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Custom Kegerator Design
2008-06-09 02:07:00 When designing and building a homemade kegerator, there are many ways you can make your kegerator uniquely your own. In addition to simple additions like varying tap configurations and tap handles, custom skins are available, and some folks have even gone do far as to build their kegerators into their R.V.s to ensure no lack ... More About: Design , Custom
Imported Beers Taste Better In a Can?
2008-06-06 16:51:00 One of the great joys of the golden age of microbrews in which we live is the availability of beers from around the world. In most major cities in the U.S., you can find nearly any kind of beer. Many brands are imported from Germany, France, the U.K., Belgium, Japan, even Africa. If you can’t ... More About: Taste , Beers , Imported
Guide to Texas Beers
2008-06-05 15:22:00 Texas has a long history in beer – both drinking and brewing. In addition to the long-standing Spoetzl Brewery (the makers of Shiner beers), and the ubiquitous (if watered down) Lone Star, new micro-brews are taking the state by storm. With solid traditional and inventive ales, newcomers like Saint Arnold and Real Ale Brewing Company ... More About: Guide , Texas , Beers
Beers of the World
2008-05-31 17:43:00 Beer has circled the globe more than a few times. One of the great treats a beer fan can enjoy is sampling the great variety of flavors that the beers of the world provide. In the U.S., beer fans have had the great pleasure of being served the beers of the world right here in ... More About: World , The World , Beers
Holy Beer; Brewed for God: Spiritualism Surrounding Sacred Beers
2008-05-30 19:39:00 Grains used in fermentation the world ‘round have always been associated with being holy. In many cultures, the freedom from the rational mind that comes by drinking is seen as a way to become more open to spiritualism and the spiritual world. In the western world, during medieval times, it was thought that ale must ... More About: Beer , Beers , Holy , Sacred
Gluten-Free Beer
2008-05-29 15:32:00 For many potential beer fans, gluten intolerance has stopped them from ever quaffing brews made with barley. Those times are now over. Gluten-free beers are popping up all over the country, giving those with Celiac Disease (intestinal damage due to gluten intolerance) a new opportunity to drink with impunity. Not to mention that traditionally, beers ... More About: Beer , Free , Gluten Free
Health Benefits of Organic Beer
2008-05-28 18:07:00 As the world we live in becomes more and more toxic, eating (and drinking) organic is the most fundamental change towards health that we can effect in our daily lives. With new poisons in the air and the water every day, it only makes sense to cut down on the poisons in any way you ... More About: Health , Beer , Organic , Benefits
Cask Ales
2008-05-27 19:29:00 As interest in ancient beers and brewing techniques is piqued, the world is seeing a proliferation of the technique of serving beer as a cask-conditioned ale. Cask-conditioned ale is also referred to as “Real Ale” in some circles, although there is a subtle difference between the drinks the two terms describe. Cask Ale is a ...
Guide to Drinking Songs
2008-05-26 17:14:00 Little goes better with drink than song. Especially songs that you can sing along to! Drinking songs exist the world over (many made up right on the spot), and enhance any get-together, whether folks are drinking or not. Well, it is probably better if folks are drinking. Some genres of music specialize in the drinking ... More About: Songs , Guide
Beer Book Review
2008-05-25 19:09:00 With the rise in popularity of craft, micro, and home brewing, a slew of books have come out in recent years on these subjects. Some focus on cultural aspects of beer, some on nutritional aspects, and some focus on recipes. I will go over a few of the more popular titles on the shelf today, ... More About: Book Review , Review , Beer , Book
The Brew Scholar
2008-05-21 17:54:00 Brewing today is more of a science than ever. With advances in the specialty fields of micro-biotics and plant biology, this science is now receiving praise – and the degree programs – from the highest level of academia. The golden age of microbrews we are living in is giving more and more respect around the ... More About: Brew , Scholar
Blackthorn?s Guide to Touring Breweries
2008-05-21 02:11:00 Imagine a vacation where all you did was tour breweries and sample beers from all over the nation. This kind of vacation is now possible in this country. The proliferation of microbreweries has reached such an epic proportion in the U.S. that every major city - and many smaller burgs - have breweries that offer ... More About: Guide , Touring
A New Kind of Ale: Third Beer
2008-05-18 23:55:00 Third beer is an intriguing and new kind of beer being brewed in Japan today. Third Beer is a category of beer, which uses vagarious malt substitutes such as vegetable protein as a raw ingredient in manufacture. These new beers are mostly a product of the Japanese beer tax, which increases dramatically with the amount ...
