All About Beer Magazine November 2013 Issue

What Shakeout?

Seasons of Change

A Locavore Addresses the Elephant

What Shakeout?

Diagnosing the Grumpy Brewer

Cask Ale Destinations

The whole purpose of the American craft brewing revolution was to authenticate once again a beverage that the industrial beer complex had turned into fizzy artifice. Craft beer is beer made real. But that pint of bottled, canned or draft carbonated IPA you’re enjoying or that delectable nitro stout you recently had isn’t Real Ale. ... View Article

The American Craft Beer Cookbook

If you believe that beer is food, then you’ll make space on your kitchen bookshelf for John Holl’s new work, The American Craft Beer Cookbook. It’s a collection of more than 150 recipes from craft breweries, brewpubs, brewers and chefs at beer-centric restaurants around the country. The book by Holl (the editor of All About... View Article

Britain’s Lost Breweries and Beer

In 1989, the Beer Orders told British brewers they could either keep their breweries or keep their pubs, and far too many breweries decided to preserve their pubs and close their breweries. As a result, such famous breweries as Young’s, Bass, and Morland have closed. In Britain’s Lost Breweries and Beers, Chris Arnot, a former... View Article

Craft Whiskey Barrels Forward

Could the next big thing in beer actually be whiskey? We are not talking about the use of former bourbon barrels for aging beer. That trend is well-established. We mean the real 90-proof variety. Some think that breweries might just propel the craft spirits sector—and whiskey in particular—through the roof. According to the Brewers Association,... View Article

India Pale Ale

The familiar tale of IPA is simple enough: Pale, hoppy beer is ingeniously invented by the Brits specifically to weather the voyage east to sate the troops and expatriates in India. In truth, IPA was neither novel nor necessary, but opportunistic marketing of existing 18th-century ale, refined further through good fortune, then widely popularized back... View Article

Bringing Depth to South African Beer

Every winter, aptly named brewer Theo de Beer and his team at the Anvil Ale House hand-peel, julienne and sun-dry the skins of a few crates of naartjies in preparation for his seasonal witbier, White Anvil. The naartjie is a South African tangerine, and after five years of weird looks from farmers unused to buyers... View Article

Brewing Under Ocupation

High in the hills of the West Bank, Palestinians hold one of the world’s most unlikely Oktoberfests. Each year, thousands of Palestinians and foreigners descend on the sleepy village of Taybeh to hoist pints, eat local food and even play a round or two of street hockey. Since 2005, the Taybeh Brewery—named after the village—has... View Article

Brewer in the Rye

Rye has become quite the dashing addition to microbrews in recent years. This flavorful, hearty grain is generally cast in a supporting role, but it is emphatic enough to lend a noteworthy performance even in spot duty. Especially common in pale ale and IPA, rye is capable of embellishing many other brews, both top- and... View Article

Pull Up A Stool with Brett McCrea

Brett McCrea and Chad Campbell founded 16 Mile Brewery in 2009 in Georgetown, DE, a town in the geographic center of the state said to be 16 miles from anywhere. The brewery is sited in a 120 year-old barn on land owned by McCrea’s family. AAB: This has been a homecoming for both of you.... View Article

Apocalypse Cow

Three Floyds Brewing Co. Munster, IN The three Floyds of the name are brothers Nick and Simon and their father, Mike Floyd, who founded the brewery in 1996. Apocalypse Cow is a double India pale ale made with lactose. ABV: 11 ABW: 8.7 COLOR: 13.5 BITTERNESS: 90 ORIGINAL GRAVITY: 1086 AVAILABLE: IL, IN

London Black Cab Stout

Fuller’s Chiswick, London, United Kingdom Imported by Paulaner HP USA. Named in honor of the iconic taxis, London Black Cab Stout is brewed using Imperial, Crystal, chocolate and golden malt and hopped with Golding, Target and Fuggles. ABV: 4.5 ABW: 3.6 COLOR: 40 BITTERNESS: 40 ORIGINAL GRAVITY: 1046 AVAILABLE: AZ, CA, CO, IA, KY, FL,... View Article

Anderson Valley Wild Turkey Bourbon Barrel Stout

Anderson Valley Wild Turkey Bourbon Barrel Stout Anderson Valley Brewing Co.  Boonville, CA This stout is aged for three months in Wild Turkey bourbon barrels, thanks to a partnership between the brewery and the Kentucky distillery. ABV: 6.9 ABW: 5.4 COLOR: 33 BITTERNESS: 14 ORIGINAL GRAVITY: 1061 AVAILABLE: AZ, CA, CO, DC, FL, GA, HI,... View Article

Pride

Amager Bryghus Copenhagen, Denmark Imported by Shelton Brothers Pride is one of seven beers in Amager’s Sinner Series. It is an imperial stout with a six-hour boil. ABV: 10 ABW: 7.96 COLOR: NA BITTERNESS: 100+ IBU ORIGINAL GRAVITY: 1104 AVAILABLE: (In 2014) AK, AL, AZ, CA, CO, DE, FL, IN, ID, IA, KY, LA, ME,... View Article

