From beersensoryscience.wordpress.com, writer not attributed. Posts as BeerSensor Cracking cheese, Gromit! Have you ever smelled cheese in your beer? How about dirty sweatsocks? It’s more common than you may think. If you’re a homebrewer and you don’t use your hop supply as fast as you should, or if you store them improperly, you may be [...]
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Written by Alan Feuer for The New York Times THERE are some who thought, prematurely, that 2010 was New York’s summer of the beer garden, what with the World Cup and the opening of a half-dozen outdoor, German-style drinking establishments. But not unlike some genetically altered superweed, these ale-and-oompah joints have continued even this year [...]
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Profiled by Ken Carman The nose: roasted malt with a hint of peat. Appearance: obsidian black… what else did you expect? It even looks thick. Now the mouthfeel confirms the malt bill is a lot more complex than your typical Stout, and the OG a bit higher. Nice, moderate lasting, deep-tan head. Not much in [...]
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Restaurant pictures courtesy various posters at Yelp.com Written by Tom Becham for Professor Goodales When a friend calls you and says, “I’m booking a week in my time share on Maui. If you and your wife can meet me there, you’ll have a place to stay,” what do you say? You bloody well say “YES!” [...]
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Beer Buzz: Say “Yes” to “Boring,” Low-Alcohol Craft Beer
Posted by Professor Good Ales Published in Front PageWritten by Andy Ingram for The Republic and azcentral.com I’m not very technically savvy, so when things go a little haywire, like an iPhone or my son’s Xbox, it’s nice to push reset and start over. It seems to me that this is happening with craft beer as well. And, although I like the experimental [...]
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The Beer Nut: Boston’s Harpoon Brewery Spearheading a Revolution
Posted by Professor Good Ales Published in Front PageWritten by Norman Millier for GateHouse News Service and Metrowestdailinews.com A quarter century ago, Rich Doyle and Dan Kenary were friends who enjoyed going out and grabbing a beer or two. The pair founded Boston’s Harpoon Brewery, and next month, the brewery will celebrate its 25th anniversary. “It sounds like a long time, but it [...]
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The Economic Forces Behind Rising Cost of Beer
Posted by Professor Good Ales Published in Front PageWeather, commodity prices and greed are to blame for the cost of your brew going up Written by Loren Berlin for DailyFinance and today.msnbc.msn.com It’s strange to think that someone actually invented beer, that it hasn’t just always been there, like centrifugal force or oxygen. But it’s true: 6,000 years before Jesus even hit the [...]
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Lawmakers OK Strong Beer Sales at Tenn. Breweries
Posted by Professor Good Ales Published in Front PageWritten by Erik Schelzig for The Associated Press and Mercurynews.com NASHVILLE, Tenn.—A bill to allow strong beer makers to sell their product at Tennessee breweries was given final approval by the House on Saturday and sent to the governor for his signature. The House voted 69-15 to pass the bill sponsored by Republican Rep. Curry [...]
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