I can’t say that I’ve every tried an elderberry before. A quick Wikipedia perusal lets me know that if you ingest enough of the leaves, stems and branches a dangerous level of cyanide could potentially build up in your system. The berries, however, appear to be safe to eat. At least that’s what the Internets [...]
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: Friday , April 27, 2012 White Wizard Belgian White Ale With summer on it's way , I wanted to brew a nice drinking lighter beer . I had wanted to brew a saison , but the temps are still too low in the house for the fermentation temps to get high enough . Instead , I decided to go with a white ale . For the first time I used different spices than the standard coriander and decided to use some camomile flowers . Other than those minor tweaks , the recipe is very . simple Most of the time I brew I don't use brewing software to calculate my OG . Since I partial mash , I have the comfort in knowing that I will still be able to get plenty of fermentables from the extract , so I don't really know my partial mash efficiency . I have a good feel for my system , and tend to approach brewing more inYou have no idea how excited I was to see six packs of Devils Backbone products in my local Harris Teeter. I’ve been enjoying the brewery’s IPA (then un-named) at local restaurants on tap over the past year or so, but to finally be able to purchase it easily at the grocery and take it [...]I’m not entirely sure when this bottle of Mikkeller Big Worse was actually brewed — there was no bottling or vintage stamp to be seen — but it drinks like it’s already been cellared for a good while. The beer has an aged character to it’s flavor profile. There isn’t a cardboard flavor or anything [...]
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Almost 11 months have passed since BeerSmith 2 was launched, and I am only a few weeks away from launching version 2.1 of BeerSmith (planned for Mid May). The new version includes two major feature enhancements – a brew day timer and the BeerSmith cloud storage. The Brew Day Timer For quite some time now, [...]There are very few things that I love more than a glass of anything from Belgium’s Brouwerij Het Anker — proprietors of the Gouden Carolus brand. From their classic Tripel to their oh-so-cellerable Cuvée Van De Keizer Blauw, the company makes, hands down, some of my most favored products. So, needless to say, it was [...]I do love having a relative who works with one of my favorite breweries. While not available on shelves until early next month, I was lucky enough to get a couple bottles of Shipyard Brewing’s new IPA, Monkey Fist. The first thing you notice when approaching this beer is the label artwork. I’m not entirely [...]
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Diacetyl is the butterscotch or buttery flavor that can ruin your home brewed beer. This week, as part of my ongoing series on beer flavors and off flavors, we’ll discuss diacetyl in your beer and how you can control it. Earlier articles in the series include DMS in home brewed beer, Esters in Home Brewed [...]
16th Edition of the Perfect Summer Beer – Farmhouse Summer Ale Hard to believe this tasty stuff is now entering its 16th summer. Farmhouse should be at your favorite retailer and tavern by the time you read this. The perfect summer beer, Farmhouse Ale is brewed with pale malt, a small percentage of wheat and [...]
New-York Historical Society to Host a Series of Beer Tastings from New York Breweries, in Conjunction with the New Exhibition Beer Here: Brewing New York’s History New York, NY, April 2012 – To celebrate its summer exhibition Beer Here: Brewing New York’s History, the New-York Historical Society will host a series of beer tastings that [...]With New Belgium’s presence still relatively nascent in the state of Virginia, I’ve only had the opportunity to have one other release from the company’s Lips of Faith series — Super Cru. So, needless to say, I was a tad bit excited to run across this bottle of Biere de Mars the other day. Brewed [...]
Warmer weather brings reappearance of the Twisted seasonal Boulder, Colorado – April 2012 – Days are stretching and temperatures rising. Birds are chirping up a storm and little green things are springing up all over the place. People are packing away skis and lacing up hiking boots and Twisted Pine Brewing Company is rolling out [...]Along with a bottle of their Cinder Bock, I also picked up this bottle of Samuel Adams Dark Depths. And much like Cinder Bock, this beer is also a mash-up of styles — combining elements of a baltic porter and black IPA. Unlike the Cinder Bock, however, this one doesn’t really lean too heavily on [...]: ABOUT THE WENCH ADVERTISE WITH THE WENCH BLOGOSPHERE CRAFT BEER BLOGS CONTACT THE WENCH Facebook Twitter Subscribe to our Feed IPADay News BEER TOPICS BACHELORS OF BEER Beer Education Beer Evaluations Beer News Cooking With Beer Featured Beer Pairings FTW for the win EVENTS Beer Adventures Beer Bloggers Conference Beer Dinners Beer Festivals Beer Tastings Beer Weeks Brewery Tours Industry Conferences INTERVIEWS Behind the Twitter Avatar Blogger Interviews Industry Interviews LATEST VIDEOS BEER VIDEOS WENCH UNCENSORED Random Musings Shamless Self-Promotion The Soapbox The Wench UNCENSORED WINE Drink With The Wench BEER TOPICS The Case for Beer : An Infographic Argument The Case for Beer : An Infographic Argument Written by Wenchie . Posted in BEER TOPICS FTW for the win LATEST Tagged :
Here’s an overview of New England Breweries: Top 50 Craft Breweries 5 Breweries in the top 50, from MA, VT, ME and NH 2 Breweries in the top 10, #1 and #8. Top 50 Overall Breweries 5 Breweries in the top 50, from MA, VT, ME and RI 1 in the top 10, #5 2 [...]
Vunderbar Pils (aka Short Batch #11), the first installment in our new rotational four pack series! Vunderbar has been a draft-only release four times as prior to this official roll-out. Most Short Batch beers aren’t exactly to style, but Vunderbar certainly is. A classic pilsner, Vunderbar is made from German malt and imported Saaz hops. [...]
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Really Old Brown Dog is our tribute Olive, Smuttynose’s dearly-departed ball-chaser, squirrel-wrangler and loyal companion of Peter Egelston, our Founder and President. “ROBD” is our take on an old ale; strong, malty and oak-aged. ROBD is a great sipper for the cool nights of the end of winter. In the kitchen, it’ll match well with [...]I Hardcore You is a collaborative effort between the gypsy brewers at Mikkeller and Scotland’s infamous Brewdog. Combining two of the companies’ more hop-forward IPAs (I Beat You and Hardcore IPA respectfully) the idea behind this brew was originally announced in the Summer of 2010. This was meant to be a limited, one-off release — [...]
This week I invite Drew Beechum back to talk about the merits of homebrew clubs. Drew was president of the Maltose Falcons and is active in the American Homebrewers Association, and provides a unique perspective on what clubs have to offer to homebrewers. Download the MP3 File – Right Click and “Save As” to download [...]
New Belgium Brewing Named Official Beer Partner for USA Pro Cycling Challenge Fort Collins Brewer of Fat Tire to Tie Philanthropy into Sponsorship FORT COLLINS, COLO. (April 2012) – New Belgium Brewing, maker of Fat Tire Amber Ale, has signed on to become the official beer partner for the USA Pro Cycling Challenge. This seven-day [...]#craftbeer, @SamuelAdamsBeer The great, and rather unusual, weather we’ve been experiencing here in the Northeast has us thinking summer in March. We’ve decided to roll out Summer Ale to help get you thinking about flip-flops, beach days, barbecues and everything else we love about the summer months. In addition to, we’re also excited for the [...]
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Dimethyl Sulfide (DMS) is a sulfur compound produced during fermentation of beer that has the aroma of cooked or creamed corn. As part of my ongoing series on flavors in beer (including the earlier articles Esters in Home Brewed Beer and Judging Beer), we’re going to go into detail this week on DMS. DMS in [...]
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