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Tasting Tips - Practice
Beer tasting professionals have developed practices over decades that can easily be used by anyone wanting to maximize their tasting experience.
Buying Guide – Brews Around The World
So much beer, so little time. The phrase is a common complaint among beer aficionados, and for good reason. Today the variety available at restaurants, pubs, specialty stores and online is staggering. Even the most dedicated beer drinker could sample only a small fraction of the total. So, here's a small fraction of the total, for your consideration......Weizenbier (Wheat Beer)
Wheat beer recipes are as old as Babylon, where wheat grain was often used to make a heady brew. The Middle Ages saw many new forms arise, where it was considered the brew of the nobility. Most beers of the period were dark and consuming this Weissbier (white beer) was therefore a mark of distinction....Tasting Tips -- Theory, Part I
Tasting is about the last thing in the world most beer drinkers would think they need advice on. But to get the most out of the experience, emulate professional winetasters and strike out into new territory....Tasting Tips -- Theory, Part II
Mouthfeel Beer is generally carbonated and often served at lower than room temperature. The character of the malts, hops and the brewing process in total contribute to the feel of the brew in the mouth. ...Measuring Beer - A Lesson In Hops and Color
Hops Who would have thought that something as subjective as 'bitterness' could be measured and quantified? But thanks to the ingenuity of brew chemists, that's just what has been done. 'Brew chemist'. How's that for a career idea to warm the heart of every college sophomore....Measuring Beer, A Lesson In Calculating Alcohol Content
Half-pint, pint, liter, you say? When ordering one to drink, perhaps. But, when it comes to measuring beer, brewers have something else entirely in mind. ...Breweriana
Found a 50-year old Budweiser can in your grandfather's garage? Don't throw it out - it might be worth $300 or more on eBay. Got a 1943 Schlitz bottle, with the label intact? If it has a 'Buy War Bonds' stamp you might be looking at a $500 'antique'. Even tin bottle tops can fetch $20 or more, especially if they're unbent....Gaining Marketing Momentum
Beer makers sometimes envy the popularity of wine. Though beer making is several thousand years older than wine - some brew recipes go back 8,000 years - in modern times it has rarely achieved the distinction of a fine wine. Rarely do hostesses ask 'Would you care for an after dinner beer?'...Yeast
Yeasts are living organisms, a uni-cellular fungus, and have a rare ability: to live with or without oxygen. In the presence of air, they multiply. In the absence of oxygen, they ferment sugars into alcohol. That's what makes beer brewing possible....
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