It’s December and what a festive time to be a beer drinker as winter beers are on the shelves. But what is a winter ale and how do breweries celebrate yuletide cheer? There are two breweries that have been doing winter beers well for years: Highland Brewing in Asheville, NC and Deschutes in Bend Oregon.
If barley breeders have their way, beer lovers will soon be demanding beers based on barley variety as they currently do with hop varieties. If you were to ask a brewer to name a barley variety – not a malt type – chances are the first one they name is Maris Otter. This famed British
In recent years, there has been much ado about diastaticus and hop creep. One is driven by certain strains of yeast and the other is driven by hops, but in both cases, unintended fermentation continues after the beer has been packaged. In mild cases, it results in off flavors in beer, but in extreme cases,
Over the past decade you’ve seen them in tasting rooms, those usually high ABV stouts that mimic your favorite treats from donuts to cake to cookies and more. This is the pastry stout. So how are they made; what do brewers do to get those flavors infused into beers, and what is the pastry stout’s