Sugar and Spice
Just as I was ready to swear off using fruit and other adjuncts, I sampled some homebrews that restored my good faith in and hopes for experimental beer. This brewer who we’ll call “Bob” (because...
View ArticleBeing a grown up
A guy I know recently tried one of the Rauchbiers I’d brewed a few months back, and said something I found both flattering and startling. “I’ve tried a couple of your beers now,” he said, “and they’re...
View ArticleA Love for Bottomfeeders: Small Brewers Commit to Lagers
Lagers at Trapp Family Lodge. Photo courtesy of Trapp Family Lodge. High noon snuck up on Rik Marley one Saturday in late November. The afternoon had seemed to come a few hours too soon. Marley trudged...
View ArticleStyle Profile: Pilsner
The party hosts had impeccable taste and, judging by the hors d’oeuvres — most of which included some kind of smoked meat or artisan cheese with an unpronounceable name — they wanted us to know it. As...
View ArticleOskar Blues Mama’s Little Yella Pils
Name: Mama’s Little Yella Pils Brewery: Oskar Blues Style: Czech Pilsener Tasted: Poured into a glass, from can. ABV: 5.3% IBU: 35 Final Grade: 39 Score: B Oskar Blues likes to be cute with names. The...
View ArticleSixpoint “The Crisp”
Name: The Crisp Brewery: Sixpoint Style: Pilsner Price: $9.49 per 4-pack of 16 oz. cans ABV: 5.4 IBU: 42 Final Grade: B Score: 37 This was my first Sixpoint beer, which was admittedly an unusual...
View ArticleThe Beers of Summer
To look at my yard last week was to know pain, and standing in the mid-morning heat as the sun beat down on my neck, I needed a beer before the day’s work had really begun. Of course, my yard — which...
View ArticleThrowback Brewery Keeps It Local
Hops grow outside Throwback Brewery in North Hampton, N.H. I’d just finished inspecting some fresh Thai basil when Nicole Carrier, co-owner of New Hampshire’s Throwback Brewery, reached down and pulled...
View ArticleA Pilsner for Warmer Weather
After last week’s snowstorm, I’ve had it. Spring may be technically here, but I’ve still got a foot of snow in my front yard and had to shovel my driveway TWICE in two days. These are the days when I...
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