Posts Tagged: Styles
Beer From Romania
Posted by on Thursday, October 5, 2006 in - 22 comments
As you know, we love piggybacking on the travels of others to find more about beer and this planet of our. Recently I have been working with Steven Hales of the Department of Philosophy at Bloomsburg University in Pennsylvania on his collection of essays Beer and Philosophy which is to be … read more »
Wet Hop Beer
Posted by on Wednesday, October 4, 2006 in - 4 comments
I planted some hops the year before I moved here with the plan of making a home-brew filled up with fresh-picked green hops. I never made it and I really didn't think it up at all but it sure has taken off as a style in the last few years: • “First there was Beaujolais nouveau. Now comes beer …
Belgium: The Week of De Regenboog
Posted by on Monday, October 2, 2006 in - 3 comments
I hadn't planned on doing Belgian weeks back to back but years from now no one will care so here we go. I bought these at Tully's in Maine in the summer. I had the blond as well as the double and went back for more based on their strength. Not a cheap range as each 11.2 oz beer went for between …
Stouts: Three Stouts From Three Continents
Posted by on Thursday, September 21, 2006 in - 1 comment
Japan, Ireland and New York. When managing the stash you have to make sure some of the lighter brews out there do not kick around too long. Bought in Maine, maybe in April, I am worried about the Japanese Sweet Stout as the label says "alcoholic content not in excess of 4% of volume." Hmmm. This … read more »
Seven More Porters
Posted by on Thursday, August 17, 2006 in - 12 comments
I really quite like a porter and, what with the best part of the summer's heat now in the past, you can now contemplate taking on the layers of flavour these beers should provide. I have posted a bunch of posts about porters, everything from that macro-spawn Labatt Porter that is still to be found …
Five Mainly Western US Pale Ales
Posted by on Thursday, July 27, 2006 in - 8 comments
Four really western pale ales and one of my favorites, Southern Tier IPA, from western New York...that counts, right? I don't know what I am expecting to find from this selection. The Rouge Seahorse as well as both Mojo and Hazed & Infused are new to me. But it is time to do another random cross …
Four Perfectly Good US Wheats For A Hot Day
Posted by on Monday, July 17, 2006 in - 1 comment
Here I am back from a week and a half roaming New England and eastern New York State and I have been struck how this is the year of wheat - everyone is brewing a wheat beer and calling it that or "summer ale" or some such thing. Time was a summer ale was just a crappy light beer. Now it means …
Quick Note: Ten Years Alt, Victory, PA, USA
Posted by on Tuesday, June 27, 2006 in - leave a comment
Holy product placement, Batman. • I picked this up at Finger Lake Beverages the other weekend and didn't twig to this being a special release by Victory as it was not in the 22 oz bottle that usually screams special release. Here is the Victory press release which provides the facts on the style …
Three Lagers, Two Pilsners
Posted by on Sunday, June 25, 2006 in - 4 comments
As you know, I am not a lager lover. But since asking the question of myself about pilsner, like Donavan, I have been wondering more about this half of the beer world and particularly this style so I picked up two more to consider as well as another lager I should trust as a comparator … read more »
Thousand Islands Pale Ale, Sackets Harbor Brewing, NY
Posted by on Tuesday, June 13, 2006 in - 7 comments
There are not too many beer brandings I like as much as this. But I am a big fan of this place, the Antique Boat Museum at Clayton, NY, and also like the Kodachrome kitch as much as the next resident of the St. Lawrence valley. Mind you if the beer was hopeless I'd lack that warm fuzzy feeling I …
