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Yazoo “Fortuitous”…A Conversation With Linus Hall
It’s kind of a convoluted story About 9 years ago when I was first learning to brew I remember hearing about this new brewery planning to open in Nashville. A guy I worked with knew I liked good beer so he told me about his buddy Linus who also knew how to brew beer. Well…
BrandonNews from White Labs on WLP670 American Farmhouse Blend
Back in September I posted this article on WLP670 American Farmhouse Blend. It’s a farmhouse yeast strain and Brettanomyces blend all in 1, most likely strains from The Lost Abbey. I (like many others) was a big fan of this blend and used it in 2 beers which turned out great. Sadly a number of brewers missed…
Batch 4 and Batch 5 Beatification soon plus RR is installing a new Coolship!
CHECK OUT THE BIG NEWS BELOW on RUSSIAN RIVER BEATIFICATION RELEASES (Can anyone help me get a bottle?) Russian River Brewing Company: Holiday Greetings From Russian River!. ….and don’t forget about my interview earlier this year with Vinnie!
Sour Beers — Review – NYTimes.com
Nice to see sour and wild beers getting more attention…. Sour Beers — Review – NYTimes.com.
The Season Of Sharing
This is the time of year when many people tend to be more generous and spending more time together celebrating a holiday or just celebrating the year. In many cases this means opening up that special bottle of beer in your cellar or spending a few extra bucks on a bottle you wouldn’t normally buy….
“Winning Doesn’t Suck”- Gordon Strong
2 weekends ago was the 16th Annual Music City Brewoff competition. It was a great weekend, if you have never been…. think about it for next year. It’s a weekend where homebrewers from all over come to Nashville and take over the hotel convention space. Friday typically has a judging session in the early afternoon…
Tomme Arthur of The Lost Abbey Q&A!
Hi everyone! Sorry I have been out of pocket for a few weeks. I have been busy working on my club’s annual competition and a few other “beery” things. I recently purchased a microscope and have the ability to take pictures of various funky things so stay tuned for that. *I am not sure why…
Stand Up, Lay Down, Upright, Sideways…. uggghhh
Throughout my years brewing beer and buying commercial beers I have seen a number of debates on what it best for a bottle of beer. Temps, color of the bottle, corks, caps etc… Most of those have a majority and minority camp, but one that seems to be split down the middle is “Should a…
Goose Island: Madame Rose
Madame Rose is a crimson colored Belgian style brown ale fermented with wild yeast and aged on cherries in wine barrels. Layers of malty complexity, sour cherry, spice and wood notes make Madame Rose an ideal beer to suggest to Bordeaux enthusiasts and beer drinkers fond of Belgian Kriek and Flanders Brown Ales. It’s no…
Q & A with Cantillon’s Jean Van Roy
Wow. 2 very cool things have happened in the past day. First the website in just a bit over two months passed the 6,000 unique views mark! A big thanks to everyone for giving the site a chance and supporting it. Secondly I got the chance to interview someone I never thought I would have…