Blackhorn American Black Lager

Bolero Snort Brewery Ridgefield Park, NJ Bolero Snort Brewery opened in January, and Blackhorn American Black Lager is one of its two initial year-round offerings. It is brewed with two-row, Crystal, chocolate and de-bittered black malts and hopped with Warrior, Centennial and Zythos. ABV: 6.5 ABW: 5.2 COLOR: 30 BITTERNESS: 70 ORIGINAL GRAVITY: 1065 AVAILABLE:... View Article

Lebanese Pale Ale

961 Beer Mazreat Yachoua, Lebanon Imported by St. Killian Importing 961 Beer is the only microbrewery in the Arab World. Inspired by Lebanese spice markets and based on an English IPA, Lebanese Pale Ale is brewed with za’atar (wild thyme), sumac, chamomile, sage, anise and mint. ABV: 6.3 ABW: 5 COLOR: 11.4 BITTERNESS: 35 ORIGINAL... View Article

Descender IPA

Good Life Brewing Co. Bend, OR Now available in cans (only in Oregon), Descender IPA is brewed with Cascade, Centennial, Galaxy and Chinook hops. ABV: 7 ABW: 5.5 COLOR: 7.5 BITTERNESS: 70 ORIGINAL GRAVITY: 1068 AVAILABLE: ID, OR, WA

Moa Breakfast

Moa Brewing Co. Marlborough, New Zealand Imported by St. Killian Importing, Everett, MA Moa Breakfast is a European-style beer brewed with a blend of premium wheat malt and a variety of floral hops. It is a two-time silver medal winner at the Asia Beer Awards. ABV: 5.5 ABW: 4.4 COLOR: 4 BITTERNESS: 17 ORIGINAL GRAVITY:... View Article

McEwan’s Scotch Ale

Wells & Young’s Brewing Co. Bedford, United Kingdom Imported by Belukus Marketing, College Station, TX Wells & Young’s Brewery has resurrected this iconic beer using the original recipe. Nicknamed the “Red Top,” this traditional “wee heavy” was first brewed by William McEwan in Edinburgh in 1856. ABV: 8 ABW: 6.4 COLOR: 37 BITTERNESS: 23 OG:... View Article

La Socarrada

Xátiva, Valencia, Spain Imported by Sublime Imports, Dallas, TX At the turn of the 18th century, the town of Xátiva was razed to the ground and kept aflame for eight days by King Felipe V. However, the survivors thrived, rebuilding Xátiva, and to this day are referred to as the “socarrats” (burned). La Socarrada is... View Article

Biere Joi

Bayou Teche Brewing Arnaudville, LA After fermentation, this ale is racked into Jack Daniel’s barrels and spiked with French roasted coffee from Mello Joy. After four months, the selected barrels were racked onto and aged on locally grown organic Chile d’arbols from Pimmo’s Peppers and cacao nibs. ABV: 7.5 ABW: 6 COLOR: 25 BITTERNESS: 15... View Article

Anchor California Lager

Anchor Brewing San Francisco Anchor California Lager is the brewery’s recreation of the first genuine lager brewed in the Golden State. It is brewed with two-row barley and Cluster hops and is kräusened and lagered in Anchor’s cellars. ABV: 4.9 ABW: 3.9 COLOR: 6 BITTERNESS: 32 ORIGINAL GRAVITY: 1050 AVAILABLE: AR, CA, CO, GA, IL,... View Article

Sticke It To The Man

O’Fallon Brewery O’Fallon, MO Sticke Alt beers were originally brewed in Düsseldorf, where “sticke” is local vernacular for “secret” —breweries traditionally do not reveal the recipe for these beers. Sticke It To The Man has five types of malt, with classic German hops. ABV: 7.5 ABW: 5.97 COLOR: NA BITTERNESS: 40 ORIGINAL GRAVITY: NA AVAILABLE:... View Article

Bikini Blonde Lager

Maui Brewing Co. Lahaina, HI A filtered Munich helles lager brewed with floral hops and pilsner and Munich malts, Bikini Blonde Lager is one of four flagship beers from Maui Brewing Co. ABV: 4.5 ABW: 3.58 COLOR: 7 BITTERNESS: 18 ORIGINAL GRAVITY: 1048 AVAILABLE: AZ, CA, CO, Denmark, England, HI, ID, Japan, MD, NV, OR,... View Article

Hoptologist

Knee Deep Brewing Co. Lincoln, CA Hoptologist is a double India pale ale brewed with a blend of malts from Canada, Germany, Chile and the United States, and hopped with Cascade, Citra, Columbus, Magnum and Hersbrucker hops. ABV: 9 ABW: 7.2 COLOR: 6.7 BITTERNESS: 102 ORIGINAL GRAVITY: 1079 AVAILABLE: AZ, CA, NV

Rippa

Green Jack Brewery Suffolk, UK Imported by Vanberg & DeWulf Named Supreme Champion Winter Beer of the UK by CAMRA in 2007, Rippa is brewed with pale ale malt, caramalt, maize, wheat and sugar. UK Challenger hops lend a black pepper spice aroma, and Slovenian Celeia hops add bitterness. ABV: 8.5 ABW: 6.8 COLOR: NA... View Article