(AKA – Spontanious fermentation. AKA – Open fermentation) – is letting yeast in the environment around the hot wort ferment […]
StillWater Brewing ‘Yacht’ VS. Carton Brewing ‘Sit Down Son’
StillWater Yacht: Style: Dry-Hopped Session Lager ABV: 4.2% Carton Brewing: Style: Dry-Hopped Session Lager ABV: 4% Two fairly big names […]
A classic beer style of the American craft beer movement: The Pale Ale
The Pale ale, a cousin of the IPA; People wanted a beer that was more balanced out than an IPA […]
BEER SLANG: IBU’s
IBU (International Bitterness Units) – In beer, the bitterness is caused by the tannins and iso-humulones of hops. Iso-humulones are chemical compounds that contribute […]
Harviestoun Ola Dubh 16
ABV: 10.5% in cask or keg, 8% in the bottle IBU: 40 Harviestoun’s Ola Dubh (pronounced ‘ola-doo’ and Gaelic for ‘black […]
Beer Styles: The Infamous IPA
The IPA craze has been going strong for several years now, and for good reason. There are so many sub-styles […]
BEER SLANG: Brett
Brett Short for Brettanomyces, is a wild yeast strain, not bacteria, used in fermenting beer and giving the beer a distinct […]
Bells Brewery – Porter
What it is: American Porter ABV: 5.6% IBU: 27 Throw your hands up in the air, and rejoice, Bell’s beer […]
Different beer glasses and their uses
Beer glasses aren’t made to just look cool, most have a purpose to them, and a designated style of beer […]
BEER SLANG: Gruit
Gruit or Grut (german for herb)- is a style of beer that instead of hops, a mixture of herbs have been used […]
