Brewery Ommegang Cave Hennepin (2000) Pale orange-gold, big frothy head with lace, yeasty bouquet with dried apricot aroma and trace of corkiness , complex dry spicy, delicate champagne-like flavor. Medium-full body with alcohol notes, fine dry fruity finish. A wonderful ...
Festival of Wood and Barrel Aged Beer, Goose Island Wrigleyville, Chicago, IL The oldest “woody” beer event, started in 2002. Staged by the Illinois Brewers Guild. Last year’s lineup included 71 beers from 28 breweries in 14 different states. Festival ...
There are now many barrel and wood aged beers available in the United States. Most, however, are in very limited supply, and it’s often hard to find them outside the area where they’re made. Here’s a short list of some ...
Wine and whiskey barrels are usually made of oak, which has to be dried (either by air or in a kiln) to a low moisture content (usually 10-12 percent) before it can be shaped. The individual pieces that are split ...
Walking into the brewery at the Glacier Brewhouse in Anchorage, AK, you might think you were in a wine cellar instead. There in one alcove is head brewer Kevin Burton’s “wall of wood”—an impressive row of about 50 oak barrels, ...
If convenience is more your concern than cost, there are a number of refrigerated “cellars” on the market that can provide an instant solution to long-term beer storage. Just add bottles, and plug in to an electrical outlet....
Virtually any beer over 6 percent ABV is a likely candidate for cellaring. Here’s a short list of some of my favorites and when I would recommend drinking them....
The concept of a wine cellar is well understood, even by people who don’t drink wine. Since the flavor of many wines improves with age, having an appropriate place to store the treasures of the grape is a practical necessity ...
The Pocket Guide to Beer, Seventh Edition, by Michael Jackson, Running Press, $12.95—Stands alone as the best compact guide to the world’s beers and breweries. Good Beer Guide to Belgium & Holland by Tim Webb, 2002 edition, $16.95—a comprehensive, witty ...
Belgium www.globalbeernetwork.com, 805-967-8111—Johnny Fincioen of Global Beer Network, a Belgian beer importer in Goleta, CA, leads trips to this fabled land of brew every year. www.beerloverstour.com/future.html—10-day beer and chocolate tours of Brussels, Ghent, Bruges, Charleroi, Leuven and Antwerp www.whitebeertravels.co.uk/contacts.html—tours of ...
