Posts Tagged: Ingredients, Techniques and Packaging
Summer Vacation 2012: What To Do With Myself?
Posted by on Saturday, July 21, 2012 in - 3 comments
There is work. There is the rest of life that sometimes gets called life. And then there is vacation. I am on a 18 day stretch of no work with the hope that life gets a little put back into order. Don't get me wrong. I like my job. And life is good if rather real from time to time. But it is … read more »
Has The Law Protected A Tradition Or Innovation?
Posted by on Saturday, July 14, 2012 in - 4 comments
It is always odd when the law is used to protect something. There are policies at play, interests and stuff that can't quite have a finger put upon it. Which makes one think about this: • Gov. Jerry Brown on Friday signed a bill supported by Democrats and Republicans that ensures certain …
Albany Ale: Another Annotated Brewing Log From 1834
Posted by on Tuesday, July 10, 2012 in - 7 comments
More. Here are two brews from April 1834 in the same account book near the end of that brewing season. They are batches #185 and #186. There are a couple of things that arise from the last set of comments: • ♦ the majority of the beer is described as amber rather than pale. In fact, pale ale … read more »
Albany Ale: An Annotated Brewing Log From 1834
Posted by on Tuesday, July 10, 2012 in - 16 comments
A bit of a question for you today. Above is a brewing log from just before the world of US brewing learned about lager. I won't get into the details of whose log it is for now as I am hoping you may be able to help draw out a few more details than I have. If you click on the image you will see my …
Is There Actually A Message In The Cans?
Posted by on Wednesday, June 20, 2012 in - 3 comments
Has an interesting alliance been formed between craft and cheap ass? • The last recession helped reverse that trend as Americans became cost conscious, pushing demand back toward more affordable canned beer. Also supporting the resurgence is an increase in the number of craft beers available in …
Albany Ale: Did The Hessian Fly Play A Role?
Posted by on Saturday, June 16, 2012 in - 4 comments
It has been a bit part of the puzzle for me. As I have mentioned before, Craig as taken more of an interest in Albany Ale as reflected in the 1800s industrial period where I am more interested in the pre-1800s experience. The weird thing has been that not only do the two eras reflect issues of …
What Is Going On In The UK Malt Market?
Posted by on Sunday, April 8, 2012 in - 2 comments
Interesting news and a more interesting new title for Pete Brown in a story in Monday's edition of the UK's Mirror newspaper: • The miserable Bank Holiday weather will get worse today with deluges in many parts. But it will be nowhere near enough to end the drought, which experts said yesterday …
New York Shows How The Beer World Should Work
Posted by on Wednesday, March 7, 2012 in - 8 comments
Great news out of the great state of New York this morning: • The Cuomo Administration on Tuesday unveiled proposed legislation aimed at fermenting a revitalized hops industry in the state, playing off the boom in craft beers, as well as the interest in locally sourced crops. "We're really on … read more »
Do New Beer Styles Just Reflect New Ways... And Stuff?
Posted by on Wednesday, February 8, 2012 in - 8 comments
The other day I read one of the more interesting passages of beery thought that I had read in some time. It's from a response to a post at Jeff's Beervana about the wonky less than linear history of beer styles: • While it’s entirely possible that malt bills and hopping rates of many of craft …
Session 60: The 64 Ounce Jug Is Considered
Posted by on Saturday, February 4, 2012 in - 5 comments
The 64 ounce beer jug - or growler - is sufficiently interesting to the guys as Washington Beer Blog that they made it the topic of this month's edition of The Session: • These days people take growlers for granted. In my neck of the woods, growlers are a relatively new phenomenon. I don’t … read more »
