Not Your Mother’s Candle

… Although, maybe someday soon a candle from Mother’s?

Hosting a dinner party? Need to give a house-warming gift? Or maybe you just need a pleasant aroma for the bathroom? Candles are always a good option.  But now, rather than agonizing over whether the occasion calls for more of a “warm sugar cookies” or “fresh pine” or maybe even “ocean breeze” scent, you can make your space smell like something you really love… beer, of course!

No, really. It sounds a little crazy, but read on, my friends.

Maybe “beer candle” makes you think of that warm-malty-wort smell that floats around breweries. Or maybe it conjures the aroma of your sticky kitchen floor after a day of home brewing. Or maybe you’re imagining the grassy-piney-flowery smell of pure hops.  Maybe, like me, you assumed these candles must be all gimmick, where some sort of beer concentrate is poured into candle wax, a wick is added, and – voilà ! – beer candle. But, also like me, you would be wrong.

Barley & Hops, and Wax

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