189 Beer Tasting Terms
If you have ever read beer reviews, you are probably familiar with some of the terms that are used to describe beer. While some of the terms are pretty straight forward, others may seem a little weird. How can a beer be biscuity and have good lace anyway? Brewer Fal Allen has taken the time to compile a list of beer tasting terms and what they mean. I think just reading the list can make you a better beer taster because you will recognize some of the characteristics that you have experienced in beer but didn't have a word for. You ...
A Geek Drinking Stone Levitation Ale
I am not going to talk about this beer like I tasted it for a review. I won’t talk about the great reddish amber color ale that was placed in front of me at the Gaslight Brewery in a regular pint glass. I won’t talk about the immense aroma that came off the glass as I decided to take picture of the ale to adjust some settings on my camera. I won’t talk about the maltiness of the beer or the fantastic hoppyness of Stone Levitation Ale, a Red Ale from Stone Brewing Company. I just really enjoyed this beer. It ...
A GeekTasting: Guinness’s 250th Anniversary Stout @ The CloverLeaf
The Guinness’s 250th Anniversary Stout was released in the US, Australia and Singapore on 24 April 2009. I got my first good bit of information on Guinness 250th Anniversary Stout from the NPR show All Things Considered, April 25, 2009 (Listen Now) Therein, Jacki Lyden discussed the New Recipe, while it was also mentioned that this beer was not available in Ireland. It is postulated that you don’t F’ with Guinness in Ireland. After hearing all the fascinating things about the stout and reading the articles that popped up on various web sites like DraftMag I knew I had to ...
Make your own beer labels and cartons
If you brew and bottle your own beer, you should check out this tutorial on making custom labels and 6-pack cartons. It's geared towards a Fathers Day gift but you could make any design you want. via Make
Beer Better Than Water After Exercise?
So I am trying to exercise more and lose some weight. My goal is to exercise more and still drink my craft beers. Ok I may cut back a little but hey it's summer and I love beer. So when I saw this post about beer being good for you after exercise I had to look. Move over Gator Aid give me a beer. Based on the results of the study, researchers recommend moderate consumption of beer as a part of athletes' diets. "Moderate consumption" for men is [...] read full article here.
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A Red Stripe and Henry Clay
The biggest joy I get from beer these days are pairing the appropriate brew with...
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Make your own beer labels and cartonsIf you brew and bottle your own beer, you should check out this tutorial on making custom labels and 6-pack cartons. It’s geared towards a Fathers Day gift but you could make any design you want. via Make Read More →
Big Brew Day 2009Tomorrow, May 2, 2009, is Big Brew Day. In 1988, May 7 was announced before Congress as National Homebrew Day. The American Homebrewers Association created Big Brew as an annual event to celebrate National Homebrew Day not only in the United States, but around the world. Big Brew is held each year on the first Saturday in May. Homebrewing has been practiced... [Read more of this review]
Utah Legalizes Homebrew BeerUtah one of the lasts states to change law legalizing homebrewing Boulder, CO • March 25, 2009 – Yesterday, Governor Jon M. Huntsman, Jr. of Utah signed into law legislation that makes homebrewing beer legal. The “Exemption for Alcoholic Beverage Manufacturing License” was sponsored by Representative Christine A. Johnson and made Utah... [Read more of this review]
Meet DJ from www.fermentarium.comSince starting Beer Utopia I have met a lot of great people in the beer world, and twitter has now let me connect with some other beer bloggers devoted to good beer. Meet DJ, he is an avid home brewer and runs the beer site www.fermentarium.com 1) tell us a little bit about yourself? I’m a avid homebrewer and winemaker who hails from Denver Colorado. ... [Read more of this review]
Making home brew clones of commercial beersMost home brewers like to experiment with recipes, trying to get a brew just right. Often the standard to which we strive is that of commercially brewed beers. When we taste a really great beer we think, “I wonder if I could brew this?” But how do you go about copying, or cloning, a commercial beer? The first step is determining the ingredients.... [Read more of this review]
Mulled beer an aid to healthy livingSo as the days get colder I always joke that it is great beer drinking weather since your beer stays cold. But sitting here drinking my morning cup of joe looking at one of my favorite sites lifehacker.com I ran across this story about mulled beer. Mulled beer is hot spiced beer. It was all the rage between the 1500 and 1800’s. It was thought... [Read more of this review]
University offers beer brewing classThe University of Wisconsin will offer a class in home brewing next semester and not surprisingly, students are scrambling to sign up. I wish there had a home brewing class when I was in college. Of course Wisconsin has a long history of brewing beer, especially Milwaukee. This may or may not have anything to do with the University of Wisconsin being... [Read more of this review]
Basic Brewing Brewer’s LogbookSo, in what has now become a quest to get my first home brew done, I have been doing lots of reading and research. Twitter and the Craft Brewing population therein have been essential to that. One twitter user has something the has captured my interest strongly with this post “- basicbrewing Brewer’s Logbooks are at the printer. Should be... [Read more of this review]
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Mr. Beer Home Brewery part 2: FermentingAfter the set up and brewing, honestly this was the easiest part. Simply put, there was no physical labor, just waiting. I was pleasantly surprised that the closet the brew was living in didn’t smell like a brewery. In fact, very little beer odor was detectable, and I really had to get my nose up close and and in the personal space of the... [Read more of this review]
Home brew: Pumpkin beerMy favorite time of the year is Fall. The weather gets cooler, the days shorter, and pumpkins magically appear at the supermarket. That means it’s time to brew some pumpkin beer! I have never brewed a pumpkin beer so this will be a learning experience. I bought a pumpkin ale ingredient kit from Austin Homebrew Supply and grabbed an 8 lb pumpkin... [Read more of this review]
The Bender Beer BrewerLife-size Bender replica with a fermenter in his belly What do you get when you cross a super-creative, Futurama-lovin’ hacker with a beer lover? You get a life-size replica of Bender, everyone’s favorite “foul mouthed, cigar smoking, booze drinking, shiny metal [assed], bending robot,” that is also a fermenter for your home... [Read more of this review]
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Home Brew Kit Review Home Brew: Bottling a home brewed Belgian dubbelAfter 7 days in the primary fermenter and 4 days in the secondary (it should have been the other way around but my schedule didn’t allow it), it was time to bottle my Belgian dubbel. The following is a typical bottling day and I’ll explain each step in detail for the uninitiated. The strap makes transporting the carboy much easier I ferment... [Read more of this review]
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