I was honored enough to judge the first annual Brewers’ Cup put on by the Texas Craft Brewers Guild down in Austin this late January. This is the first state-wide professional brewing competition and awards gold, silver, and bronze medals for 27 beer style categories ranging from American Light Lager to English-style Barleywine.
Read MoreFarmhouse Ales seem like a very nebulous category to many, and rightly so. Even the BJCP and Brewers Association descriptions vary widely in color, alcoholic strength, and flavor profile for Saison, Grisette, Bière de Garde, and other Farmhouse or Rustic beer styles. To truly understand this, we need to look back and understand what Farmhouse ales truly are.
Read MoreIPAs have been a popular style in America for many decades. True to our roots, Americans are accustomed to creating “new” styles by turning up different characteristics of classic styles to fit their tastes.
Read MoreIf you drink your beer seasonally, you will notice that certain beer styles only come around at specific times of the year. Especially here in Texas, lighter low abv beers tend to come out more in the heat of summer to quench the thirst from any outdoor activity. But in the cooler winter months, beers tend to be darker and higher abv. This comes from a much older tradition of keeping warm during the winter, well before the invention of central heating.
Read MoreThe history of North Texas beer starts in Dallas. In the time of 1850s, the population was small, but saloons were abundant. In 1857, the first brewery was established in North Texas, created by Jean Monduel. Another brewery opened in 1859, while Fort Worth got its first brewery during the Civil War.
Read MoreEvery Thanksgiving, you can never figure out what to bring to Thanksgiving. Grandma’s secret-recipe Green Bean Casserole? A can of jelled cranberry sauce? There is an answer that almost everyone can agree on: BEER.
Read MoreThe Czech brewing tradition gave the beer world two essential things: the still most popular beer style in the world, Pilsner, and its signature hop, Saaz.
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