Posted in Beer on Mar 29th, 2009
(Originally posted as a guest article on Hop Talk)
Within the wine, beer and spirits world, passions run deep. And so do the divisions. Whether it is beer vs. wine, red vs. white, or vodka vs. bourbon, the warring camps of devotees are steadfast and thirsty for the other’s blood. Whether it is double- vs. triple-distilled, [...]
Posted in Beer on Jan 14th, 2009
3. Odell Brewing Company, Fort Collins, Colorado
Founded: 1989
Production: approx 60,000 barrels
(website)
It’s gotta go back to home for me. Doesn’t it always? Something about those early years of ANYTHING. Your first stumbling in the dark with a girl’s brassier. Your first, horrible taste of coffee leading to that next, almost palatable, strangely forbidden sip. The rowdy [...]
Posted in Beer on Jan 8th, 2009
4. Dogfish Head, Milton, Delaware
Founded: 1995
Production: approx 35,000 barrels
(website)
Extreme. Fire up the frickin taste buds, because these guys are doing some funky, bold beers. Using such ingredients as fresh oysters, arctic cloudberries, green raisins, st johns wort, and beet sugar, they’re off to the races..and running like mad greyhounds. Sound interesting? How bout their Malt [...]
Posted in Beer on Jan 3rd, 2009
5. Sierra Nevada Brewing Company, Chico, California
Founded: 1979
Production: approx 680,000 barrels
(website)
No god-fearing microbrewer could ever not bow down in worship to Sierra Nevada. It would be an outrage. I would have to throw my shoes at you. (I still think it would have been off the chain if Mr Bush caught one of the shoes, [...]
“What is this?” “Beer, my friend. Beer”
Yes, its been known for ages. Just how long beermaking has been known is staggering to comprehend. Thousands of years. Where we are today, as brewers, is astonishing. Ancient styles, long-lost techniques, are being brushed-off and being thrust into the limelight. Microbrewers and craft [...]
