Posts Tagged: Ingredients, Techniques and Packaging
Do They Know Their Hops From Their Cassava?
Posted by on Sunday, May 12, 2013 in - 4 comments
Some interesting statements from the Jamaican Agriculture Minister at the end of last week: • ...Roger Clarke on Thursday said a window of opportunity seems to be opening up for cassava farmers. While unwilling to disclose the issue of price, Clarke said Diageo, the parent company for Red Stripe …
North Country Public Radio On NY State Hops
Posted by on Tuesday, April 30, 2013 in - 10 comments
Before there was a beer nerd in me there was a radio nerd. When we moved to these borderlands at the east end of the Great Lakes, I immediately searched the dial for US public radio stations and, finding three, struck a bargain with NCPR that if they continue to make great local radio I will …
Did Those Diatoms Poison Your Beer Lately?
Posted by on Monday, April 8, 2013 in - 5 comments
Interesting news today out of Germany: • “When arsenic level in beer is higher than in the water used during brewing, this excess arsenic must come from other sources,” Coelhan noted. “That was a mystery to us. As a consequence, we analyzed all materials, including the malt and the hops used …
Wherein I Prove I May Actually Be A Miserable Jerk
Posted by on Friday, March 22, 2013 in - 9 comments
The email from a, shall we say, noted brewer with this news was accompanied with an introductory statement which read "Say what you will about Sam- this will be hitting the papers tomorrow I'm sure!" And it is a news worthy press release from Jim Koch of Sam Adams about its new beer can which … read more »
Quebec: Dinner, Ice Cider And A Protest In Montreal
Posted by on Tuesday, March 12, 2013 in - 2 comments
You forget what you have sometimes. At a new bistro slash pub we decided to hit tonight, they had Fin Du Monde on tap and seeing as they had it, well, I had it. NYK-S was the place, just a few blocks from our hotel on Sherbrooke. We called ahead to see if they were able to take a family with kids …
Albany Ale: Why Did They Grow All That Wheat?
Posted by on Saturday, March 9, 2013 in - 5 comments
Did I mention that I was tickled to get my copy of Alcohol and its Role in the Evolution of Human Society by Ian S. Hornsey last week? Oh, I did. One of the great truths of this mortal coil is how chronology must be obeyed. And I was particularly ticked to realize that since my last Hornsey, the …
The State Of English Fuel And Malt In 1593-ish
Posted by on Wednesday, February 27, 2013 in - 8 comments
Ah, the 1500s. Remember them? They were great. Jeff's comments yesterday got me thinking about causes for changes like the introduction of coke in the early 1600s and its application in malting at mid-century. See, there is this idea that goes well beyond brewing history that somehow folk in the …
Beer And Food: Baking Whole Wheat Beer Buns
Posted by on Saturday, February 23, 2013 in - leave a comment
One of the best things about having less time for just drinking beer is you can find other things to do with the stuff. A bottle of New Belgium Abbey ale went into two trays of whole wheat buns this afternoon. They await the oven above. Five flours. Low salt. Less of a factor in the flavour than a …
The New York Times Considers A Beer Can's Value
Posted by on Saturday, February 9, 2013 in - 1 comment
Rather good of The New York Times to take on the question of "what New York City beer can is considered the most valuable as a collectible?" in today's paper. Results included: • Liebmann’s Beer, a flat-top can from the 1930s from Liebmann Breweries in Brooklyn, the brewer of Rheingold Beer. A …
As Pleasant A Snow Day Lunch As Ever I've Had
Posted by on Friday, February 8, 2013 in - 10 comments
Ron as Švejk caught in a beam of angelic light. • My favorite place to have a beer is a block from work and two from my folk's place. Today, during today's Snowmageddon, I looked outside at noon, then looked at my workload and realized an impromptu declaration of a half day vacation was in order …
