Brew Ha Ha: what’s all of the fuss about beer?

June 24th, 2008

Tasteful Tuesdays: Radler

The weather here on the east coast has recently been hot and uncomfortable. Of course, you know what they say: when life gives you lemons, make lemonade - and beer!
In Munich, the Germans make a wonderful summer drink called a radler. Basically, it’s a refreshing mixture of beer and lemonade. It’s […]

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June 23rd, 2008

Are Smoking Bans Killing the Beer Industry?

Chris claims that the British lager is dead. Maybe he’s right. But is there something more happening?
The British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) reports that UK beer sales have fallen through the five billion litre mark for the first time since 1975. This represents a decline of 1.7% for the year. […]

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June 20th, 2008

Beer versus Weed, I’ll pick beer

Here’s a way to waste some time at work today, four minutes and nine seconds to be specific.

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June 19th, 2008

Better Beer Bar Bash

Guest post
By Christopher Lowell
I’ve been to a lot of parties where the intention was great but the application found bewildered guests waiting for booze, starved and uncomfortable because the party was not thought out well enough by the host. Often it’s not about what you serve; it’s how you serve it. This is […]

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June 18th, 2008

The Death of British Lager

Last week I spent some time in London with a friend and, needless to say, we enjoyed ourselves a very nice pub crawl or two. Now, after years of drinking lager beers in Germany I’ve become accustomed to ales here in the US, so I am perfectly happy with either (most of the time, anyway). […]

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June 17th, 2008

Beer Lovers of the World: Where do they live?

Which of the following countries has the highest consumption of beer per capita:
a, China
b, USA
c, Czech Republic
d, Ireland
And your best guess is…?
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June 17th, 2008

Tasteful Tuesday: Beer Starter for Sourdough Bread

I’ve been a little obsessed with making bread for the past few months using my wonderful bread machine. This week, I stumbled upon a recipe for sourdough based on a beer starter and gave it a whirl. The recipe calls for little to no use of the bread machine - you can do […]

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June 16th, 2008

Hoppy Beering: A Quick Primer on Hops Vines

I hate it when I read the description of a beer and I don’t know what it means. I figure this is usually the result of one of two things:
1, the person who wrote the description likes confusing me by using words to describe the beer that no one else would actually use because […]

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June 16th, 2008

Beer and Hot Food #2

The Friar has more to say on wings …
When it comes to fiery concoctions, I find that only BIG beers are up to the test. Doublebocks and Belgian Quads have enough flavor to add to the taste experience as opposed to getting lost as an ordinary lager or pilsner might. Even many ales […]

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June 14th, 2008

Beer and Hot Food

More on Wings from the Friar
Contrary to popular opinion/practice beer does NOT help with extreme heat from things like Habanero peppers (or Thai Dragon or anything else that high on the Scoville scale). When you need to put out the fire, dairy products are best- hence the popularity of Bleu Cheese dip (the celery […]

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