De Struisse Brouwers and Hair of the Dog Brewing Extravaganza
2012 saw a unique collaboration between one of Belgium’s newer microbreweries and one of Oregon’s oldest, but smallest microbreweries: De Struise Brouwers and Hair of […]
2012 saw a unique collaboration between one of Belgium’s newer microbreweries and one of Oregon’s oldest, but smallest microbreweries: De Struise Brouwers and Hair of […]
Please note, all of this post was written prior to AB-InBev’s purchase of Elysian Brewing. While the beers still may good, I can not give […]
G. Schneider & Sohn is one of the smaller breweries of Bavaria, Germany. In the middle of the 19th century, wheat beer sales had slumped dramatically […]
This is the 10th anniversary of Stone’s Ruination IPA. Since I bought a bottle of the 10th Anniversary edition, I thought I’d start from scratch […]
I was fortunate enough to be able to attend New Belgium Brewing‘s Sour Symposium during PDX Beer Week. This event featured several great beer dinners, […]
Apparently, there’s quite a debate in the beer world about whether glassware matters. I’ve read several blogs lately that fall all along the spectrum of […]
I’m on a mission to try as many Belgian beers as possible in the next several months. Certainly a worthy mission under normal circumstances, but […]
The “Reinheitsgebot” is one of the longest standing purity laws on the books. Or at least that’s what our German friends would like you to […]
We’re all familiar with how taste works on the tongue. You taste sweet at the tip, salty and sour on the sides and bitter on […]
Traditionally, saisons come in 2 major varieties; the first is the variety brewed with higher alcohol to last over the summer and the other is […]
Dogfish Head’s Festina Peche is a “neo-Berliner Weisse,” according to their website. Berliner Weisse is a tart, light wheat ale that undergoes some lactic fermentation […]
Hopworks is a smaller Oregon brewery based in southeast Portland. They’re 100% organic and very environmentally friendly. They’re also very tuned into the bike culture […]
Brewed by the De Halve Maan Brewery, the last functioning brewery in Bruges, the Straffe Hendrik 9 Tripel is an excellent beer. It was originally […]
Rince Cochon is a Flemish Blonde Ale from Belgium. The best information I can find is that this beer is brewed by the Roman Brewery, […]
Stone Brewing‘s Double Dry Hopped IPA is a super limited, draft only version of their standard India Pale Ale. Normally, their IPA is dry hopped […]