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On a recent trip to Ireland, I saw they Guiness has a brewmasters series availiable. Different recipes of Guiness offered alongside the traditional (or most recent). The current offering was the Tucan Brew. Much creamier with less of the coffee/chocolate bitterness and a touch more sweetness. Anyone seen these in the States? Sean
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I was cleaning out a cupboard in the basement and came across a sealed box of beermaking ingredients. -- estimated eight years old! (Yep, hubby was "getting around" to making that beer ) I've tossed about half the contents already, but was wondering if either of the following are still ok: hops in vacuum-sealed bags and a container of light malt extract. I'm thinking "garbage" -- yes?
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One is a wheat beer, one is a white beer. But with several European countries producing variations of both(weizen, witt etc), plus the close relationship of the styles, it can be confusing! Some Weiss(wheat) biers have flavours and a cloudy white colour similar to a white beer.. Do these styles overlap or are they an entirely different category?
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Great day yesterday at the Music City Brewers Festival in Nashville, TN............If you ever have a chance to go please try, Nashville is really making some serious strides locally (local brew pubs etc.) and with this festival. 38 breweries were there.......there were like 6 in year #1! Check it out next year! http://www.musiccitybrewersfest.com
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There's only a week left this month, and I just recently remembered a great time of year for beer lovers, Christmas in July (CIJ). I better get with the program! What Christmas/winter holiday beers have you tasted this month, or plan to taste? How were they after six months, or some years later for those who save some vintage beers? Do any of the beer bars you visit have a CIJ celebration this month, or are any winter holiday brews on tap? After I remembered, I chilled and drank an Anderson Valley Winter Solstice Seasonal Ale, and put a few more in the fridge. The Anderson Valley went great with a sandwich and it was surpringly hearty and smooth -- not too heavy on the spices for me, which sometimes is the reason I don't care for these kinds of special brews. I think I appreciated it better this time around than I did during the winter. So, here's what I found in the cool bottom of my bedroom closet and now have in the fridge waiting: Troegs Mad Elf Holiday Ale (I think this is two or three years old); Old Dominion Winter Brew 2005; Sierra Nevade Celebration Ale, 2000 and 2005; Pyramid Snow Cap Winter Warmer (I think this is pretty old; if I recall correctly, I don't like this much); and Anchor Brewing Co's Merry Christmas & Happy New Year 2003.
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I've come accross a couple sweet beers in my time but I really havent had a chance to explore much into it. I was wondering if anyone could recommend any good beers (US and international) with a sweet and less bitter taste... I'm not really interested in very syrupy beers but if you think its worth a shot, let me know. Maybe if I let you know what kind of beers I like that might help too ... a couple are: Chimay Ommegang Samuel Adams (Boston Lager, havent ventured out too much with the others yet) Ithaca Nut
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Introducing flavors into beer may be sacreligious to some but when that ingredient imparts some functionality, I believe it should be well considered. Wattleseed in both ground or extract form is becoming a force in flavors as an ingredient in ice cream, cream, sauces and now brewing. While some devotees have attempted to introduce Wattleseed (which is a roasted seed from the genus Acacia) into the wort as a fermentable, economy suggest there must be a better way. The extract has been used in commercial trials in Australia and added post-brewing and pre-pasteurization. At 1% addition to a light bodied beer, Wattleseed enhances the intrinsic qualities of the brew only expressing its own flavor late on the palate. The result is that the beer exhibits a subtle coffee, chocolate, hazelnut character ending in a very clean finish effectively wiping any residual hop bitterness from the tongue. This means the palate is made ready for the full flavor of the following sip and drinkers do not get that 'furry tongue' feel of hop build up. It makes a true cleansing ale.
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I read about smoked beers (from germany, USA and Gottland) and wanted some feedback from the forum. They are brewed using Peat Malts(smoked under the kiln using beechwood i think), usually a ratio of 30-40% of the total malt used.
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Just picked up 2 four packs of this new collection from Sam Adams. For full details click here. Wanted to know if anyone had had tried this yet and what you may have thought.
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The Tribs tasting http://www.chicagotribune.com/services/new...1,2528787.story confirms the blind tasting that I have done with Special Export and other beers. While not #1, Special Export still shows very well. Our blind tasting showed that there was not a lot of difference between Export, Beck's and Heinekin. -Dick
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I've been into German style pilsners lately and I was wondering what are some of your favorites?? I am trying to steer away from Belgian's because I have been into them and nothing else for a long time now. The only pilsner that I regularly purchase is Schwelmer...are there any other that taste similar?
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article here Oregon State University research Good news, guys, right?
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Went to Brugge;girlfriend thought i was being romantic- in the end i had sampled 15 different brews and i cannot remember all. My top five Leffe Westmalle tripel Zot Hendrik Brugge Tripel the last 3 fantastic local brews Orval, Palm, Duvel worth a mention of course
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For everybody following along with the brewing course, or for those who want to get started, the fourth lesson has joined the first three over in the eGCI. http://forums.egullet.org/index.php?showto...0entry1201403
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Beer Advocate article Does anything on this list look like something you would wish to try? Any of your favorites here? Agree with their rankings?
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"Anheuser-Busch to buy Rolling Rock brands for $82 million from InBev" I'm surprised they were bought for so little...you'd think they would have held out for more money. So is this sale a good thing? Or the loss of something special?
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Food Engineering Magazine Is the idea of drinking beer from a plastic bottle offensive to you or perhaps just a smart, why-did-this-take-so-long idea?
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any info would be great. thanks brendan
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Forbes Magazine article and slideshow and do check out the slideshow ... Agree with some of their "Coolest Beer" choices?
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I was paging through my copy of 'Michael Jackson's Great Beer Guide' the other day, and there's this glass in there I've been trying to find. I can't even find a picture of it to link up to, so I'll have to describe it. It's a footed, tulip shaped beer glass without any engraving or writing on it. It's featured several time throughout the book. The book says that all of their glasses came from the breweries themselves or German glass maker Rastal. I checked their site and couldn't find it. So my question: Does anyone know who makes this glass and where to buy it? Also, are their any online or offline retailers for beer glasses that you like? Thanks for the help!
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The NYTimes tasting panel meets the Lambic style and comes away impressed. Story: http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/03/dining/03beer.html Audio bits: http://www.nytimes.com/packages/html/dinin...RE/blocker.html Asimov's blog topic: http://thepour.blogs.nytimes.com/?p=27#more-27 Great introduction to a style of beer that doesn't get nearly the attention it deserves.
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I can see some parallels with the cork vs screw top debate with wine but there is a much smaller element of tradition with bottle caps. If you're really attached to your bottle-opener then you can certainly still use it on the twist-off caps. Is it an issue of cost?
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Ad Age article Think this is a good marketing ploy or a really good taste idea?
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A number of years ago I went with my wife to Portland, ME and found myself sitting in a pub drinking Sunday River Lager almost the entire time we were there. I thought it was a very nice beer but would like to refresh my memory. Does anyone know of a place that can ship Sunday River Lager or Sunday River Alt to Florida?
