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• Beer in the Shadow of War

  

  Looking back on The Great War's effects on the brewing industry, a century after its end. All About Beer Magazine - Volume 39, Issue 1 Editor's Note: This... Read more

  Posted on 31 December 2019 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Westvleteren 12 (8/31/16) – Bottle No. 4 11/11/2018

  

  One of the monks, Brother Victor Van Staten, wrote in his journal of the cramped quarters at the abbey among the French troops in 1914. "Powder cars, rifles in... Read more

  Posted on 14 November 2018 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Pfriem Brett Brux Pale – Bottle No. 6 4/15/2018

  

  Unfortunately, I pulled this bottle a couple months too early mistaking it for another bottle I needed to review. It happens. Then I compounded that by not... Read more

  Posted on 10 November 2018 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Worthy Reads – Black In Beer: Inclusion From The Outside Perspective by Toni...

  

  Editor's Notes: Craft Beer has a diversity problem. Show up at any event and the cast of characters will look familiar and fairly homogeneous: white dudes with... Read more

  Posted on 12 October 2018 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Boon Oude Geuze Vat 44 – Bottle No. 2 08/31/2018

  

  It's been five years since I opened, drank, and reviewed the first bottle of this beer. Boon Vat 44 was the first in Brouwerij Boon 's single foeder Vat series... Read more

  Posted on 26 September 2018 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Jerome Dupont of Famille Dupont Cidrerie Passes Away at Age 48

  It is with great sadness that I must report that on August 15th, 2018 famed Cidre and Calvados maker Jerome Dupont passed away suddenly at the age of 48. Along... Read more

  Posted on 24 August 2018 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Kinkiz Cornouaille Cidre

  

  Manoir du Kinkiz is smaller "craft" cidre producer located just outside Quimper in Bretagne (Brittany). Kinkiz is a small grower-producer who specializes in... Read more

  Posted on 14 July 2018 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Pfriem Brett Wit – Bottle No. 3 4/15/2018

  

  This beer wasn't a guaranteed choice for aging in The Brux Project. A wit isn't a particularly age-worthy beer in most instances. Modern wits are intended as... Read more

  Posted on 13 July 2018 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Ommegang Saison Rosé

  

  The newest trend or newest revived trend in drinks right now is rosé or pink drinks. If you're not familiar rosé, think pink wine. The rosé color is made throug... Read more

  Posted on 07 July 2018 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Once Upon A Tree Marcle Ridge Dry Cider 2014

  

  Once Upon A Tree is one of Herefordshire's newer cider producers with a history dating back a decade. Founded in 2008, Once Upon A Tree combines the orchard... Read more

  Posted on 10 February 2018 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Prykmestar Savu Kataja

  

  Craft beer is a world wide phenomenon. With a mix of new styles and old style, breweries are bringing better tasting beers to drinkers in their countries.... Read more

  Posted on 09 February 2018 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Christian Drouin Poiré Acide “Sour Pear” 2015

  

  Poiré is made using 100% pears and fermented into a beverage like cider. Although a maker can use dessert pears to create a Poiré, the best and most... Read more

  Posted on 03 February 2018 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Beer Industry Vocabulary: A Guide for Bloggers, Journalists, and Enthusiasts

  

  All industries have their own jargon or vocabulary. The beer and cider industry is no different. Because beer and cider are so popular as topics, there are a lo... Read more

  Posted on 22 January 2018 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• The Full Pint – A Look At Designer Hops

  

  Editor's Note: In my latest piece for The Full Pint, I look at the various popular designer hops, including their flavor profiles and popular beers to seek... Read more

  Posted on 11 January 2018 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Ommegang Smoked Porter

  

  Brewery Ommegang 's newest release departs from their normal Belgian-inspired beers by creating a delightfully dark and rich Smoked Porter. This beer is all... Read more

  Posted on 28 December 2017 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Achel Extra Blond

  

  Some beers are available all over the world, including some Trappist beers. If you look hard enough, you can probably find a Chimay or an Orval nearly... Read more

  Posted on 21 December 2017 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Pfriem Brett Brux Pale Ale – Bottle No. 5 12/12/2017

  

  Two years ago, Pfriem Family Brewers released their Brett Brux Pale Ale. Their homage to Orval, the classic Brettanomyces bruxellensis spiked Belgian Trappist... Read more

  Posted on 16 December 2017 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Orval – Bottle No. 2 28/03/2017

  

  And now, bottle number two in The Brux Project Orval edition! Years in the making, I'm finally getting to properly cellar and trace the develop of one of my... Read more

  Posted on 08 December 2017 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Thiriez La Rouge Flamande

  

  Daniel Thiriez, founder of Brasserie Thiriez, has been brewing in the small French village of Esquelbecq for 20 years. He moved into a defunct brewery in 1996,... Read more

  Posted on 06 December 2017 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Spencer Trappist Holiday Ale

  

  Special beers created to commemorate the Christmas season are a long tradition of the monastic brewery. Brewed to a higher abv with special ingredients, often... Read more

  Posted on 04 December 2017 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK