Tales of ales from the heart of Ohio to the ends of the Earth
Recently a group of friends started a beer book club. The basic idea is to read books about beer, and then talk about those books while drinking beer, because after all there’s nothing like broadening your horizons. At least that’s how I assume the club will operate, because we’re still working on our first book,... Continue Reading →
This post accompanies Episode 24 of the Pat’s Pints/Mark’s Mugs - All Things Beer Podcast. Despite our best efforts to describe the appearance of these glasses, a picture is worth a thousand words. As such the content here is limited to a series of pictures with brief descriptions of each glass. For more details we... Continue Reading →
Have you ever stumbled across a bottle of beer that has been forgotten for far too long? I’m not talking something that's just a few years old, but a beer that was bottled when you were just a kid or possibly before you were born. Your first instinct might be to toss it in the... Continue Reading →
As I was scrolling through my social media accounts this morning I saw that Wolf's Ridge Brewing scored a gold medal at the Festival of Barrel Aged Beers (FoBAB) yesterday in Chicago. My first instinct was to tweet to Chris Davison congratulating him and everyone else at Wolf's Ridge, but when I scrolled through the... Continue Reading →
In recent years mixed fermentation saisons have become a hot trend among American craft breweries. These beers combine the dry, yeast driven character of a classic saison with the tart, funky character that comes from bacteria and Brettanomyces yeast. Jackie O’s Pockets of Sunlight is a beer is made in this vein. It’s never wise... Continue Reading →
Last month while attending an event at Barley's Brewcadia, Mary MacDonald, Executive Director of the Ohio Craft Brewers Association (OCBA), asked if I would be interested in a media pass to attend the Ohio Craft Brewer’s Conference in Cincinnati. I think we can all agree it’s a rather liberal interpretation of the term “media” to include... Continue Reading →
When the Columbus Brewing Company expanded and moved out to their new location on the west side of Columbus one of the most tangible benefits to local beer lovers was the promised expansion in their lineup of packaged beers. While their award-winning hop bombs, Bodhi and Creeper, have captured most of the attention let’s not forget... Continue Reading →
This Saturday (August 27, 2016) Ill Mannered Brewing up in Powell (30 Grace Drive) is throwing a party to celebrate their first year in business, and everyone is invited. Given the burgeoning craft beer scene in Central Ohio, brewery anniversary parties come around more often than a full moon, but in my experience the first one is usually... Continue Reading →
While saisons are a great beer any time of year (for example it’s my go to Thanksgiving dinner beer), there’s no season like summer for a saison. After all they were historically brewed in the cooler months for consumption during the summer. Quoting from The Beer Bible by Jeff Alworth (Workman Publishing, 2015): “Rustic ales... Continue Reading →
Regardless of what you call them—the descriptive but somewhat oxymoronic Black India Pale Ale or the more fanciful Cascadian Dark Ale—Black IPAs have emerged as a style to be reckoned with over the past several years. When done right they capture the best elements of the IPA and Porter genres. Among Central Ohio breweries, Land... Continue Reading →
Four String Brewing turns four years old this month, and they are throwing a party to celebrate the occasion. The 4th anniversary party is taking place today (Saturday, October 31) at the taproom starting at noon. To celebrate they've done what any self-respecting rock themed brewery would do, age a big badass of a beer in bourbon barrels... Continue Reading →
One of the best things about a subscription to Draft magazine are the recipes that come in each issue, all involving beer as an ingredient. As I was looking through the dessert recipes in the holiday issue, two caught my eye—the Belgian ale bread pudding and the smoked porter bacon brownies. A batch of brownies never lasts... Continue Reading →
Thanksgiving is just around the corner, and one of the staples of Thanksgiving dinner is cranberry sauce. Here is a recipe for cranberry sauce with a fantastic beer twist that is not only delicious, it's super easy to prepare. In my biased opinion it's the best cranberry sauce I've ever had, the flavor of the fruit lambic compliments... Continue Reading →
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