The Brew SiteJust a quick note about Bend Brewing Company‘s seasonal Apricot Ale. Very quick because we had dinner there Wednesday night (after visting the farmer’s market) and I only had a taster of it… and yes, I guess I do have the kind of hubris that would compel me to write … Continue reading
We visited our local new Best Buy this weekend and saw this: the Haier BrewMaster Beer Dispenser. Had to drool over it for a minute. Not only can you put your cornelius keg in there, but it comes with wire racks so you can also stack up your bottled (or … Continue reading
There’s a nice article here about summer ales and Maine’s growing homebrewing and microbrewing scenes. The beauty of summer ales is that they don’t really exist, as a historical style of beer, so they can be whatever the brewer wants them to be. Petersen, for instance, makes a summertime watermelon … Continue reading
Got a comment on my More on gluten free beer post from a couple months back from the Ramapo Valley Brewery. They produce a gluten free beer, too, so I thought I’d reprint their comment here as a full post: Greetings from Ramapo Valley Brewery. We are a brewery in … Continue reading
I’m not sure I understand this article completely: A ‘virtual brewery’ started by former employees of Red Hat and Computer Associates could be listed on the Newcastle Stock Exchange by the end of the year. Brewtopia, described by former Red Hat employee and now chief executive officer Liam Mulhall as … Continue reading
The state of North Carolina restricts the amount of alcohol in beer that can be sold—a maximum of six percent by volume. Sound backwards? It is—especially considering there’s no limit to the amount of alcohol in wine or hard liquor. And wine is just as easy to buy as beer. … Continue reading
Discovered an unusual new beer this weekend: Orange Blossom Cream Ale from Buffalo Bill’s Brewery. I was expecting a light, slightly fruity cream ale—a good summertime beer—and was pleasantly surprised to find that the "Orange Blossom" part of the name is quite literal: there’s a strong sweet aroma and flavor … Continue reading
Well, here’s one: Lawmakers seek to create New York beer trail. A bill making its way through the Legislature aims to create a New York state beer trail, similar to those the wine industry has successfully used to attract millions of oenophiles to the Finger Lakes, Hudson Valley and eastern … Continue reading
This is interesting… RateBeer ran their own "best beer" contest—the "RateBeer Best"—and have announced the top 100 beers in the world. If I’m reading it correctly, it’s actually the 100 top-rated beers from their database over the last nine months… meaning they’re tapping the collective power of their contributors. Nice. … Continue reading
Now here’s a recipe that doesn’t sound half bad: Peanut Butter Porter v0.1, from the SleezySherm Breweries weblog. He took steps to minimize the amount of oil going into the beer; I don’t think you can completely remove the oil from peanut butter, and it’s the oil that prevents head … Continue reading