Brasserie Dupont’s flagship beer, Saison Dupont, is hands-down one of my all time favorite brews. I can think of nothing better than sitting out in the sun with a cool glass of that refreshing saison. The company also makes an excellent holiday brew, Avec Les Bons Voeux, that is simply out of this world. So [...]Perhaps it’s an unfounded stigma, but I would never make an association between solid craft beer and Italy. I’ve tried/sampled many from the country over the years and only one truly stood out for me — a bottle of Baladin Nora. Other than that, I tend to ignore products from that area of Europe. If [...]I was lucky enough to have the kind folks at Vanberg & DeWulf (founders of Ommegang Brewery) send me a package of new beer that they are brining to U.S. soil. The first is brewed by Olvisholt Brugghus from Iceland. It’s a 9.4% ABV smoked Imperial Stout that will be my first product from the [...]
This week I invite John Palmer back to talk about brewing high gravity “big” beers. John shares some of his tips on getting the most from your high gravity mash, scaling recipes up to higher gravities, balancing your big beer and fermentation and aging. Download the MP3 File – Right Click and “Save As” to [...]I’ve noticed that there has been a trend developing in recent months of labeling a product as “session” [insert beer style here]. Whether the beer abide by the strict, more traditional definition (4.0% ABV and under) or what seems to have become a newer, American session standard (5-ish% ABV), the term has been thrown around [...]I’ve had a few of Starr Hill Brewing products in my time. They’ve always been one of the more accessible local breweries in the area for quite a while now. I just can’t believe that this is the first time I’ve ever done a formal review of one of their beers for the site. Shame [...]
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The use of oak and other woods in flavoring beer has enjoyed a resurgence recently among home brewers and some micro breweries. Oak is commonly used in winemaking, and was once widely used to barrel beer. This week we take a look at using oak to flavor your beer. When To Use Oak Oak flavor [...]It seems as though, my favorite local beer shop has been increasing the number of lambics on its shelves as of late. I picked up this bottle of Oud Beersel Framboise last month and finally found a warm enough day on which to enjoy it. The 5% ABV was just what I was looking for [...]
, ABOUT THE WENCH ADVERTISE WITH THE WENCH BLOGOSPHERE CRAFT BEER BLOGS CONTACT THE WENCH Facebook Twitter Subscribe to our Feed IPADay News BEER TOPICS Beer Education Beer Evaluations Beer News Cooking With Beer Featured Beer Pairings His and Hers Napa Homebrew Project BEER VIDEOS EVENTS Beer Bloggers Conference Beer Dinners Beer Festivals Beer Tastings Beer Weeks Brewery Tours Brewpub Visits Industry Conferences FTW INTERVIEWS Behind the Twitter Avatar Blogger Interviews Industry Interviews Video Interviews LATEST TRAVEL Dirty South East Coast Midwest Mountain West Coast WENCH MUSINGS 20 Most Eligible Bachelors of Beer Random Musings Shamless Self-Promotion The Soapbox The Wench UNCENSORED WINE Drink With The Wench BEER TOPICS Beer News Whole Foods Loves Craft Beer , It’s Time toFrom Dogfish Head’s website, a description of their latest in the Ancient Ales series: “Ta Henket is brewed with an ancient form of wheat and loaves of hearth-baked bread, and it’s flavored with chamomile, dom-palm fruit and Middle Eastern herbs. To ferment this earthy ancient ale, Sam and friends traveled to Cairo, set out baited [...]Vanberg & DeWulf have been on a roll as of late with their portfolio of imports. The two latest items are Iceland’s Lava and Italy’s Contessa Pale Ale. From the company’s press release: Lava Smoked Imperial Stout (9.4% ABV) from Iceland’s only craft brewery, Olvisholt Brugghus’ (Brewery). Lava earns a 99 on Ratebeer, and is [...]I’m not entirely sure how I missed posting this review, but here we are. I found this bottle of Weyerbacher Riserva (2010 vintage) at Total Wine a week or two before the turn of the New Year and, immediately upon seeing it, knew that there would be no champagne for me as I welcomed in [...]
