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Beer and Politics
by Dave GausepohlBottle or draft? Imported or domestic? Forget politics; even in an election year, beer drinkers are more likely to debate issues like hoppy versus malty or ales versus lagers. But brewers have used politics and elections as a way to advertise their products.
Five Best Books for Beer Touring
by Alan MoenThe Pocket Guide to Beer, Seventh Edition, by Michael Jackson, Running Press, $12.95—Stands alone as the best compact guide to the world’s beers and breweries. Good Beer Guide to Belgium & Holland by Tim Webb, 2002 edition, $16.95—a comprehensive, witty and detailed investigation of this important region, with information and travel tips on beer styles,... View Article
Cologne & Düsseldorf: Kölsch & Altbiers
by Gregg GlaserTwo north German cities on opposite banks of the Rhine River are home to two distinct styles of beer: kölsch from Cologne and altbier from Düsseldorf. These are beers that predate the lager revolution of the mid-1800s. Breweries in Cologne and Düsseldorf stubbornly continue to produce top-fermented ales, while almost every other brewery in Germany... View Article
The Ampersand Brewery
by Roger ProtzThere’s a joke going the rounds of the British brewing industry that runs like this: “What do you call Scottish & Newcastle Breweries now that it doesn’t have breweries in either Scotland or Newcastle? Answer: Ampersand Breweries, because that’s all that’s left.”
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The Magic of Lambic
by K. Florian KlempThe notion of brewing a “one-off” is not uncommon. But there is a whole family of styles, the lambics, that fit said bill with respect to convention. So individual are they, that virtually every aspect of their production is anarchistic. Brewing, fermentation, aging, maturation, and even ingredients are distinctive. The result is a beer that... View Article
Ballpark Beer
by Paul RuschmannFor a baseball fan growing up around New York, the Sixties was an enchanted era. On summer nights, the radio filled my room with the sounds of epic pitchers’ duels, bench-clearing brawls, and late-inning heroics. And, of course, beer commercials. Thousands of them. Long before they could serve me at the corner tavern, I knew... View Article
Beer Talk
Ropewalk Amber Ale
by - -BridgePort BrewingCo. Portland, OR Available: OR, WA, AK, ID, MT, CO Brewed in honor of BridgePort Brewing Company’s 20th anniversary, Ropewalk Amber Ale is based on the original BridgePort Ale recipe from 1984. The name honors our building’s roots as a rope factory, also known as a ropewalk. Alcohol (wt.): 3.58 Alcohol (vol.): 4.5 Color:... View Article
Hazed and Infused Dry-Hopped Ale
by - -Rockies Brewing Co. Boulder, CO Available: CO, AZ, NM, WY, NE, KS, MN, IL, IN, OH, FL, NY, MA Rockies Brewing Co., Colorado’s first microbrewery, is celebrating their 25th anniversary this year with a “goatshed revival” to recall the site of their first brewhouse. Check the photo at www.boulderbeer.com to see three of the reviewers... View Article
Ommegang Witte
by - -Brewery Ommegang Cooperstown, NY Available: nationwide This Belgian-style “white” beer is brewed with unmalted wheat, orange peel and coriander. Alcohol (wt.): 4.06 Alcohol (vol.): 5.1 Color: n/a Bitterness: n/a Gravity: 1046
Dry Stout
by - -Boulevard Brewing Co. Kansas City, MO Available: M, KS, AR, IO, NE, OK, SD, WY, IL, MN Dry Stout has been available on draft since 1996, but is only recently available in bottles. It s brewed with pale malt, roasted barley, barley flakes and Special B; and Magnum and Fuggles hops. Alcohol (wt.): 4.2 Alcohol... View Article
Ch’ti Blonde
by - -Brasserie Castelain Bénifontaine, France Imported by: Elite Brand Imports Kalamazoo, MI Available: MI, CO, MN, NY, IL France is not usually thought of as a beer producing nation, but the northern region is home to the delicious bière de garde style, a traditional farmhouse ale that goes beautifully with food. Alcohol (wt.): 5.09 Alcohol (vol.):... View Article
IPA Nectar
by - -Nectar Ales Paso Robles, CA Available: CA The Nectar Ales line of beers are brewed in collaboration with the Firestone Walker Brewing Co. Alcohol (wt.): Alcohol (vol.): 6.7 Color: 16 Bitterness: 52 Gravity: 16
Oak Barrel Stout
by - -Old Dominion Ashburn, VA Available: VA, MD, DC, PA, OH This stout is brewed with eight types of malted barley and wheat, and dryhopped in the fermented, where fresh vanilla beans and roasted oak chips are added. Alcohol (wt.): 4.14 Alcohol (vol.): 5.2 Color: 40+ Bitterness: 28 Gravity: 1058
Bombadier
by - -Charles Wells Bedford, England Imported by: Lionstone International for SBS-Imports Seattle, WA Available: WA, OR, CA, AZ, ID, MT, OH, CO The Eagle Brewery was founded in 1876 in Bedford, England by merchant seaman Charles Wells, whose family has managed the brewery for five generations. Bombadier was created in 1977 to celebrate the company receiving... View Article