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So back on December 9, I said this blog was going on hiatus for a month. It's the middle of January, so it's time to get back in the saddle. In case you are keeping score at home, I did indeed get the manuscript for Alaska Beer: Liquid Gold in the Land of the Midnight Sun finished and shipped off to my publisher, The History Press, all 40,900 w ...

During the winter of 2013-14, Abita released Macchiato espresso milk stout as part of their Select Series, and the reaction was overwhelmingly positive. I’ve heard from numerous people clamoring for them to brew it again. To those people, I have good news. Abita is releasing Macchiato Espresso Milk Stout in 22-ounce bottles, and the ...

Greetings, New Mexico craft beer lovers. Stoutmeister here with the reunified edition of The Week Ahead in Beer. This column covers all the breweries in Bernalillo and Sandoval counties, with Santa Fe’s four breweries and one newcomer down in Socorro also joining the party. We tried hard to keep the state edition going, but without partic ...

Isthmus Home Brew Competition Pre-party Isthmus Join us for the Home Brew Competition Pre-party at One Barrel, Wednesday, January 14 from 5-7 p.m. Be the first to pre-sample the beers and chat with home brewers themselves! https://twitter.com/isthmus/status/555174780073431040. Isthmus Beer ...

As my weekly blogging over at All About Beer becomes a routinized thing, I'll alert you to posts more rarely.  However, you might be interested in today's post, which addresses the issue of expert opinion versus the wisdom of hive mind.  In terms of beer evaluation and review, I argue that we don't want to throw the former out entirel ...

So what is in a beer glass? Hopefully beer! Have you ever thought about the varying designs of different beer glasses and what they do? Check out the infographic from Hangover Revivol to learn your snifter from your stein with The Ultimate Beer Glass Guide.

ABV: 5.8% IBUs: 48 Aroma: Rapunzel has let really her hair down here (this pun doesn’t even work that well in this instance, but I wanted to get it out of the way early). The aroma is pretty notable with very forward wheat character, balanced nice and tall with citrus and tropical fruit from the Michigan-grown hops. The aroma is ...

Falmouth Packet Ale accolade for Falmouth's Boathouse pub Falmouth Packet For the second consecutive year, The Boathouse in Falmouth has been included in The Good Beer Guide, the UK's leading guide as to the best places to drink real ale. Co-owner of the pub on Beacon Street, Nick Goodall, said: “We're delighted to be ...

It's that time of week again for my new blog entry series: A Whale A Week!  This week, I went completely opposite from the incredibly tart Cantillon Lou Pepe Kriek to the boozy malt-bomb that is Goose Island Bourbon County Coffee Stout. Some deep background for this epic beer.  I went to medical school in Chicago back in 19 ...

If you have not, read part 1 first, as this will give you a primer on how I cultured wild lactobacillus. WARNING: another long-winded post on things that you probably don’t care about unless you are a nerd like me! After nearly a week of letting my lactobacillus starter sit outside, the pellicle inside was huge and it smelled like ...