Tales of ales from the heart of Ohio to the ends of the Earth
Long time homebrewer A.J. Zanyk knows a thing or two about Baltic Porters. He and co-host Mark Richards brewed a Baltic Porter named Motherbird that won best in show honors at the 2001 Ohio State Fair Homebrew competition. If that weren't enough A.J. took with top honors at the 2017 Barley's Homebrew competition with an... Continue Reading →
This past Sunday marked another successful finish to one of Ohio’s longest running beer traditions, the Barley’s Homebrew Competition. The contest dates back to last century, the summer of 1996 to be specific. At that time I was still in graduate school in Oregon, drinking the likes of Rogue, Deschutes and Widmer. In those days... Continue Reading →
Last week Land Grant released the latest beer in their series of seasonal can releases, a Baltic porter entitled Jacqueline Deep Search. When news of the release reached me several questions immediately came to mind. Just how is a Baltic Porter different from any other porter? What’s with the strikethrough in the name? When ordering this... 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 →
Most of my travel destinations are dictated by work or family commitments. The beer excursions that you read about on the pages of this blog must be creatively worked into the itinerary of those trips. This explains why my first report from Europe since starting this blog is not from Brussels or Munich, but from... Continue Reading →
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