German Beer Styles: What is Doppelbock?
With Lent beginning this week, there is something even the non-religious beer lovers among us can celebrate, and that’s the creation of Doppelbock. Monks had been brewing beer as a means of nourishment...
View ArticleWhat’s a Black IPA?
Black IPA, Cascadian Dark Ale, American-style Dark IPA, India Black Ale and American Black Ale are all names for the same style of beer. Like the East Coast/West Coast Hip Hop rivalry from the ‘90s...
View ArticleWhat is a Session Beer?
You may have heard people refer to a beer as “sessionable” or “a good session beer”. What do they mean by that? In short, a session beer, in the US, is a beer that is 4.5% alcohol by volume (ABV) or...
View ArticleIrish Beer Styles: What is an Irish Red Ale?
It’s almost that time of year when we put on something green and celebrate our Irish heritage, even if our ancestry says otherwise. So it seems fitting to focus on some traditional Irish ales. Today,...
View ArticleIrish Beer Styles: Guinness and Dry Irish Stout
With St. Patrick’s Day on Sunday, it seems fitting to discuss the most famous beer from Ireland, Guinness Draught, a Dry Irish Stout. With distribution in over 150 countries, it may well be the most...
View ArticleWhat’s The Difference Between Scottish and Scotch Ales?
Sticking to the British Isles, we’re going North to Scotland and talk a little about Scottish and Scotch Ales. Wait, what? There’s a difference between Scottish and Scotch ales? There certainly is....
View ArticleWhat Exactly Are Hops?
This month we are going to focus on hops. That little green cone that makes our beers so tasty is a relative newcomer on the beer scene. In the 9000 year history of brewing beer, it wasn’t until the...
View ArticleWhat are the Three Cs of Hops?
We’re continuing our exploration of hops this month with a look at the three hops that have come to define the American Pale Ale and IPA. They are commonly referred to as the “Three Cs” and are...
View ArticleWhat Are Some Other Popular American Hops?
Last time we looked at the Three Cs of hops, Cascade, Centennial and Columbus that helped to define the flavors of American IPAs. Today we’ll cover a few other hops commonly used in American IPAs that...
View ArticleGerman Beer Styles: What is Rauchbier?
One of the more unusual styles of beer out there may also be one of the oldest; Rauchbier, pronounced “row-sh-beer” where row rhymes with cow. Rauchbier literally means “smoke beer” in German and lives...
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