Alcohol consumption among U.S. adults slightly increased this year, according to a new Gallup poll. Sixty-seven percent said they have an occasional drink; most prefer beer, followed by wine then liquor ...
My local Whole Foods still has bottles of Eel River Brewing’s Belgian Christmas beer, Climax Noel, in the cooler (albeit on sale) so I picked one up to review this week. According to the label it’s a Belgian Imperial Red Ale, 9% alcohol by volume, and is certified organic.Appearance: Nice clear amber-red color (“auburn” from [ ... ] ...
25 Dodici is another beer I’d featured on last year’s Advent Calendar: a strong Winter Warmer from Birra del Borgo in Italy, which I speculated had not been actually brewed since 2008. I must have been wrong about that, because imagine my surprise when this beer popped up at Whole Foods this past winter! Yes, [ ... ] ...
This past holiday season was the first year I remember seeing Goose Island Christmas Ale available here in Bend, and was also the first beer I picked for last year’s Advent Calendar—needless to say, it was one I knew I had to try (and had been wanting to for a while). Goose Island is old-school [ ... ] ...
I've gotten into the habit of relying on Safale US05 to ferment several of the ales I like to have on tap at all times. This is a work horse of a yeast that attenuates in the low 80 percentile with a clean profile (minimal phenol and ester by products) and performs well in temperatures in the low ... Enjoy the entire Beer Diary ... article along with valuable beer related information by going to the blog site from here ...