Tutankhamun Ale. An authentic replica of ancient Egyptian beer, brewed from emmer wheat by the Courage Brewery in 1996. Beer is also mentioned in the Epic of Gilgamesh.
Old Beer Joke
Two elderly gentlemen spend their afternoons sitting on a bench in front of a barber shop arguing about current affairs, debating political issues and discussing life in general.
Beer Profile: Buffalo Bill’s Blueberry Oatmeal Stout
Reviewers Millie and Ken Carman
Blueberry Oatmeal Stout
Buffalo Bill’s Brewery
Haywood, CA
Usual alcohol %: 4.2-5.9% abv
This version: 7.5%
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Club News: Escambia Bay Brewers:
Pensacola area
Club News: Music City Brewers
Nashville, TN
The Brew Biz: Werts and All
Ken Carman is a BJCP judge; homebrewer since 1979, club member at Escambia Bay and Music City Homebrewers, who has been interviewing professional brewers all over the east coast for over 10 years. This edition of Brew Biz was originally published in The Score: a publication of Music City Brewers, two years ago. And republished here at PGA in 2009. It is a review of a fine brewpub in Connecticut.
Written by Ken Carman
Willimantic Brewing
967 Main Street
Willimantic, CT 06226
Phone: 860-423-6777
Brewer and co-owner: David Wollner
Going postal?
Hey, if Willimantic is “going postal” I’m all for stopping by this old post office started in 1909; surrounded by beers brewed to the extreme, and interesting menu entries identified by zip codes and outdated postal cliche’s. Besides, one person’s “outdated cliche…” …a little like saying “I’m repeating my repetition…” is another old man’s nostalgia. And I’m “old,” so it suits me fine.
Brewing Tips
This edition was written by Brandon Jones; a member of Music City Brewers.
Cheap and Easy All Grain
(LTS Editor’s note: The Score is a publication of Music City Brewers, where this article first appeared.)
I had another article written for The Score but at the last minute I decided this maybe more helpful to the club in this economy.
You don’t need me to tell you how tight money is these days. You also don’t need me to tell you that in most cases all grain brewing will produce better beer than all extract brews and extract kits. Those are two very good reasons to go all grain right now. The misconception with all grain brewing is the cost and the level of difficulty. Going all grain can and will save you money while producing the best beer possible on your brew day. You do not need a giant stainless brewing sculpture or to spend thousands of dollars on equipment. In fact you can start saving money on your first batch and the equipment needed will probably cost less than an extract kit.
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