Category Archives: Beer
He Who Spelt It
Biere Läste Jahr
Oat Brett Saison
Beer Flights for Your Holidays
Lately I’ve preferred drinking small 4oz pours of 3-5 different beers rather than a larger pour of a single beer. Being able to compare and contrast multiple beers makes it easier to suss out the distinctive character of each individual beer. I’ve also found when I drink less when I drink mindfully. The big box …
Seef
You should still try it. It’s refreshing and light. The Four Firkins carries it.
Recognized
It’s official.
Big Beer Year #2: Flanders Brown from Brewing Classic Styles
The second beer of the Big Beer Year is Jamil Zainascheff’s Flanders Brown in as described in his book Brewing Classic Styles. Well mostly. I made a couple malt substitutions based on availability and quantity tweaks to get closer to the numbers he specifies in the book. On the process side, inspired by my torn …
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Garrick’s Beer Fault Map
I pulled this together as part of my BJCP prep course last year. I’ve found it quite handy to have it during tastings thought you might find it handy as well.
Brew Day for the 2012 Hop Clearance
Today was brew day for the 2012 Hop Clearance and it could have gone much better. I forgot to put the false bottom in the brew pot (that’s step 1, even before turning on the burner). So, the weight of 19 pounds of grain and the heat from the bottom of the brew pot burned …