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Sounding off about the legislative session

The statehouse is active again. The House Public Policy Committee is looking at a Sunday carry-out law, legal sawed-off shotguns, monetary help for casinos, schools not allowed bans on guns on-campus, and (yike) a repeal on handgun licensing. The sponsors says he wants to "decriminalize" the lawful carry of handguns by people without criminal r ...

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Festival time: Indiana Winterfest, KY TailSpin Ale fest, & More.

Tis the season for Winter Beer Fests! Winterfest from the Brewers of Indiana Guild will be held this coming Saturday, January 31, at the Indiana State Fairgrounds in the Marsh Blue Ribbon Pavilion. More information and ticket purchases (3-7 PM) can be found here . We have talked to several brewers and while we don't want to spoil surprises y ...

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Dark Milds and Browns

Dark Mild Dark, as well as Pale, Milds are called Session Ales due to their low alcoholic content - they can be enjoyed during a full session in a British pub. This doesn't mean they are wimpy beers; in fact they are more popular now in Britain than they have been at any time since war rationing ended in the early 1950s. They are most popular ...

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Dribs and Drams–the Silly Season

Headline: The most popular craft beers from each state. web page Headlines: Sun King Leads Push to Change State Beer Distribution Laws: article – Sun King to Limit Distribution in Indiana due to State Law: article And the silliness: Headline: Lagunitas to Drop Trademark Suit against Sierra Nevada after Twitter Backlash. article La ...

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Bamburg non-beer

Pictures from town:   The Dom. Behind this is the brewing museum.   The old Rathaus Uehifield (the town) and yes, it does have a small brewery Donndorf’s Schloss und Park Fantaisie. Built for the Duchess Elisabeth Friedricke Sophie von Wurttemberg in 1763. Inside, a mixture of styles - Baroque, R ...

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Bamberg

Bamberg is royally cool. It’s laid back, the food is good, the hotels are reasonable and the beer is exquisite if you’re a smoke lover. Bamberg rivals Munich for the world's beer king city. In Germany it's really more famous because the beer history goes back farther. Klosterbrau is the oldest. The brewery at this location was firs ...

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IPAs–A Tale of Two Oceans

IPAs were originated to withstand the crossing of the Atlantic and the Indian Oceans but it’s travels don’t stop there. British IPA (India Pale Ale) The IPA style was developed, true to legend, in the 1700s to last longer and withstand harsh conditions during a 6-month sea voyage to the troops and aristocrats India. Higher alcohol ...

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American Pale Ales and their British counterpoint, Golden Ale

American Pale Ale When North American brewers make a Pale Ale, they use stronger hops and more of them than the British Ale brewers. That's the most obvious difference between the two styles. But there's more. Different malt, different yeast, different temperatures, different water, different attitude. They aren't aiming at the same audience. ...

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Pale Ale – Pale Mild, Bitter, Best Bitter, ESB

Pale Ales are the quintessential British Ale. They are normally served by the pint or the half-pint either in Cask Conditioned form with very little carbonation, in keg form under CO2, or, recently, with nitrogen pressure known as Smooth. Virtually every pub in the U.K. has one or more Pale Ales on tap. The basic style originated over 200 year ...

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Barley Wine

The strongest of the British ales, the most malt, the most hops, the most alcohol, the most residual sugar, the heaviest taste, and the longest aging and storage time. (That Greene King Harvest Ale to the right was brewed in 1978 and enjoyed by me in 2005 - "Stayed well in the bottle. Not strong at 7% ABV, but a good mature barley wine. Por ...

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