Features
Beer Cities Under the Radar
You have to hand it to Don Russell, although what you had to him might vary depending upon the city where you prefer to drink beer. In Philadelphia, Russell is Joe Sixpack, a man who turned beer into a full time job: reason enough to admire him. He has also rather brazenly declared his hometown […]
Ruled by the Reinheitsgebot?
The panel above the entrance says “Bier und Weinstube”—beer and wine lounge. Inside, in a neat antique setting, all the guests appear well off. Take the couple at the next table: the man in a tweed jacket with a small, straight-sided glass has already finished his white wine. The woman in a red vest and […]
Columns
The Open Source Beer Revolution
Brauerei Michael Plank is a 391 year-old brewery named after the caretaker who has lived all those years.. Today’s Michael Plank is the 16th generation of first-born sons named Michael. His five year-old first son, Michael, will be the 17th generation. This little brewery thrives, producing 10,000 hectoliters (8,500 U.S. barrels) of beer a year, […]
Recommended Resources
Beervana Produced by Beth Harrington Productions, Vancouver, WA A 30-minute DVD with the complete story of Oregon brewing. It’s a fascinating video, complete with interviews with Oregon brewers and scenes of Oregon brewing. A bargain at the price. Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB) 7140 SW Macadam Av Portland, OR 97219 (503) 977-7792 cost: $19.95 plus $5.95 […]
Portland has the Best, Best, Best Beer Venue in the World—Bar None!
OK, I’m sticking my neck way, way out. But I want folks to take a good look at what is happening here and in the rest of the U.S.A. The great beer districts of the world are no longer located only in Belgium, Germany and England! We are developing some fantastic new beer venues here […]
Departments
Exit 139 and Beyond
New Jersey residents identify where they live by indicating the Garden State Parkway exit nearest their home. As kids, we never gave it a second thought. It was just a part of everyday life. Paul’s was 139B. Maryanne was 50 and, later, 137.
The Power of Pale Ale
Amidst the clamorous American microbrewery scene resides the modest, ubiquitous and steady pale ale. It is essentially the beer that launched the revolution in America, and is a mainstay on nearly every craft brewer’s call of roll. The English sibling, though different, is a bastion of the brewer’s craft and a favorite among cask ale […]
with Hildegard and Bas van Ostaden
How did you start your brewery? Hildegard: I was working for the technical University in Ghent as an industrial engineer. I also did projects for breweries, and one of those was Konigshoven, the only Trappist brewery in Holland. I went to Konigshoven for half a year to work, and Bas was doing some marketing there. […]
Beer Talk
Crystal Wheat Ale
Pyramid Breweries Portland, OR Available: WA, OR, CA, CO, TX, MO, OH, MN, OK, NC, VA, AZ Crystal Wheat Ale was inspired by Pyramid’s first beer, Wheaten Ale, brewed in 1984—the first year-round wheat beer brewed in America since Prohibition. ABV: 5.3 ABW: 4.2 Color: 5.2 Bitterness: 16 Original gravity: 1049
Bock Trappist Ale
Koningshoeven Tilburg, The Netherlands Imported by: Artisanal Imports Austin, TX Available: n/a ABV: 7 ABW: 5.8 Color: n/a Bitterness: n/a Original gravity: n/a
Imperial Stout
Odell Brewing Co. Ft. Collins, CO Available: CO, WY, SD, KS, NM, NE, MO Odell’s was the second microbrewery to open in Colorado, in 1989 ABV: 8.1 ABW: 6.5 Color: 110 Bitterness: 55 Original gravity: 1078
Orange Blossom Cream Ale
