After missing a month the Pat's Pints Podcast is back just in time for Columbus Craft Beer Week. This month we sit down with Lenny Kolada and Sam Hickey from Smokehouse Brewing and learn about their new venture, Commonhouse Ales. We sample two beers in the Commonhouse Ale lineup and preview the upcoming mini Real Ale... Continue Reading →
American IPAs Part 2 – (Hop) Timing is Everything
In the first post of this series I discussed how American IPAs went through a period where hop aroma, flavor, and bitterness levels progressively increased, culminating in double and triple IPAs that boasted triple digit IBU levels. In recent years the most sought after American IPAs have slowly but surely become less bitter and more aromatic. ... Continue Reading →