Craft Beer, Homebrewing, Beer Guides
Since the old days (especially in the old days, in fact), beer was always considered a manly drink. And with so many beer styles available on the market, never did anyone expect the relatively recent release of glitter beer. With ingredients described as “love and sparkles,” most people do not know what to expect until … Read more
Are you a fan of wheat beers? Wheat beers contain just the right amount of sweetness and have balanced fruity, citrusy flavors along with a refreshing taste and light body that goes just about with any cuisine. Weisbier, Witbier, Wheat Beer…? Also often referred to as “weissbier” or “witbier” (German and Belgian names for each country’s … Read more
Beer is an international language. Almost everywhere has its own special brew to show off for. Presidente beer has been around for a very long time. Its origins can be traced back to 1929 when the Presidente brewery was founded by the industrialist Charles H. Wanzer and his team. 1935 was when the iconic Dominican … Read more
Saison beers originated in the French-speaking part of Belgium, with the word meaning “season.” The history behind the name is simple: this type of beer was originally brewed in the farming off-season, in the cooler months of the year. This is interesting because the flavor (generally dry and fruity) often lends itself to most drinkers’ … Read more
India Pale Ale (“IPA”) is a beer category that in recent years just became synonymous with “craft beer.” It’s often regarded as the beer style that started the craft beer boom of the last 10-15 years and is often the one that most people begin with when they start venturing out of mass-market and into … Read more
Winter can be downright unpleasant if you’re not the type to handle the cold well. But, as with almost everything else in life, beer can make it better! There are certain beers that are just naturally “wintery.” You know it when you taste it. They’ll not only warm your body, but they give you those … Read more
People either love or hate the flavor of pumpkin! You only need to look at the heated debates around the famous pumpkin spice latte to see the emotions that this flavor inexplicably creates in everyone. Not everyone, therefore, might be excited at the prospect of pumpkin beer. But there are also some excellent craft beers … Read more
Beer as dessert! Who would’ve thought? Surprisingly, this delicious trend is on the rise. Quite a few craft breweries picked up on the dessert beer trend and began to make niche sweet beers and pastry stouts that mimic our favorite desserts. Whatever the dessert, from chocolate and apple pie to peanut butter cups, and French toast, … Read more
The quality and variety of non-alcoholic beers have grown tremendously in recent years. Beer, unlike wine, has spawned quality non-alcoholic alternatives that taste great and can match up to the alcoholic version. Non-alcoholic beer has become so popular nowadays that major breweries like Anheuser-Busch, Heineken, and Peroni are incorporating low or non-alcoholic versions of their most … Read more
Hop heads often come under attack for not paying enough attention to different types of beer, especially the lighter and brighter beer varieties out there – like lager. Some of the most popular beers in the world are lagers. In fact, when you think of each country’s most well-known (and often most sold) beers, or … Read more