Buffalo Bill’s Brewery Hayward, CA Available: nationwide ABV: n/a ABW: n/a Color: n/a Bitterness: n/a Original gravity: n/a
Copperhead Ale
Fordham Brewing Co. Dover, DE Available: n/a Copperhead is an American interpretation of a Düsseldorf altbier. ABV: n/a ABW: n/a Color: n/a Bitterness: n/a Original gravity: n/a
Kasteel Rouge
Brouwerij Van Honsebrouck Ingelmunster, Belgium Imported by: Wetten Importers Sterling, VA Available: n/a Kasteel Rouge is made from six month-old brown ale and sour cherries. ABV: 8 ABW: 6.4 Color: n/a Bitterness: n/a Original gravity: n/a
Southern Pecan Nut Brown Ale
Lazy Magnolia Brewing Co. Kiln, MS Available: MS, FL, AL Lazy Magnolia is Mississippi’s first microbrewery. ABV: 3.7 ABW: 3.0 Color: 15 Bitterness: 15 Original gravity: 1055
Horizon Wheat
Stevens Point Brewery Stevens Point, WI Stevens Point, founded in 1857, is the fifth oldest continuously operating brewery in the United States. Available: SD, NE, OK, MN, IA, WI, IL, MI, IN, KY, GA, PA, MA, RI, MD ABV: n/a ABW: n/a Color: n/a Bitterness: n/a Original gravity: n/a
Lobotomy Bock
Indian Wells Brewing Co. Inyokern, CA Available: CA, AZ, NV, TX After five days’ travel from the Argus Tange, the Manly-Jayhawker parties of 1849 found their first water at the historic Indial Wells Spring. In the 1860s. this was a stage and freight station for traffic between Los Angeles and the Coso and Cerro Gordo […]
Northstar Imperial Porter
Twisted Pine Brewing Co. Boulder, CO Available: CO ABV: 8.6-9.1 ABW: 6.8-7.2 Color: n/a Bitterness: 30-35 Original gravity: n/a
Chainsaw Ale
Left Hand Brewing Co. Longmont, CO Available: CO, AZ, FL, GA, KS, IL, IN, MA, MN, NE, NJ, OH, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, VA, WA Chainsaw Ale is super-sized version of the brewery’s Sawtooth Ale. ABV: 9.0 ABW: 7.2 Color: 30 Bitterness: 55 Original gravity: 1082
Oxford Class Organic Amber Ale
Oxford Brewing Co. Baltimore, MD Available: CT, DE, FL, GA, IL, IN, KY, ME, MD, MA, MI, NH, NJ, NY, NC, OH, PA, RI, SC, VT, VA Oxford Organic is a new line from Baltimore’s Clipper City Brewing Co. The company is named for the Clipper ship that was first developed and built in the […]
Southern Pale Ale
Natty Greene’s Brewing Co. Greensboro, NC Available: NC Maj. Gen. Nathanael Greene led the Southern Campaign during the Revolutionary War. Though his major battle—the Battle of Guilford Courthouse in 1781—was won by the British, their losses were so great, it is widely regarded as the battle that forced the British to begin their surrender. Greensboro, […]
Pandan Brown Ale
Laughing Buddha Brewing Co. Seattle, WA Available: WA Pandan Brown ale is brewed with pandan leaves and palm sugar, two ingredients used traditionally in Southeast Asian desserts. Pandan provides a nutty, hazelnut/vanilla-like aroma. Palm sugar, which resembles maple sugar but comes from a palm tree, is used throughout Asia. ABV: 6.0 ABW: 4.8 Color: 21.3 […]
Palm Speciale
Palm Breweries Steenhuffel, Belgium Imported by: Latis Imports Ridgefield, CT Available: draft in NY, CT, CA, NJ Palm is the most popular specialty beer in Belgium, available for the first time in the United States. ABV: 5.4 ABW: 4.3 Color: n/a Bitterness: 18 Original gravity: n/a
O’Hara’s Celebration Stout
Carlow Brewing Co. Carlow, Ireland Imported by: Distinguished Brands Intn’l Littleton, CO Available: n/a The O’Hara family established a brewery in County Carlow in south-east Ireland in 1996 and produced their Irish stout in 1998. This special stout commemorates the brewery’s 10th anniversary. ABV: 6.0 ABW: 4.8 Color: 160 EBC Bitterness: 45 Original gravity: 1060