Tales of ales from the heart of Ohio to the ends of the Earth
In my travels around Japan I was impressed with the overall quality of the beer I found. However, the density of small breweries is nowhere near what you would find in the US and many other western countries. It’s hard to get an exact figure but the number of beer breweries in Japan is on... Continue Reading →
After a summer break the All Things Beer podcast is back with an episode devoted to homebrews. We welcome back recurring guests Hans Gorsuch and Chris Mercerhill to discuss and dissect the fruits of our labor, including a hefeweizen, two different saisons, a biere de garde, and a wet hop harvest ale. Our conversation touches... Continue Reading →
Relatively speaking the United States is a newcomer to the worldwide brewing scene. Prohibition was a major blow to the brewing industry in this country, and in the decades that followed mergers and acquisitions consolidated the brewing capacity of our nation. By the 1970s all that was left was a handful of industrialized megabreweries intent... Continue Reading →
This is the first in a series of posts about families of beer. The idea of this series is to give you some insight into origins and brewing science behind the beer, brief descriptions of each style within the family, and some good examples so you can do your own research. We start with wheat... Continue Reading →
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