Those of you who are married probably think you had a pretty nifty wedding day. Now imagine you had a wedding reception that was still famous over 2 centuries later… that’s Oktoberfest! It all started in 1810 when Crown Prince…
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Tagged with: beer history
Posted in beer, beer history, educational, Huntsville-area brewery, reviews
Posted in beer, beer history, educational, Huntsville-area brewery, reviews
Calories in beer
With the recent announcement from the regulating authorities that brewers may, if they wish, provide calorie information, how will that affect craft breweries when consumers see the calorie count? These figures are calculated by Beersmith, and are subject to natural…
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Tagged with: ale, bitter, brew stooges, cahaba, fairhope, good people
Posted in Birmingham-area brewery, educational, Huntsville-area brewery, Mobile-area brewery
Posted in Birmingham-area brewery, educational, Huntsville-area brewery, Mobile-area brewery
Curry and beer
Although many people find it strange to pair anything other than a traditional lager/pilsner with a curry, there are many different options available to the more adventurous. Just remember: making the wrong choice won’t lead to disaster! (They lead to…
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Tagged with: avondale, back forty, beer engineers, Belgian, blue pants, good people, IPA, pale, straight to ale, wild ale
Posted in Birmingham-area brewery, educational, Gadsden-area brewery, Huntsville-area brewery, pairings
Posted in Birmingham-area brewery, educational, Gadsden-area brewery, Huntsville-area brewery, pairings
Straight to Ale Intimidator Doppelbock
Straight To Ale Laika Imperial Stout
Beer float
I thoroughly enjoy making people feel confused about beer. There are so many preconceptions about beer caused by the advertising for mass brands that saying two words – “beer float?” – makes people come to a shuddering halt. Their confusion…
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Tagged with: dessert, lambic, porter, stout
Posted in cooking with beer, educational, Huntsville-area brewery, pairings
Posted in cooking with beer, educational, Huntsville-area brewery, pairings
Cheesecake and beer
When I mention pairing dessert and beer to people, I get some very weird looks. Once I explain that dark beers – porters and stouts – have a flavour profile that is very much like coffee, the same people become…
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Tagged with: dessert, imperial, porter, stout
Posted in Birmingham-area brewery, Huntsville-area brewery, pairings
Posted in Birmingham-area brewery, Huntsville-area brewery, pairings
- Beer review: Westbrook Mexican Cake
- An unexpected pairing
- Book review: The Complete Beer Course
- Local craft beer quality
- Oktoberfest beers
- Drinking locally in Scotland
- What is “session beer”?
- The end of the Golden Era of National Craft beer
- Calories in beer
- Magic City Brewfest – a celebration of craft beer
- May 2015
- December 2014
- November 2014
- October 2014
- September 2014
- April 2014
- October 2013
- August 2013
- July 2013
- May 2013
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- December 2012
- October 2012
- August 2012
- March 2009
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