Maria Devan Reviews Cigar City’s Maduro Brown Ale
A Beer Judge’s Diary: What Do We Mean by “Clean?”
To be clean and be German in this sense seems to be defined as no fruity, funky, significant DMS or buttery/diacetyl-like esters. Unfortunately that often doesn’t seem to be include a light sulfur-sense to some Germans, which I find their much treasured lager yeast sometimes provides. Not all the time, but a lot.
OK, I admit: like some are sensitive to butter maybe I’m sensitive to sulfur? Possibly because a little butter bothers me not, but I REALLY dislike sulfur? Continue reading “A Beer Judge’s Diary: What Do We Mean by “Clean?””
What’s the Meaning of “IBU?”
Craft enthusiasts enjoy exploring the depths of pints uncharted, but they don’t sail without navigational equipment. One of the most ubiquitous and least comprehensible methods of navigating the heavy seas is the IBU scale.
The rate of bittering is an important influence on taste as the success in the marketplace of the Dogfish Head brand’s 60 Minute IPA and 90 Minute IPA has demonstrated. But an IBU scale is more accurate for measuring bitterness than any method based on the rate of hops addition.
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Episode 69 – Sunshine Hop Dreams and Disastrous Days
Two big things on today’s show as we get ready for HomeBrewCon! The first, we asked you for your Brewday disasters and boy did you deliver. So we’re going to run through some of our favorite stories of things gone horribly wrong.
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Florida craft beer guild: Big Beer is pushing us out of Publix
![Some craft beers from small Florida breweries are being replaced by national craft brands, several of which are owned by one of the industry's biggest players, Anheuser-Busch InBev.
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[Photo illustration by Ron Borresen, Times]")
The national battle between Big Beer and local craft breweries is playing out on the shelves of your neighborhood Publix — and some favorite Florida brewmakers are losing. The guild that represents Florida brewers says at least 12 small breweries have had merchandise reduced or completely taken off the shelves in some Publix stores across the state. What’s in its place? Craft brews from across the country — several of which are owned by one of beer’s biggest players, Anheuser-Busch InBev.
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Brew Files – Episode 38 – Going Off
The Brew is Out There!
Knowledge Show
When everything is going right, our fermentations run easily with a smooth transformation of sugar into ethanol and CO2. When things don’t go right, well, our beer pays the price. In this episode, we’ll look at the most common off-flavors we’ve encountered, what causes them and how to prevent/fix them. So, sit back, we’re going off the rails…
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Second Story Brewing
What happens when your pub chain wants a brewery but has no room? You make room! When Brian Herbertson joined the Simmzy’s group, that was his challenge. The answer – stick it on the second floor! Together we sit down and discuss just how you put a brewery on the second story, tackling supplying a whole chain with beer from one location and his spin on the summer’s new hit style – Brut IPA.
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Stone VirtuAle: The Most Significant Subtlety
This is probably one of those I probably owe Stone Brewing an apology. This may be too late to do them any good, in terms of immediate sales. Another probability: it’s likely to not matter. This is, after all, STONE Brewing we’re talking about – not to be confused with KeySTONE Light, as the owners of Keystone desperately hope you are – and if they are not, in fact, the nation’s preeminent craft brewery, they are inarguably in the Top Five. I’m going to assume that 90% of this (if not all) is already in America’s bellies. But I fervently hope they’ll make this beer again and, whether you realize it or not..so do you.
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