Zwickelbier - A "Real" Lager
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- Published on Wednesday, 06 July 2011 03:17
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For its 21st anniversary, Breckenridge Brewery is calling on homebrewers to submit their beer for competition (deadline 7/20/2011). The best of show beer will be brewed and served on draught at Breckenridge breweries/taprooms. Entries are limited to several styles, and I have selected Zwickelbier as the style that I will brew. In true homebrewer fashion, I have never tasted this beer, so some research is called for.
Distance Matters: Pilsner Blind Tasting
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- Published on Monday, 27 June 2011 19:17
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I am fascinated by the precarious position of the Pilsner style in modern beer culture. In a sense, this style is an ancestor of the industrial lager that overwhelmingly dominates the global beer market. Historically, the Pilsner style was explosive; it took advantage of a number of new brewing technologies in the 19th century and quickly spread from its home in Bohemia, influencing breweries and beer in numerous ways. Yet the Pilsner is under-represented in the portfolios of our burgeoning craft breweries (and homebrewers), at least compared to IPA’s, Stouts, and now, possibly Saisons and the like.
National Homebrewers Conference 2011 Seminar Notes
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- Published on Friday, 24 June 2011 23:49
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While I found this year's seminars at the National Homebrewers Conference to focus less on pushing the homebrewing envelope and more on professional craft brewers and their recipes and experiences, I still took some good information away. Here are some of my notes:
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National Homebrewers Conference 2011
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Photos and comments from the National Homebrewers Conference (NHC) 2011 in San Diego will be posted soon.
The Musing Begins...
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- Published on Tuesday, 01 March 2011 19:14
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Welcome to BeerMusing, which will be a discussion of brewing, drinking, and experiencing beer.