Dieting and Beer
2008-05-09 19:36:00 The first thing that a dieter needs to know about beer is: beer is food. It is not a beverage you can guzzle down and not feel the caloric content of. Darker beers are, naturally, higher in caloric content than lighter beers. So if you are trying to lose some weight, start by lightening your ... More About: Beer , Dieting
Beer Trends in 2007: a summary
2008-05-06 20:44:00 2007 has been an exciting time for beer. With a public increasingly interested in craft brewing, we have seen a greater variety and tendency towards experimentation from brewers. Even big brewers are now desperately trying to get a piece of the quality beer market. At a time when craft brewers are upgrading to micro-breweries, and ... More About: Trends , Beer , Summary
Cooking with Beer Gaining Popularity Among Chefs
2008-05-05 20:59:00 Cooking with wine is a commonly known culinary technique, but cooking with beer is rapidly overtaking this field. While cooking with beer is traditional in many countries – Ireland, Belgium, Germany – it has just started becoming popular in the U.S within the last generation. This is a likely result of the many new varieties ... More About: Cooking , Beer , Gaining , Popularity
The Color of Beer
2008-05-04 21:47:00 The color of beer is a vital sign of the quality of the brew. As most of us know, Beer comes in a rainbow variety of earth tones, from the blackest brown to perfect amber to pale gold. It is the color of precisely controlled levels of malting, roasting, and infusion. For centuries, to keep ... More About: Color
Stay Healthy By Drinking Beer
2008-04-27 17:41:00 Beer has a history of being prescribed as a tonic remedy for illness. Since the days of Ancient Egyptian civilization, beer has been a healthier alternative than drinking from possibly polluted water supplies. The beer we drink has come a long way from back then. Beer is now available with such fortitude that many beers ... More About: Beer , Drinking , Healthy , Stay
Ale without Hops
2008-04-26 16:26:00 It may seem impossible, but at one time in this our world, all ale was made without hops. Beer was quite a different beverage back then. Brewers were still experimenting with large varieties of herbs, trying to find the perfect addition to their malty brews. Of the many differing herbs, it is documented that our ...
A Nutritional Guide to Beer
2008-04-25 00:56:00 Beer has always been a source of nutrition for it’s drinkers. The most common problem people have with beer is that it is too nutritious to be considered a mere beverage. Beer is food, and must be considered as such in order for the avid beer drinker to maintain health. Too much beer – just ... More About: Beer , Guide
A Guide to Mead
2008-04-02 14:49:00 The mention of the word mead brings to mind images of fierce Nordic warriors at a feast hall consuming mutton. In reality, mead is an ancient beverage, but a good quality mead is more like a fine white wine - a refined beverage. The mixture of water, honey, and yeast, mead is a beverage that ... More About: Guide , Mead
The Rebirth of the Speakeasy
2008-04-01 16:21:00 If you are tired of paying $4+ for a beer at a bar, you aren’t the only one. As more and more taxes are heaped upon drinks and transportation costs increasing dramatically, we are likely to see even steeper prices charged at the legitimate bar. Most folks end up buying beer and drinking it at ... More About: Rebirth
A Guide to Barley Wines
2008-03-30 18:00:00 For the serious beer fan, Barley Wines are the pinnacle achievement of the Golden Age of Microbrews. Built to last, most barley wines are best served years after their inception date. The many hued flavors of the barley wine are known to change, bringing out a variety of different tastes depending on when they are ... More About: Guide
Beer, Wine, and Mead in Myth
2008-03-29 21:41:00 The history and folklore surrounding beer, wine, and mead in myth is extensive. For as long as history has been recorded, all around the world, we can see examples of these beverages being enjoyed and even fought over. In the Bible, alcoholic drink is mentioned often. Going further back, mead is mentioned in the ancient ... More About: Wine , Beer , Myth , Mead
Medicinal Tonic Beers
2008-03-28 16:45:00 It may be a surprise to you, but in ages past, beer has been considered to be food, a benefit to health, and even a proper medicine for ailments. This notion seems at odds with how we see beer today. To look further into this seeming contradiction, we must look without the scientific and ethnocentric ... More About: Tonic , Beers
A Guide to Strange and Unique Beer
2008-03-26 14:03:00 One of the greatest benefits of home brewing, and of the golden age of micro brew that we are currently living in, is the ability to create new and unusual brews. The freedom that comes with experimentation in this realm knows no bounds except those of one’s own imagination and ability. With practice and planning, ... More About: Beer , Guide , Unique , Strange
Proper Aging of Beer
2008-03-24 01:52:00 Many beers made in this modern age are not suitable for aging. Some craft and micro-brewed ales can be enjoyed much more fully by aging them a short amount of time, however! Beer s containing a medium to high level of alcohol are the best candidates for ageing. Proper aging of beer can bring out exceptionally ... More About: Aging
Entrepreneurship and Home Brewing
2008-03-21 17:14:00 Home brewing has always been a hobby with numerous possibilities for the financial benefit of the home brewer. With the skills and knowledge of brew craft that many home brewers have, it is easy to make the jump from a hobbyist into a career brewer. Some brewers start by opening their own local brewpub. Others ... More About: Entrepreneurship , Home
Brewing Up a Fine Camping Trip
2008-03-21 16:38:00 When planning a camping trip, most people remember to bring the tent, the sun block, and the sleeping bags. But many folks forget that special addition that can make the trip all the more enjoyable after a long hike: the home brew! Most camping trips can benefit from some home brewed refreshment, whether a small ... More About: Camping , Trip , Fine
Free Beer: A Most Excellent Promotional Tool
More articles from this author:2008-03-15 20:41:00 There is little that can generate more interest in your business that the words “FREE BEER” in lights. Indeed, the whole notion of “FREE BEER” is like unto a mystical occurrence in the mind of the average Joe (slack). With such a lure, a canny business can elicit memberships (it has its privileges: FREE BEER!), ... More About: Beer , Free , Tool , Promotional , Excellent 1, 2 |
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