For the first time in ages, I decided to keep it standard. While I of course like to get weird, I do also appreciate a classic style. The ESB, or Extra Special Bitter, is one of those classic “styles” that I do enjoy. […]
Rice Lager Ale
Like American-style Lagers, Japanese rice lagers are brewed with rice in addition to barley in the grain mix. Rice (like corn) provides fermentable sugars for the yeasts that produce alcohol, while keeping the beer light in color and body. The idea here is to help dry the beer out, not necessarily get the rice or corn flavor of it. […]
Crossmyloof Real Ale Yeast
The YouTube channel has awarded me some great opportunities. Some of which is viewers sending me beer to review, or in some cases, yeast to try out! I was sent a yeast I had never heard of before called Crossmyloof, which appears to be a brand having a few different strains. […]
Eis-IPA
The story of an eisbock has a potential beginning, though seemingly steeped in legend. It is said that a German brewery worker in 1890 was ordered one winter evening to bring a batch of newly brewed Bock inside at the end of a long day. Tired and alone, he decided that leaving the beer outside for the night would do no harm. Returning to work the next day, the head brewer discovered that, after a particularly frigid night, the beer had frozen solid. […]
Authentic Christmas Ale
I’ve heard people refer to certain styles of beer as a Christmas ale or winter beer, the real style being referred to is a winter warmer. These are sometimes spiced, and by sometimes, I feel like a lot are. […]
Adjective Stout 2018 (Mexican Hot Chocolate)
Ah yes, the annual adjective stout, aptly named due to there being a few adjectives before the word stout. This all started back in 2014, each year (2015, 2016, 2017 ) making a different one. This year’s adjectives are as follows: Jalapeño, cocoa tea, bourbon soaked in cocoa tea, cocoa nibs, vanilla bean, milk (lactose), and cinnamon…which is condensed in into what I am calling the Mexican hot chocolate stout. […]