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Mythbusting the IPA
by Pete BrownMost people would call it crazy, but the crazies call it ‘living archeology’: if material remains of our past no longer exist, we have to recreate past times as best we can in order to figure out the truth of how people lived back then. It drives some to live as bronze-age villagers, others to... View Article
Blind Eyes, Bribes and Beer on the High Seas
by Pete BrownThe only people who drink in this bar are sailors, drug dealers and whores. Shall we go in?”
In This Friendly, Freedom-Loving Land Of Ours—Beer Belongs…Enjoy It!
by Jay R. BrooksIn today’s more sophisticated and educated beer culture, it certainly feels like this may be the best time for American beer that has ever existed. If you know where to look you can find more styles of beer than anywhere else in the world. For many people, craft beer is responsible for raising the status... View Article
Beyond Barleywine
by Greg KitsockYou might call them craft beer’s nuclear club. We’re talking about breweries that have pushed the alcohol content of beer past 20 percent by volume, through the process of fermentation alone.
The Young and the Restless
by Julie JohnsonAmerican craft brewers are a famously congenial bunch. Even as they compete for your beer money, they help one another out, they step in to lend equipment and ingredients to one another, they trouble shoot for each other, and they happily enjoy one another’s beers. Occupying what is still a small corner of the U.S.... View Article
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Pull Up A Stool With Jamie Bartholomaus
by Julie JohnsonBesides being the brewmaster at Foothills, you’re the president of the North Carolina Brewers’ Guild. What do you see in the future for NC breweries? I think therewill continue to be an awakening of spirit in the state’s breweries as people gain confidence. They’ll push the envelope of brewing styles and business plans will develop,... View Article
American Stout
by K. Florian KlempStout evokes images of the bitter black and mysterious ale synonymous with Ireland. The Emerald Isle may indeed be famous for the inky drink, a style the Irish brought to the forefront two centuries ago, but most stouts today are the progeny of contemporary London stout. Sitting between the lithe Irish dry on one end... View Article
Pennsylvania: Off the Beaten Path
by Paul RuschmannThe Phillies. The Penguins. The Steelers. The Nittany Lions. They’re all champions this year, and they’re all from Pennsylvania. Sports fans have had a lot to celebrate in the Keystone State. Fortunately, they have plenty of beer to do it with.
Beer Talk
Railbender Ale
by - -Erie Brewing Co. Erie, PA Available: PA, OH, NJ, NY, MI, IN, MD, DE, VA, FL, TN, OR Erie, PA was an important railroad hub in the mid–nineteenth century, the city being the site where three sets of track gauges met. Railbender Ale, Erie Brewing Co.’s flagship ale, is named after the laborers who laid... View Article
Hop Rod Rye
by - -Bear Republic Brewing Co. Healdsburg, CA Available: AZ, CA, CO, DE, ID, IL, KS, LA, MA, MD, MO, NC, NJ, NV,NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, TX, VA, WA, WI Hop Rod is America’s first rye IPA beer, produced with 18% rye malt. ABV: 7.49 ABW: 5.96 Color: 9.25 Bitterness: 78 Original gravity: 1074
Horizon Red Ale
by - -Summit Brewing Co. St. Paul, MN Available: MN, WI, ND, SD, IA, NE, IL, OH, MI, KY, PA, NJ, FL, CO, TX A new year-round beer from Summit, Horizon Red Ale is a cross between a traditional IPA and an amber. The Horizon name stems from the use of the Horizon hop, which is used... View Article
Zipfer
by - -Brauerei Zipf (Brau Union) Salzburg, Austria Imported by: Stawski Imports Chicago , IL Available: AZ, CA, FL, IL, KY, MD, MI, NE, NJ, NY, OH, PA Brauerei Zipf was founded in 1858, shortly after Austrian Anton Dreher is credited with brewing the first modern lager beer in Vienna. ABV: 5.4 ABW: 4.30 Color: n/a Bitterness:... View Article
Dreadnaught IPA
