This is a neat brewing idea from Portland’s (New Old) Lompoc Brewing: Every year, Lompoc Brewing releases more than a half dozen Christmas beers around the first of December. This year, the brewers are excited to brew a beer in honor of Hanukkah as well. Dubbed “Eight Malty Nights,” the Chocolate Rye beer will be brewed tomorrow, November 10. Rabbi Bradley Greenstein from the Congregation Neveh Shalom will be present to bless the mash and … Continue reading →
Actually I’m leaning towards calling this beer “Hood River Harvest” because all of the apples came from Hood River; we went apple picking in September and came back with a ton of both apples and pears. Looking for more uses for the apples (we canned a lot of applesauce) I found a recipe in The Homebrewer’s Recipe Guide called “Apple Brown Betty Fall Ale” and decided to brew up a variation. As usual, this recipe … Continue reading →
SBS Imports is pleased to announce the arrival of the two newest beers in the De Proef line-up, Van Twee Belgian Ale (collaboration with Bell’s Brewery) and Witte Noire Imperial Amber Wheat Ale. Van Twee (From Both) is the third beer in the Brewmaster’s Collaboration Series. Previous collaborations included Signature Ale with Tomme Arthur of Port Brewing/Lost Abbey and Les Deux Brasseurs with Jason Perkins of Allagash. Van Twee was co-designed and brewed by John … Continue reading →
I have to admit, I’m a bit stumped as to how to approach this month’s Session: Framing Beer, hosted and suggested by Andy Couch. For better or worse, in everyday situations beer comes with a label. This label very really ‘frames’ the beer inside. The fact that the beer comes commercially-produced signals the presence of investment (if not skill). A style name or tasting notes indicates the general characteristics to expect. If you know the … Continue reading →
Shipyard Brewing Company’s XXXX IPA was honored with a Silver award at the Stockholm Beer and Whiskey Festival. This award was presented in the “Ale Modern Style 6% and Above” category. The Stockholm Beer and Whiskey Festival is one of Europe’s largest trade and consumer shows. Shipyard was just one of ten U.S. breweries to receive an award at this festival. Competition results can be viewed at this link: http://www.brewersassociation.org/attachments/0000/1240/2009_Stockholm_Beer_Whiskey.pdf Earlier this year, XXXX IPA … Continue reading →
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