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Vorige week vrijdag zat ik op restaurant in Mechelen en zag ik een onbekend biertje staan namelijk Maneblusser. Maneblusser is een goud blond bier van 6% en is gebrouwen volgens de traditionele methode ( hoge gisting met hergisting o… [...]
I’ll warn you now, this is something I feel strongly about…Today it’s been announced that there is a minimum price on alcohol – mainly aimed at the supermarkets. The government had been asked, mainly (it would appear) by supporters of the on-trade (p… [...]
I’ve lived in Yorkshire now for nearly two months, living in three different cottages and one hotel room. My nomad ways are over (for a time) and I find myself in a little cottage (“Moonlight Cottage” it’s called on the door, in that affectionate way the British have of naming their houses) in a little [...] [...]
Since I’ve been home (home meaning Japan) from my trip to Oregon, I’ve had a few chances to try craft beer, and except for a New Year’s Eve marathon that went from Caldera to Asahi to hangover, I have avoided standard beers and instead looked for ways … [...]
This is an explosive tropical fruit salad of a beer. It’s spicy with a kick of oakey bourbon elegance. There’s a beautiful fresh clean cut to the flavor – think a cucumber and dill salad. In fact, despite this ales boozy backbone, I can see this pairin… [...]
This beer reminds me truffles – both kinds. The rich creamy chocolate sort infused with all manner of sweet, savory and off-center ingredients and the valuable fungal kind that pigs forage for in the forest. This beer is askew and rich in a creative an… [...]
Having picked this little beauty up at Slow Beer a couple of months ago I’ve been eyeing it off in my beer pantry ever since. What better occasion to crack it open than my birthday?! Pours a thick, foamy head, showing a lot of carbonation and a deep, dark, cloudy orange hue. The nose is  [...]
This blog is the third of a five part series throughout 2010 to compare the 2009 versions of Saint Arnold Seasonal Beers to the 2010 version.Recall the test parameters. Two identical small beer taster glasses on a coaster with a mark under each to di… [...]
In questi giorni nel fiume di tweet della twittersfera si sta provando ad organizzare la prima tweetbeer (hashtag #tweetbeer).
Semplice! Una birra collaborativa a cui ogni tweeterbeerenthusiast può partecipare.
Per ora si è pensato di iniziare a buttare giù una bozza di ricetta, composta da una parte base e da un ingrediente speciale. Ognuno può in parte personalizzare la ricetta.
Nello specifico la base sarà composta da
- 1 lievito
- 1 malto
- 1 luppolo
a cui va aggiunto
La personalizzazione è possibile grazie alle 3 aggiunte personali che ognuno può aggiungere alla propria ricetta. Si parte per ora con la fase uno: sondaggio (nei commenti) per definire se l’idea è buona, la base e l’ingrediente speciale.
Una volta che la ricetta è definita, parte la fase due: le cotte.
Quando la birra sarà pronta, inizierà la fase tre: tweet di assaggi e discussioni. Chi sa che non si organizzi pure qualche bell’evento insieme.
EDIT
Piccolo aggiornamento.
BirraZen ha creato per l’occasione un questionario da riempire con le proprie preferenze.
Quindi potete scrivere le vostre idee nei commenti, per discuterne con gli altri, e nel sondaggio.
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Dalla splendida comunità di Twitter sempre in fermento nasce : #TweetBeerVogliamo creare la prima Birra Social Condivisa del Web e per farlo abbiamo bisogno dell’ aiuto di tutti :Si sceglie 1 malto, 1 luppolo, 1 lievito poi si sceglie 1 ingrediente s… [...]
Since the Brewers Association revised the definition of what constitutes a craft brewer a couple weeks ago, I have been pondering my own answer to the question. For those of you unfamiliar with the issue the association changed maximum amount of barrel… [...]
Oggi devo scrivere per un doveroso aggiornamento sulle ultime birre prodotte nel 2010 anche se partiamo dal lontano mese di luglio.Per la precisione il 10 luglio 2010 ho realizzato una cotta sul mio impianto con la partecipazione dei miei compari di h… [...]
If any of you made it to last year’s event, then you know that this was one of the best beer fests of the year. That first annual event pretty much went off without a hitch. Great food, great beers (including a few one-offs), and well organized. I would say the only difficulty was the [...] [...]
Rolling into Southampton Airport at half past ten at night – two cans of London Pride bought on the plane as a precaution in case there’s no bar at the hotel – I’m delighted that … Read More → [...]
To those who regularly make an effort to pair beer with food, it is no secret that beer is the most versatile beverage on the planet in that respect. It has a wide range of texture and weight and it … Continue reading → [...]
Eftersom Niklas kommer hit ikväll på en temaprovning (britter på bolaget….) och det således sannerligen kommer spelas in ett nytt avsnitt “AAA-TV” så är det hög tid att dela med mig av ett alldeles för gammalt avsnitt då “Nybörjar Niklas” p… [...]
Bath Ales Festivity with Irish Sausages and Mash.The FoodSausages from Paul Rankin’s Range produced by Finnbrogue with creamy mash, broccoli and my own recipe herby sweet caramelised onions. Onions cooked with thyme, bay brow… [...]
Dugges Lager no 1 är en trevlig öl som finns på i princip varje systembolag. Lättillgängligheten, priset men även den friska humligheten gör att den rätt ofta slinker ner i min korg. Jag köpte ett par flaskor innan nyår, och blev då lite fö… [...]
Japón, Villayu, Frisco. Cata de artesanales japonesas, artesanal asturiana de escanda, sparkling Hop y nuestra primera Steam de Anchor. Circa 2009, Gran día!!!Imágenes de Cotoya para CAAC. Todos los derechos reservados. Se restringe la copia y difus… [...]
This past weekend I had a rare opportunity to brew on back to back nights, and squeeze in a beer tasting with some buddies. For Christmas I got a new brew pot that allows me to boil all 5 gallons, so I’ve been pretty excited to be brewing with it, and … [...]
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Appearance: Hazy dark yellow/gold proper color. Forms a large, bright white, creamy head which laces and retains extremely well.
Smell: Standard English pub ale with grassy hop notes. Hints of marmalade and other fruity confectionary notes, but otherwise mild.
Taste: Labels and descriptions can be deceiving. I bought Ridgeway Bad Elf thinking it was going to be a classic British winter warmer. Even though the label description mentions it being quite hoppy and potent at 6% ABV, it drinks more like a standard pub-style pale ale. Nothing wrong with that at all, but a more accurate label would’ve been nice.
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Mouthfeel: The best way to describe it is by what it’s not: not creamy; not thin; not crisp; not tepid; not fizzy.
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