Posts Tagged: Ingredients, Techniques and Packaging
Can Science Really Improve Beer As Known Now?
Posted by on Wednesday, October 17, 2012 in - 15 comments
I am thinking about timelines and milestones these days. One of the things I am thinking about is the beginnings of the effect of science on beer. Which I thought again about when I read this story: • An international consortium of scientists has published a high resolution draft of the barley …
New York: Scythe & Sickle, Brewery Ommegang
Posted by on Saturday, October 13, 2012 in - 2 comments
A harvest ale. An ale with not only four malts but four separate grain species: barley, wheat, oats and rye. And, unlike collaboration beers, you can actually pick out the characteristics each of these partners brings to the beer. There is the spice note of rye in the finish, the grassy tang of … read more »
Two Million Britons Think Beer Source Of Fiber
Posted by on Tuesday, October 9, 2012 in - 6 comments
Odd nutritional news out of the UK today: • The Department of Health recommends a third of each daily main meal should consist of a starchy carbohydrate, such as bread, potatoes or pasta, preferably of a wholegrain variety. But the survey of more than 2,000 British adults for independent baker …
Session 68: What The Heck Is A Novelty Beer To Me?
Posted by on Saturday, October 6, 2012 in - 3 comments
99 Pours told the world that the topic for this edition of The Session would be novelty beers in this way: • With the onslaught of even weirder beards…erm…beers…than before, I can’t help but wonder if novelty beers are going too far. Or maybe not far enough? LOL! As a merchant of beer, I can see …
What Is The Worst Thing That Has Been Done To Beer?
Posted by on Wednesday, September 12, 2012 in - 13 comments
I have to admit that my first reaction to the image to the right of the milkshake made with Samuel Adams Octoberfest beer was a bit of a gakky feeling but then I remembered that I don't really like this pumpkin¹ beer anyway so maybe this would not either be all that great a loss or, when you think …
Why Isn't Dramatic Hop Instability A Fault?
Posted by on Wednesday, August 22, 2012 in - 13 comments
... and the brewing of a beer with that characteristic to be sold at full price not a failing? I am reminded by Stan's post of the arc of a baseball in flight. The batter's hope is at its highest the point of concussion between bat and ball but the truth is only known when it either reaches the …
Ontario: Hawaiian Style, Spearhead Brewing, Toronto
Posted by on Wednesday, August 15, 2012 in - leave a comment
Toronto beer. A good pick for the game between cellar dwellers Toronto against Portland. Funny how Toronto is sponsored by the Bank of Montreal while Oregon's team is sponsored by Alaskan Airways. Home town proud. • Which does beg the question why that town to the west that needed a Kingston …
How Is The Drought Affecting Malting Barley?
Posted by on Tuesday, August 7, 2012 in - leave a comment
I mowed today. A bit. I knocked down the weeds for the second mowing since the first week of June. We are on the edge of the drought that has hit Mid-west and Prairies in the US. We are hearing that beer prices are going up but, as of 2 August, US malt prices are in fact not climbing: • "Malting …
California: Brew Free! Or Die IPA, 21st Amendment
Posted by on Sunday, August 5, 2012 in - 4 comments
Things may be breaking down or maybe new wholesalers are at play. Finger Lake Beverages had a full line up of Jolly Pumpkin as well as the first 21st Amendment beers I have come across this far east including this 7% IPA... or is that a DIPA. It was a few years ago. • The beer pours a burnished …
The Session #66: The One Beer to Rule Them All
Posted by on Saturday, August 4, 2012 in - 5 comments
Craig asked the question: • What if you were to design the perfect brew—a Tolkien-esque One Beer to Rule Them All. The perfect beer for you, personally. Would it be hoppy and dark or strong and light? Is it augmented with exotic ingredients or traditionally crafted? Would your One Beer be a …
