Craft Beer, Homebrewing, Beer Guides
New to brewing and want to know all about the different types of hops? You’ve found the right guide. The 52Brews Guide to Hop Varieties will cover everything you need to know to get started down the zesty, citric, bittersweet road to brewing better beer. In it, we cover: Hop Varieties and Their Flavors The … Read more
Brewers and consumers alike are abuzz with questions about marijuana beer – what exactly is in it, where they can get it, and if the product is even legal. We’ll explain all that here! Background Recreational marijuana use has become legal in more than ten states already, and lots of others are already introducing legislation … Read more
Ever since the world of craft beer has grown, so have the types of beer. There are IPA’s, APA’s, sour beers, Porters, stouts, pilsners, and so much more. It can get confusing as to what the difference between all these beers are. However, when you break it down, there are really only two types of … Read more
For me, this question smacks of pillow talk, but it has been at the center of quite a handful of heated debates here in the 52 Brews headquarters of late. While there are a lot of subjective reasons to favor one beer brewing system over the other, we decided to do an objective analysis and … Read more
Homebrewing is an art and a science. Making the perfect homebrew batch is a challenge for any beer lover. We know that for a new homebrewer making your own beer for the first time is exciting but can also be a bit scary. There are many things to take into consideration when you are making … Read more
Company: Avery Brewing Style: Imperial Oktoberfest / Marzen Origin: America (Colorado) 10.08% ABV Ah, it’s getting close to Thanksgiving time and the fall weather is amazing. The only problem with fall is that retailers, manufacturers, and consumers think that traditional fall flavors like pumpkin, spice, and nutmeg are supposed to be in everything. I’ve never been a fan … Read more
Starting your brewing journey can be tough, as you will need to read a lot of books and magazine articles to gain more knowledge about the craft. As time goes by and technology has enormously innovated, we found ourselves browsing the internet for tips and tricks on how to kickstart our brewery. Not all effectively … Read more
Are you looking for the best homebrew blog that will educate and help you improve your brewing skills? We give you the list of all the best beer and homebrew blogs we think that deserves a mentioned (and one’s we’ve been following for a long time). These websites are perfect to help aid you in … Read more
Home brewing goes back millennia. Beer has the distinction of being one of the first of many alcoholic beverages created when man began settling down and growing grain. Experts speculate that people mastered making beer more than 12,000 years ago. Substantial evidence of the craft traces back to ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia, now modern-day Iraq, … Read more
Despite all the variety in beers out in the market now, it’s often surprising to people to learn that at its core, almost every single beer shares four main ingredients. The varieties of beer stem from the different types of these four main ingredients used, the proportions put in each brew, and the different brewing … Read more