Hair of the Dog Brewing Fred (Batch 86)
Alan Sprints of Hair of the Dog Brewing created “Fred” to honor beer writer Fred Eckhardt who was one of the leading voices in the […]
Alan Sprints of Hair of the Dog Brewing created “Fred” to honor beer writer Fred Eckhardt who was one of the leading voices in the […]
Lately, I’ve noticed a trend in the beer blogging world. People have been misusing the terms “Ale” and “lager.” Amongst some folks, Ale has come […]
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 […]