by - -Three Floyds Brewing Co. Munster, IN Available: IL, IN, WI The three Floyds of the name are y brothers Nick and Simon and their father Mike Floyd, who founded the brewery in 1996. The original brewery was built in a run-down warehouse located in Hammond, IN. ABV: 9.5 ABW: 7.56 Color: copper Bitterness: 99 Original... View Article
Obsidian Stout
by - -Deschutes Brewery Bend, OR Available: OR, WA, AK, MT, ID, CA, HI, AZ, CO, NM, NV, WY, UT, TX, BC Deschutes Brewery overlooks the wild and scenic Deschutes River. Starting as a local brewpub in downtown Bend in 1988, Deschutes now sells beer across the western United States and recently opened a second public house... View Article
Salvator
by - -Paulaner Brewery München, Germany Imported by: Paulaner HP USA Littleton , CO Available: nationwide Salvator, meaning “savior,” is the original doppelbock. This beer established the tradition of all doppelbock names ending in “-ator”. ABV: 7.9 ABW: 6.29 Color: n/a Bitterness: n/a Original gravity: n/a
Octoberfest
by - -Thomas Hooker Brewing Co. Bloomfield, CT Available: CT, MA, RI, NY, ME, FL, PA, GA Originally brewed to celebrate the beginning of the German brewing season and the 1810 wedding of crown prince Ludwig of Bavaria and Princess Therese of Saxon-Hildburghausen. This amber beer was originally brewed in March (“Märzenbier”) and left to age in... View Article
Chimay Grande Réserve
by - -Chimay Baileux, Belgium Imported by: Manneken-Brussel Imports Austin, TX Available: all states excluding MS and WV Trappist monks in the Abbey of Scourmont, in southern Belgium, brew Chimay. As a Trappist product, the beer must be brewed inside the abbey walls under the supervision of the Trappist community, with a substantial part of the profits... View Article
Pumpkinhead Ale
by - -Shipyard Brewing Co. Portland, ME Available: 35 states around the United States Shipyard Pumpkinhead Ale was first brewed in August of 2002. ABV: 4.7 ABW: 3.74 Color: golden Bitterness: 18 Original gravity: 1048
Moaten
by - -Two Brothers Brewing Co. Warrenville ,IL Available: IL, WI, IN, OH, NY, MA, PA, MN Moaten (“Flanders meets Chicago”) is a collaboration between Two Brothers Brewing Co. and Urthel brewery in Belgium. Half the beer was aged with Lactobacillus for souring, and the unsoured half was aged in oak barrels. After six months aging, the... View Article
HopBack Amber Ale
by - -Tröegs Brewing Co. Harrisburg, PA Available: DC, DE, MA, MD, NJ, NY, OH, PA, VA This amber ale derives its name from the container of hops through which the wort passes on its way to the fermentation tank, adding hop flavor and aroma. HopBack Amber is filtered through fresh whole flower Nugget and Mt. Hood... View Article
Lucifer
by - -Het Anker Mechelen, Belgium Imported by: Wetten Importers Sterling, VA Available: AL, AK, AZ, CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, IN, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, ME, MI, MD, MN, MA, NC, NJ, NY, NM, NV, OH, OR, PA, VA, TN, TX, WI, WA The Lucifer brand fell into hands of brewery Duvel Moortgat when... View Article
Porter
by - -Founders Brewing Co. Grand Rapids, MI Available: MI, MN, WI, MO, IL, IN, OH, KY, VA, NC, SC, PA, NJ Two university friends, who decided to abandon careers in video production and elementary school teaching in favor of brewing, opened Founders Brewing Co. After a few years, they dropped their initial, rather conventional craft beer... View Article
Oktober Fest-Märzen
by - -Ayinger Brewery Aying, Bavaria Imported by: Merchant du Vin Tukwila, WA Available: nationwide Ayinger is located in the Bavarian village of Aying. Established in 1878, it is still family owned and operated. Ayinger Oktober Fest-Märzen is made via a decoction mash. ABV: 5.6 ABW: 4.46 Color: 8 Bitterness: 21 Original gravity: 1054
Palo Santo
by - -Dogfish Head Craft Brewery Milton, DE Available: AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IL, IN, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, NC, NH, NJ, NV, NY, OH, OR, PA, RI, TN, TX, VA, VT, WA, WI An unfiltered brown ale aged in handmade wooden brewing vessels. The caramel and vanilla complexity comes from the... View Article