pilsner

Polka Dot Pilsner

5 gallons @ 1048 (figured at 80 percent of lab/HWE extract) 45 IBU 9 pounds Czech or other European pilsner

Altbier

Most beer styles are, in one way or another, connected to their past. Collectively, the roots are ancient; stylistically, more

Drinking Dutch

To start at the beginning, and not to create any more confusion than is necessary, there is no country named

Land of Lager

Denmark may be a land of lager, but paradoxically it’s also the land from which the word “ale” made its

Build Your Beer Knowledge

The exciting thing about beer is that there is so much to enjoy beyond the sensory pleasure of drinking it.

Beer Glassware

I can see clearly now that the beer is gone. Early drinking vessels included earthenware, crockery, wood, and even scraps

Kick-Ass IPAs

Don’t you just love American beers these days? They’ve lost none of their aggressive, in-your-face pugnaciousness, but many now wrap

Contemporary Summer Ale

5 gallons at 1049, 43 IBU 4 pounds Maris Otter pale ale malt 2 pounds pilsner malt 2/3 pound malted

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