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ABOUT THE WENCH ADVERTISE WITH THE WENCH BLOGOSPHERE CRAFT BEER BLOGS CONTACT THE WENCH Facebook Twitter Subscribe to our Feed IPADay News BEER TOPICS Beer Education Beer Evaluations Beer News Cooking With Beer Featured Beer Pairings His and Hers Napa Homebrew Project BEER VIDEOS EVENTS Beer Bloggers Conference Beer Dinners Beer Festivals Beer Tastings Beer Weeks Brewery Tours Brewpub Visits Industry Conferences FTW INTERVIEWS Behind the Twitter Avatar Blogger Interviews Industry Interviews Video Interviews LATEST TRAVEL Dirty South East Coast Midwest Mountain West Coast WENCH MUSINGS 20 Most Eligible Bachelors of Beer Random Musings Shamless Self-Promotion The Soapbox The Wench UNCENSORED WINE Drink With The Wench BEER VIDEOS Valentine’s Day Beer Pairings Valentine’s Day Beer PairingsThis week we talk about American hop varieties and developing new hops. Al Haunold, a retired genetic engineer from USDA and Dave Wills from Freshops.com are my guests as we talk about how some of the most popular US hop varieties came about, how high alpha varieties are used now and how hops are grown. [...]
Local Brew Pub to Host Valentine Tapping Party Unveiling Two New Beers Accompanied with Festive Food and Drink Specials Washington, DC – Attention all beer lovers! Express your love of beer and celebrate to your hearts desire this Valentine’s night at Capitol City Brewing Company. The local brew pub is hosting a special Valentine’s Tapping [...]Boulder, CO • February 8, 2012— The Brewers Association (BA) recently released its 2012 Beer Style Guidelines. Updated annually, the guidelines currently describe 140 styles of beer and are used in prestigious beer competitions, including the Great American Beer Festival and the World Beer Cup. For this year, a new beer style has been added-the [...]
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Buffalo, New York based design and development group ‘early-humans’ are excited to announce the release of their first App, available now for your iPhone and iPad. ‘Today’s Beer’ offers to be ‘your daily beer inspiration’, presenting one unique craft brew every single day. ‘The app, is purposely simple in both its design and concept’ says [...]
Buffalo, New York based design and development group ‘early-humans’ are excited to announce the release of their first App, available now for your iPhone and iPad. ‘Today’s Beer’ offers to be ‘your daily beer inspiration’, presenting one unique craft brew every single day. ‘The app, is purposely simple in both its design and concept’ says [...]Black Star Beer Barter Heats Up Whitefish, Montana Skaters, Dare Devils and Local Talent Compete for a Year’s Supply of Beer WHITEFISH, MONT. – [February 4, 2012] – The second annual Black Star Beer Barter held outside the Great Northern Brewery was an event that the town of Whitefish, Montana may never forget. Contestants traveled [...]
A lot of home brewers are familiar with the term “Noble Hops” which refers to four variety of continental European hops originally grown in Central Europe. The four hop varieties are Terrnanger, Spalt, Hallertauer and Saaz. This week we take a look at these popular hops and character in detail. Noble Hops The four traditional [...]Denver, CO – February 3, 2012 – Breckenridge Brewery is at it again. They’ve added two new commercials to their series of “Truth in Beervertising” spoofs that mock the advertising tactics of “the big guys” in the U.S. domestic beer market. The commercials air live this Sunday, Super Bowl Sunday, on KDVR-TV, Denver’s Fox affiliate. [...]
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Ipswich Ale Brewery is proud to present the 5 Mile Pumpernickel Rye Porter! Join us from 12-4pm on Saturday, February 11th at the Ipswich Ale Brewery for the 5 Mile Pumpernickel Rye Porter release party! Be the first of your friends to taste this truly local brew and buy the beer straight from where it [...]
PORTSMOUTH, NH (January 30, 2012) — On Friday, March 2nd at 7pm, the third annual Portsmouth Beer Week is proud to present the East Coast Premiere of Alison Grayson’s documentary on women in the craft beer industry, “The Love of Beer”. More than two years in the making, the film examines why women, a small [...]