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St-feuillien Tripel

St- Feuillien Tripel is een bier van 8.5 %. Het is redelijk speciaal. Het bier is licht amberkleurig, maar heeft een duidelijke toets van mout. Het is een zeer lekker bier en ik zou het iedereen aanraden! :) In de zomer is de Tripel zeer verfrissend… [...]

New Beer Blog for San Diegans

I added a new blog named The Sip-SD Magazine on the blog roll.  It is a beer blog on the San Diego Magazine website and is written by Brandon Hernandez, also known as the Off Duty Foodie.  I have never met Mr. Hernandez but have read his arti… [...]

Ginger Beer

Label: Ginger BeerType: seasonale ale ABV[%]: 5.0 Packaging: 650 ml bottleBrewery: Phillips Brewing Co., Victoria, BCSmell: Ginger, with a dash of Mary AnneHead: thin with little lacingColor: goldCarbonation: mediumKick: Rating: 8/10Notes:-sweet smelli… [...]

Tasting Notes

After one sip of my first ever Duchesse Borgogne last night my face spasmed — fluctuating between an involuntary sour grimace and a beam of sheer delight. I try to resist the temptation to read descriptions (and worse: reviews) of new beers before I … [...]

A New Beer Venue in Town?

Last Friday I went along to a lunch and tasting panel at The Highway Hotel. Not the first place you think of when you think of a good beer selection and of making an effort to be a great beer venue. I can say it was a fantastic surprise to find some great beers already [...] [...]

The Perfect Day to Brew (Saison and Belgian Tripel)

Could today have been anymore perfect? In my world, no, I don’t believe it could have been. I left good ole armpit Bakersfield at 7 a.m. and pulled into Long Beach about 8:45…already perfect. This is normally a two- to three-hour drive. Did I mention… [...]

Dirty Granny

Here’s a link to my latest article published in Australian Brews News.Don’t say that I don’t make it easy for you, huh?http://www.brewsnews.com.au/2011/07/granny-gets-a-hipster-replacement/Cheers,Prof Pilsner [...]

Homemade corn tortillas

I totally made corn tortillas from scratch. I saw the recipe in the latest Fine Cooking, and absolutely had to try it, especially since I had a bunch of masa harina leftover from making tamales. (Masa harina can be hard to come by, so I recommend ordering from MexGrocer.com if you can’t find it.) The [...] [...]

Hardcore IPA – Typical Is Contextual

There once was a time when I exerted a LOT of effort searching out beer stores, trying to find the next greatest beer.  This practice subsided–nearly stopped–when I realized the next greatest beer was the one brewed in my driveway.  That being said, I still get a huge kick when I stumble upon a store [...] [...]

Review – Stone Cali-Belgie IPA

A “style” of beer that has been of great interest to me lately is the Belgian-IPA. One of the most exciting things about this type of beer is that it hasn’t been formalised yet into an official style with official guidelines and parameters. Because of … [...]

Бельгия 2011 (часть 5). Второй день фестиваля

Продолжу свое повествование о поездке в Бельгию на фестиваль Спонтанного Брожения в мае-июне этого года. К сожалению, времени катастрофи [...]

Home Brew Class

About a year ago while out for lunch I drove by the Culver City Home Brewing Supply, I made a mental note of it as I knew that eventually I would like to start home brewing.  Since then, I have been doing lots of beer drinking, but also done some reading on the subject of [...] [...]

AG#20/21 – Saison Dumot/Septic Saison

A Saison. hopped with Motueka. Not traditionally Belgian to use a New Zealand hop, but it turns out that Motueka was once known as Belgian Saaz (some still refer to B Saaz). The batch will be split and fermented with White Labs Saison Blend and White Labs American Farmhouse Blend (which contains Brett). I may [...] [...]

Old Growler Beer Review

Darts farm is a local (very local) superstore full of high end produce and all manner of fantastic stuff. From classy furnature, to delicate meats and on to outdoor gear. However the reason I meantion in in realtion to Nethergate Breweries Old Growler Porter is that they have a fantastic selection of beer from which [...] [...]

Double Brown Ale fra Bryghuset Svaneke.

Denne øl  er en ale fra Bryghuset Svaneke.  Navnet på denne ale er “Double Brown Ale”, og dens alkohol indhold lægger sig på 5,7% vol. Der er både tilsat over- og undergør til denne ale, hvilket jeg ikke kan erindre at jeg har set e… [...]

Episode 11 – The hit & miss beer session.

On this episode of The Brewreviews we drink: Jolly Pumpkin – Special Brown ale Avery – The Reverend Wytchwood – Wytchcraft Keith talks about his family medical woes. Willferd, a new hit for FX? Plus Louie and Game of Thrones. Plus our beers this week … [...]

2011 Craft Beer Expo

The lovely beer maidensHopslam and Hog Heaven…a winning combination!A very happy Mr. BurttJ.P. put on yet another great beer event!Thumbs up for craft beer!Lots of beer = lots of happy peopleYay! Beer! [...]

Castrum Alba ou a cerveja que deu errado…

Uma de minhas últimas brassagens foi uma Witbier, chamada por mim de Alba, branco/branca em latim. Pois bem, tudo estava acontecendo tranquilamente, desde a brassagem até o final da fermentação, uma semana depois. A brassagem ocorreu no dia 04 de j… [...]

Just When You Think It Can’t Get Any Worse…

This is Chick Beer. No, this is not a joke.I repeat, this is not a joke.And apart from a couple of comments, I am going to let this chirp for itself. To understand what I’m talking about you need to visit the website in all its glory.’Hi, my name is S… [...]

Pre-Vacation Update…

Oh hey… I’m here… Since my last brewday (Fresh Citrus Witbier) I haven’t had a whole lot of beer stuff going on. I have a bunch of little things to update, so I’ll sum it all up tonight.Keggle… is at a standstill. I’m ready to go, I want my next … [...]