) of those that scored in the platinum (96-100 points) or gold (90-95) ranges.

Real Ale
Culture - Sidebars

Real Ale

by Roger Protz

Real ale is also known as cask-conditioned beer and is now an accepted dictionary definition for warm-fermented ale that is not filtered, pasteurized or artificially carbonated. At the end of fermentation in the brewery, the unfinished beer is run into casks where additional hops may be added for aroma and flavour, along with finings that... View Article

CAMRA Turns 40
Culture - Full Pints

CAMRA Turns 40

by Roger Protz

In April 2010, as the world’s airlines were grounded by volcanic ash, all the signs indicated that the Campaign for Real Ale’s annual conference would be poorly attended. It was due to take place on the Isle of Man, halfway between Britain and Ireland in the Irish Sea. The island’s capital, Douglas, is a short... View Article

What Beer Do You “Pair” with a Blind Robin?
Food - Full Pints

What Beer Do You “Pair” with a Blind Robin?

by Lew Bryson

I recently stirred some outrage among Facebook beer lovers by noting that Food and Wine executive wine editor Ray Isle had put the cause of beer and food pairing back 15 years with his comments on five beers picked by the “CBS Early Show.” BridgePort IPA was paired with fried foods, “anything from fried shrimp... View Article

Columns

On Leading a Double Life
Full Pints - It's My Round

On Leading a Double Life

by Tim Webb
A Seasoned Beer Expert’s Epiphany: Beer is Heavy
Beer Enthusiast - Full Pints

A Seasoned Beer Expert’s Epiphany: Beer is Heavy

by Harry Schuhmacher

Departments

with Glenn Knippenberg and Jeff Cornell
Full Pints - Pull Up A Stool

with Glenn Knippenberg and Jeff Cornell

by Julie Johnson

Tell me about AC Golden. GK: We’re owned by MillerCoors. Pete Coors took a look at how new products like Blue Moon were being developed for the pipeline, and noticed that we weren’t doing many. Largely, what the big brewers have done is spend anywhere from $19 to 30 million developing a brand, developing the... View Article

Wet and Fresh Hop Ale
Full Pints - Stylistically Speaking

Wet and Fresh Hop Ale

by K. Florian Klemp

Fall for beer lovers is synonymous with autumnal-colored, malty Oktoberfests, and pungent pumpkin-spiced ales, but it is also a time to celebrate the good fortune of the harvest. Harvest festivals are ancient, but the budding twist put on that tradition by American brewers―wet hop/fresh hop ale―has become a seasonal sensation.

Two Roads
Beer Travelers - Sidebars

Two Roads

by Brian Yaeger

Redwood Coast Pacific Coast Highway: If a visit to Mendocino and Humboldt counties entails departing from the Bay Area, a healthy portion of the drive will run up Highway 1. The scenic pullouts are too numerous to count and sadly, if you stop to hike along every beach, you won’t get very far. In Fort... View Article

The Beer Road Less Traveled
Beer Travelers - Full Pints

The Beer Road Less Traveled

by Brian Yaeger

Two roads diverged in a wood, and I― I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference. Robert Frost must’ve known what he was talking about. In fact, the original draft of his poem likely could have ended, “And that ale has made the difference.”

Beer Talk

Black Gold
Beer Talk

Black Gold

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Full Sail Brewing Co. Hood River, OR Available: AK, AZ, CA, CO, FL, GA, ID, LA, MN, MT, NM, NV, OH, OK, OR, SC, TX, VA, WA, WY, UT, NY, NJ, MA, MD, RI, NH Every year since 1998, the brewery has brewed a strong dark ale and aged it in up to sixty oak... View Article

Cockeyed Cooper
Beer Talk

Cockeyed Cooper

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Uinta Brewing Co. Salt Lake City, UT Available: CA, NC, TN, OR, WA, AZ, AR, CO, DC, DE, GA, ID, IL, MD, MA, NV, NJ, NM, NY, NC, OR, PA, SC, VA, WA, WY, UT Aged in bourbon barrels for six months. Uinta Brewing Co. is 100 percent wind-powered. ABV: 11.1 ABW: 8.25 Bitterness: 65... View Article

Bête Blanche
Beer Talk

Bête Blanche

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Elysian Brewing Co. Seattle, WA Available: WA, OR, ID, AK, CO, NY, NJ, PA, BC A twist on the French expression “bête noire,” Bête Blanche is brewed from pale malt and augmented in the boil with clear Belgian candy sugar, bittered with German Northern Brewer and finished with Styrian Goldings hops. Fermented with Belgian ale... View Article

Bracia
Beer Talk

Bracia

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Thornbridge Brewery Bakewell, England Imported by: B. United, Inc. Redding, CT Available: NY, NJ, CT, MA, CA, IL, IN, OH, FL, MD, DC, VA, WA, OR, GA, MN, ID Infused with dark and bitter chestnut honey sourced by head brewer Stefano Cossi from 
beekeeper Onelia Pin in the Alpine foothills of North East Italy. ABV:... View Article

