The World Beer Cup awards just came out for 2022, an exciting moment for brewers and beer geeks. Who made the best IPA/pilsner/fruity sour thing, and where can I get it? But the buzz this year is not… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! … Read more
Big Lake Brewing partnered with a Virginia brewery to release a citrus- and hop-forward IPA. Holland-based Big Lake Brewing … Read More
The seasons are changing and craft brewers … Brewing, one of our favorite brewing operations in the Northeast has a new … Read More
America’s first craft brewery continues spirit of innovation with release of 99-calorie, Hazy IPA SAN … Steam Beer, … Read More
This recipe uses reverse osmosis (RO) water. Add 2 tsp. calcium chloride, ½ tsp. calcium sulfate (gypsum), and ¼ tsp. sodium chloride (non-iodized) to the mash water before mashing-in. Note that acidulated malt is included in the grist bill; mash pH following mashing-in should be about 5.4. Mash the malts at 154°F (68°C) for 60 … Read more
(San Francisco, CA) — 21st Amendment Brewery welcomes warmer weather with the release of its brand-new hoppy pilsner, Coaster Pils (5.4 % ABV). With packaging depicting a magical portal into an… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] Read More
Everyone knows the New England heavy hitters so we will skip all of those. What most people may not know of is a beer called … Read More
In front of a redbrick 1920s townhouse on a quiet, narrow street in Philadelphia’s Northern Liberties neighborhood, a cast-iron plaque stands in honor of “America’s First Lager Beer.” The memorial claims to mark the spot where, in 1840, a Bavarian immigrant by the name of John Wagner opened a brewery to make beer using bottom-fermenting … Read more
At The Beacon Hotel, a pub in the post-industrial corner of England’s Midlands known as The Black Country, three friends are at the end of their weekly pilgrimage. It’s Wednesday lunchtime and Lyndon Smith, Dave Gell, and John Pagett have driven 12 miles from their homes in Kidderminster to this Sedgley inn to drink their … Read more