Memorial Day is a day to remember those who have past. It’s also a good day to simply reminisce about times past. This weekend, my career as a writer came full circle, and what better place than at Russian River Brewing Company.
Beer geeks love single hop brews. By drinking them, we can learn to identify a variety of hop and pick it out from a anew beer we’ve tasted. For homebrewers and professionals this is a valuable skill, as developing recipes is kind of what they do. For beer drinkers, it’s another feather in their cap. [...]
Here in Sonoma County, it looks like the last of the rain has fallen for the year. The ground is no longer moist to the touch and the forecast is nothing but sun and increasing temperatures. Looks like it’s time to start making weekend plans that include long stretches of outdoor activity (not that a [...]
At the Craft Brewer’s Conference in March, we were given a special tasting glass. The thin-walled tulip-shaped glass immediately impressed by based on appearance alone, but it wasn’t until speaking with the makers of the glasses that I truly became intrigued. Spiegelau prides itself on making the very best glasses for tasting and experiencing beer. [...]
Last week, I looked at the use of smoke in the porter style. While porters are the most common example of the use of smoke in beer, smoke has found it’s way into numerous styles of beer from traditional German Rauchbiers to brewers finding ways to introduce smoke by the use of barrels. Today, I [...]
Summer is right around the corner. In California, we’ve been experiencing early signs of BBQ weather with record setting temperatures warming the Bay Area last week. While some may be hesitant to break out the charcoal and propane grills, you can simulate the flavors in your beer glass by reaching for a smoked beer. Over [...]
The Craft Brewer’s Conference had been looming over the Bay Area for some time. Discussion began before the year had begun as the first couple of months in the Bay Area are dominated by SF Beer Week. Sure enough, as soon as the beer industry was able to catch its breath after another busy beer [...]
This week, the Craft Brewers Conference is being held in downtown San Francisco. Events have been taking place all week, official and unofficial, and RateBeer and the Hop Press plan on being there for the rest of the week.
It’s St. Patrick’s Day, and I have to say, the craft beer world joins in unison on this day and bemoans the widespread availability of green beer. Don’t worry, I’m not going to join in. In fact, I’m going to stand up on the side of green beer drinkers and tell are the protesters to [...]
If you’re a beer geek it seems as if you have to have a cellar nowadays. I don’t mean a literal cellar, but something that serves the purpose of aging beer. Whether it’s a wine fridge covert for vertical storage, a standard fridge turned all the way down or just a cool corner in a [...]
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