White Ale
Beer Talk

White Ale

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Triangle Brewing Co. Durham, NC Available: NC Brewed under the supervision of Rufus, the patron saint of TBC, with local red wheat from Halifax County, NC and local coriander from Person County, NC. ABV: 5 ABW: 4 Bitterness: 20 Original gravity: 1052

He’Brew Bittersweet Lenny’s R.I.P.A. On Rye
Beer Talk

He’Brew Bittersweet Lenny’s R.I.P.A. On Rye

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Shmaltz Brewing Co. Saratoga Springs, NY Available: AL, AZ, CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MD, MA, MI, MN, MS, NB, NJ, NC, NY, OH, OR, PA, SC, SD, TN, VA, WA, WI Shmaltz ages this tribute to satirist Lenny Bruce in Sazerac Six Year Rye Whiskey barrels for over... View Article

Kentucky Breakfast Stout (KBS)
Beer Talk

Kentucky Breakfast Stout (KBS)

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Founders Brewing Co. Grand Rapids , MI Available: DC, GA, IL, IN, KY, MA, MI, MN, MO, NC, NJ, NY, OH, PA, SC, VA, WI An imperial stout brewed with coffee and chocolates, then cave-aged in oak bourbon barrels for an entire year. ABV: 11.2 ABW: 9 Bitterness: 70 Original gravity: 1090

Diabolical IPA
Beer Talk

Diabolical IPA

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North Peak Brewing Co. Traverse City, MI Available: MI Nestled between the east and west arms of Grand Traverse Bay, North Peak Brewing Co. brings together the nearly 50 years of experience of brewers Mike Hall and Ron Jeffries. ABV: 6.7 ABW: 5.3 Bitterness: 67 Original gravity: 1066

Omer
Beer Talk

Omer

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Bockor Brewery Bellegem, Belgium Imported by: Artisinal Imports Austin, TX Available: AK, AZ, CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, ID, IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, MO, MT, NE, NV, NJ, NM, NY, NC, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, TX, VT, VA, WA, WI, WY The name of the beer, Omer,... View Article

Coffee Stout
Beer Talk

Coffee Stout

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Flying Dog Brewery Frederick, MD Available: CA, DC, MD, MN, NC, NJ, OH, VA, WI Flying Dog’s Wild Dog Series Coffee Stout Batch 2 is brewed with coffee from Black Dog Coffee Co., Summit Point, WV. ABV: 8.9 ABW: 7.1 Bitterness: 40 Original gravity: 1088

Black Fly Stout
Beer Talk

Black Fly Stout

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Gritty McDuff’s Brewing Co. Portland, ME Available: FL, MA, ME, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, VT Maine’s original brewpub, Gritty McDuff’s, opened in Portland’s Old Port in 1988. It now also has branches in Freeport and Auburn. ABV: 4.7 ABW: 3.8 Bitterness: 16 Original gravity: 1044

Dirty Dick’s Audit Ale
Beer Talk

Dirty Dick’s Audit Ale

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Nethergate Brewery Suffolk , England Imported by: Artisinal Imports Austin, TX Available: AK, AZ, CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, ID, IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, MO, MT, NE, NV, NJ, NM, NY, NC, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, TX, VT, VA, WA, WI, WY Audit ale is a type... View Article

Organic Portland Roast Espresso Stout
Beer Talk

Organic Portland Roast Espresso Stout

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Laurelwood Brewing Co. Portland, OR Available: OR, WA Certified organic since 2002. The coffee in the beer was selected by brewmaster Chad Kennedy with the roasters at Portland Roasting Co. ABV: 6.3 ABW: 5 Bitterness: 40 Original gravity: 1060

Golden Saison
Beer Talk

Golden Saison

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Tommyknocker Brewery Idaho Springs, CO Available: AL, CO, FL, GA, IL, KS, KY, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, ND, NE, NJ, OH, PA, TN, TX, VA, WI Founded in 1994, Tommyknocker Brewery sits in the mountains just 30 miles west of Denver, CO in the mining town of Idaho Springs. ABV: 5 ABW:... View Article

St. Patrick’s Best Ale
Beer Talk

St. Patrick’s Best Ale

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Strangford Lough Brewing Co. Rochester, NY Available: AL, CA, CT, DC, GA, LA, MD, ME, MO, MS, NC, NH, SC, VA, VT, WI St. Patrick’s Best Ale is named after the patron saint of Ireland and brewed from an Irish recipe. ABV: 4.2 ABW: 3.3 Bitterness: 33 Original gravity: 1043

Pine Belt Pale Ale
Beer Talk

Pine Belt Pale Ale

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Southern Star Brewing Co. Conroe , TX Available: TX, IN, OH, KY, SC, AL, FL Pine Belt was the first canned craft beer to be made in Texas. Southern Star was founded in 2007. ABV: 6.3 ABW: 5.1 Bitterness: 45 Original gravity: 1058

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