I have been thinking more about this pre-1850 invention called "Albany ale" and I am a bit surprised to find so many references to it of one sort and so few references of another. The stuff was made in volume, transported and traded over great distances but now seemingly forgotten to memory. As we will see [Ed.: building suspense! ] when we discuss the quote above, it was the stuff of memory even at the end of the 1800s ... But what was it? As noted this morning by Robert in the comments, there
I don't subscribe to any beer journals but do pick them up from time to time. Even so, I have to back Jay over at Hedonist Beer Jive 100% on his post "The 5 Most Boring Topic in Beer Journalism." I love the line in #3 "Beer Advocate wastes four or more of their thin, scant pages every issue on recipes that no one ever cooks" because it is true ... The accused topic picked as #5 really should be #1: ... “Beer is to be shared with friends”. This is a misty-eyed, maudlin staple of the
I love the meaninglessness of beer trade categorization whether it's the 783 recognized craft beer styles or the many different ways macro-brew makers describe its monotony. But this great news just adds to the beauty of it all: ... Convenience store beer buys dropped 4% in 2009, according to research firm SymphonyIRI, a steeper decline than seen in other outlets. But sales of below-premium beers have held up and have even seen a slight lift. Core convenience store shoppers now have less cash,
Rob North wins Samuel Adams' 2009 Patriot Homebrew Contest with his Rauchbier. As a reward, Gillette Stadium will serve North's brew during the 2010-2011 Patriots season ...
The last of the PA beer tour interviews, I spent Saturday morning at Allentown Brew Works with Beau Baden ... They have a lot brewing and Beau takes me on a tour of their barrel room and a flight of their single, double, and triple IPA ...
A quick note for those interested, I will be brewing at the American Homebrewers Association's Big Brew day on May 1st. at Seabright Brewery with fellow Zymurgeeks from 10am until we're done (6 hours?). Come out and watch the process of brewing on a small scale. There will probably be examples of ... Enjoy the entire Beer Diary ... article along with valuable beer related information by going to the blog site from here ...
Last month Jeff toured Weyerbacher Brewing Company ... Dan, Chris, and Chris were great hosts ... It's a long show, we start off with an audio tour, followed by an interview and wrap up with a beer tasting. buckle up ...