It’s been a long week, but you’re finally at the bottle shop getting some choice brews to enjoy once you get home. Or maybe you’re taking them to a friend’s house, and you want to grab something that will impress. What do you grab? What factors ...
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Steph’s New Brew Review: Hornycopia
Horny Goat Brewing Company’s HornyCopia, a 6.3% ABV pumpkin ale Horny Goat Brewing Company, located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, makes beer for people who like to party. At least that’s what their Facebook page says. They make craft beers with ...
Steph’s New Brew Review: Atom Smasher
Two Brothers Brewing Company’s Atom Smasher, a 7.7% Oktoberfest style lager aged in French oak foudres On October 17, 1810, Crown Prince Ludwig, later to become King Ludwig I, married Princess Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen. A celebration ...
Steph’s New Brew Review: Anniversary Barley Wine
Uinta Brewing Company’s Anniversary Barley Wine, a 10.4% American Barleywine Uinta Brewing Company began brewing in 1993 in a small, renovated mechanic’s garage located in Salt Lake City, Utah. In 2001, they built and relocated to their ...
Steph’s New Brew Review: Organic Chocolate Stout
Bison Brewing’s Organic Chocolate Stout, a 5% ABV American Stout with organic malts, hops and Peruvian cocoa Bison Brewing was founded in 1989 in Berkeley, California. They brew balanced, drinkable beers with an interesting twist. Their brews are ...
Steph’s New Brew Review: Maple Mistress Ale
Saucony Creek’s Captain Pumpkin’s Maple Mistress Ale, A 9.5% pumpkin ale Saucony Creek Brewing Company works with local farmers to grow barley and hops, describing themselves as “forward-thinking cultural curators bringing together local ...
Steph’s New Brew Review: Hop Stoopid Ale
Lagunitas Brewing Company’s Hop Stoopid Ale An 8% Imperial IPA boasting 102 IBUs Lagunitas was founded in 1993 in Lagunitas, California. A year later, they moved to Petaluma, California, where they became one of the fastest growing craft ...
Monastery of Christ in the Desert/Abbey Beverage Co.
While visiting my brother in New Mexico recently, he surprised me with a day trip to Monastery of Christ in the Desert, a Roman Catholic Benedictine monastery near Abiquiu, New Mexico. Located within the Chama Canyon wilderness, it is 75 miles ...
What is Craft Beer?
Depending on who you ask, that is a loaded question. The beer industry in the US has changed dramatically in the last decade or so. Craft Beer, whatever your definition of it, has grown from up and coming trend to full blown huge business. And, ...
Steph’s New Brew Review: The Love
Starr Hill Brewery’s The Love, a 4.6% German Hefeweizen It’s no secret that our mission is The Gift of Great Beer. Every culture in the world has a fermented, cereal grain beverage that people use to sit around and talk. I’m a steward of the ...
