Is it just me or does it seem to you that when a company reaches a certain point they tend to lose a certain something about what it is they are doing? So I watched this video earlier today. For me, I found Annette Alvarez-Peters view on wine to be unsurprising. It was just a…
When you hear about Napoleon beer and food are probably some of the last things that come to mind. We think of a short Corsican who not only was a general of the French army during the French Revolution but then later became Emperor of France. This same man attempted his own bid at conquering…
If you are a regular reader here, you may have caught some of the trends of things I enjoy talking about. A big hot button being real ale or cask conditioned beer. Eventually I may actually finish the current kegerator project, which will mean it is time for another big pub project. Doing a little…
I fully admit to being a fantasy, sci fi, DnD geek. I have been a gamer for somewhere around 30 years, long before it was cool (is it cool yet?). Of course there will always be different levels of game geeks; closet gamers (fantasy league players), video gamers (from hard core griefers to care bear…
I have been reading Noonan’s book New Brewing Lager Beer again, and I ran across something that I seem to have missed in previous readings. In the section on yeast he mentions some names I don’t recall from the original discoveries and research into yeast during the 1800s. If you have done any reading on…
I transferred the Cascadian last night to secondary. It should finish out pretty close to 8% when all is said and done. I think I might lager it for a bit as well, give it some time for the flavors to marry. Currently there is a hotness (alcohol heat) that stands out a bit more…
Today is the day that the Reinheitsbegot was signed into law back in 1516. We understand its implication, that beer be made of three things water, barley, and hops (yeast was added in later, after it was discovered). But we tend to forget about the why. Before hops were fully accepted (even used for that…
I just like saying that word. Its a bit like bechemel or sparge, it just rolls off the tongue. Good beer is the same way. It dances across your tongue and makes you smile. But this then raises the question, what is it that makes good beer? According to the Reinheitsgebot beer only contains water,…
Have you ever had the question come up “Oh you worked at (insert name here) you must know…?” And don’t forget the look you received when you have no clue who they are talking about. Almost an accusatory look, like you must not have a clue as to what you are talking about. It happens…
So here it is. This is the whole reason for my trip to Ann Arbor. My hunt for the elusive A2 Beer Wench has brought me to her home turf. And what happens, to my ultimate chagrin, my hopes, my dreams, denied… Instead I am greeted by a perplexed brewer (Oliver) who berates me with…
