Posts Tagged: Styles
Porter Season: XII, Imperial Porter, Middle Ages, Syracuse, NY
Posted by on Sunday, October 21, 2007 in - 2 comments
My high school history teacher taught us when you want to use the word "very" try using "damn" to see if it worked better. Most times neither were necessary. Lately that's been one point underlying much of the discussion around the word "imperial" - like this post by Ron, this by Stan and this by …
Porter Season: Black Hole, Weyerbacher, PA, USA
Posted by on Thursday, September 20, 2007 in - 3 comments
If stinking hot July is the month for wheat beers and the end of summer is the time for sour fruit beers, then the end of September has to herald the slowing down of my sour beer studies and the beginning of the season of porters. Why? First, they go with stew and they go in stew and no one eats …
Beer Cocktails: Sign Of The Endtimes?
Posted by on Sunday, August 12, 2007 in - 9 comments
I think I have seen the future and I don't like it. It's not that I think that I am a particular cask-hugging purist or anything but this trend popping up at two Toronto beer bars just seems wrong somehow: • “At Bier Markt on the Esplanade, beer cocktails started to show up on the menu as a way …
Session 6: One Fruit Beer - Kriek De Ranke, Wevelgem, BE
Posted by on Friday, August 3, 2007 in - leave a comment
Greg had the power for today's version of The Session for August and he picked fruit beer as the topic. To be utterly fair, if you are going to pick this topic, it has to be in August when all the world is plump with the results of all that "tra-la it's May" of a few months ago. • It's not like … read more »
Grill, Shed, Steak, Rain, Bieres de Garde And Saisons
Posted by on Sunday, July 1, 2007 in - 4 comments
The trouble with charcoal grilling is that when the rain comes you can't turn it off. Propane, on the other hand, has a nice dial that has a "0" setting. But there is the garden shed and, when it rains and you have visitors, it can turn out to be a delightful place to while away a late afternoon …
About Oaked Beer: Stan Notes A Trend
Posted by on Friday, June 29, 2007 in - leave a comment
Stan over at Appellation Beer notes a noting of the trend to beer that spends some time on the wood: • “It’s one line in a two-page spread - so the impact won’t be the same as if Oprah were to declare her love for IPAs (headlines across the the country scream, “Hops Sales Soar Through The Ozone …
Sour Beer Studies: Duchesse De Bourgogne, Verhaeghe, BE
Posted by on Thursday, June 28, 2007 in - 2 comments
Why did I pick another Flemish Red so early on in these Sour Beer Studies? I think I am still wary of those dry lambics in the stash and Stonch has spoken so highly of the style that I thought what the heck. • First thing to note is that is this a beer that was kept on the wood as well so could …
Sour Beer Studies: Barriquée, Panil, Parma, Italy
Posted by on Thursday, June 7, 2007 in - 8 comments
A few weeks or maybe months ago I received an email from a reader asking that I do not use the "Week Of..." format anymore as RSS could not deal with a constantly growing post. I resisted the idea but the more I thought about it, the more I thought that perhaps in addition to the RSS issues, the" …
Another Beer Column Is Born...Sorta
Posted by on Wednesday, May 23, 2007 in - 2 comments
It was good to see the "Life" section in this morning's edition of The Globe and Mail carry the story "Microbreweries raid the fruit aisle" by Beppi Crosariol. The new section had promised his wine and spirits coverage would be expanded to include beer allowing the Globe to catch up a little to … read more »
I Thought That May Was Mild Month!?!
Posted by on Thursday, May 17, 2007 in - 3 comments
According to CAMRA, May is Mild Month. Great news if you are going to a beer festival. Not necessarily so great if you are just dropping into the pub for a swift half. • Last weekend we were in Norwich. Now I know of one or two decent pubs in Norwich where mild wouldn’t have been a problem, but …
