Fresh Beer = Better Beer Yes, there are some delicious exceptions to the mantra, but most styles are best consumed fresh. Acquiring beer directly from the brewery is the best way to insure your pint is at its best. However, a stop at the brewery isn’t always a possibility. Alas! It’s the 21st century! […]
Common Beer Mispronunciations
There I was, seated at a small bar near the Willamette River in the Northwest District of Portland, Oregon. I was newly 23, and an infant in the beer world. I perused the beer menu looking for something akin to Blue Moon when I settled on Widmer Hefeweizen. As I ordered, a garbled, madly mispronounced […]
5 Interesting Facts About Trappist Beer
Perhaps you’ve seen them in the liquor store – those seemingly overpriced, oddly shaped bottles of beer. Some bottles use numbers to differentiate style, while others use color. Exactly which style it is they’re trying to define can be a mystery without prior knowledge. And, unless a gamble with your hard earned cash tickles your […]