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Is Messing With Lagers a Good Thing?
When you think of a lager, there are certain descriptors that immediately come to mind. Crisp. Refreshing. Bready. Spicy. Beers in the lager family are pillars—solid, reliable, hearty, and historic. Made for steins and drinking sessions, lager styles are the liquid...
Question & Answer with Christopher Sidwa of Australia’s Batch Brewing Co.
The story of a homebrewer going pro isn’t anything new, but it’s rare when a brewer makes the jump outside of his/her home country. The U.S.-born Christopher Sidwa moved to Australia in 2008 and took his hobby to the professional level when he cofounded Batch Brewing...
Blue (or Is It Green?) Beer Filled with Little Hugs
On any given day, you can scroll through Instagram and find brewers adding all manner of odd, yet flavorful, ingredients to the mash. These processed foods, from marshmallows to Fruity Pebbles breakfast cereal to fried chicken to dozens of donuts, are gimmicky, yes,...
Bar Review: Rough Draft Bar and Books
Rough Draft Bar & Books Kingston, New York A comfortable place to not only find your next new favorite book but a locally made pint as well. What it is: Rough Draft is an independent bookstore in a historic building in New York’s original capital city that boasts a...
A Coolship on Wheels
Just when you think there isn’t any new ground to break when it comes to making beer, someone comes along, such as the guys at Motorworks Brewing in Bradenton, Florida, and spontaneously ferment a beer in the back of a 1984 El Camino Conquista. The idea, as you can...