Les 3 Freres Brut
There’s something special about vacation drinks. You’re in a new place and try a local product in a wonderful little cafe and everything blends together […]
Q & Ale – What is a Diacetyl? What Causes It?
Diacetyl is one of the most common off-flavors in beer. As someone who works in the industry, it’s something I’ve become intimately familiar with. I’ve […]
Tilquin 2014/2015 Oude Quetsche Prunes de Namur
Gueuzerie Tilquin is blending some of the best lambic beers in Belgium. Besides making an excellent Gueuze, Pierre Tilquin is also making wonderful fruit lambics […]
Brux Domesticated Wild Ale (A Russian River & Sierra Nevada Brewing Collaboration) Bottle No. 11 – 9/4/2017
This is the second to last bottle of the case of Brux I laid down just over 5 years ago. Who knew where this journey […]
Saison Dupont Dry Hopping 2017 Styrian Eureka
2017’s edition of Saison Dupont Dry Hopping takes the drinkers to the hop fields of Slovenia and the Styrian Eureka hop. Each year, brewmaster Olivier Dedeycker […]
Ruwet Cidre Brut
Belgium makes cider. Bet you didn’t know that? There are a grand total of two cidreries left where once there were over a hundred. Two […]
Oud Beersel Bzart Kriekenlambiek
Champagne is the celebratory beverage of the wine world, although one can certainly drink it anytime. I’m quite fond of good Champagne, but I’m a […]
Book Review: “Trappist Beer Travels”
Book Review: Trappist Beer Travels Official Description This combination beer journal, history book, and travelogue grants readers rare access inside monastery walls for an in-depth […]
Beer/Cider Photo of the Week: Brews for New Avenues 2017 Bottles
Brews for New Avenues is one of my favorite charity events for one of my favorite charities. New Avenues for Youth works with at-risk, foster, […]
Once Upon A Tree Kingston Redstreak 2014
Once Upon A Tree is one of Herefordshire’s newer cider producers with a history of less than a decade. Founded in 2008, Once Upon A […]
Worthy Reads – Despite Incredible Breadth and Flexibility of English Language, New Brewery Still Opts to Name New Beers after Boobs by Oliver Gray of Literature & Libations
Editor’s note: Oliver Gray is one of better writers in the beer blogosphere. His prose are elegant and fun to read. In this piece, he uses […]
Minotière Cidre Fermier Bio Doux
Domaine de la Minotière is small, organic orchard and cider producer creating rustic, farmhouse-style French Cidres. Minotière farms 15 hectares of organic land and only […]
Rodenbach Fruitage
Rodenbach is best known as the maker of one of Belgium’s classic sour beer styles: The Flemish Red. The style originates from techniques the Rodenbach […]
Le Brun Organic Cidre
Traditional French cidre is a product of the farm and orchard. Some cidres are made from orchards owned by the by the family or cidrerie; […]
Good Ideas Executed Poorly: The Brewers Association Chases Independence
Good Ideas Executed Poorly: The Brewers Association Chases Independence JUNE 29, 2017 BY CHRISTOPHER BARNES On June 27th, The Brewers Association (BA), craft beer’s not-for-profit trade group, […]