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• The Brewing Monks: A Brief History of the Trappist Order and Monastic Brewing

  

  The Trappist DecadeThe last few years have been very active ones for the Trappist breweries.  Chimay celebrated its brewery’s 150 anniversary in 2012 with a... Read more

  Posted on 09 May 2013 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Brasserie Du Bocq Blanche De Namur

  

  (Label from beerpulse.com)Blanche de Namur has finally arrived in the United States (and the Pacific Northwest)!  This is a beer I’ve been excited to try since... Read more

  Posted on 08 May 2013 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Boon Kriek

  

  (Picture from http://www.boon.be)Boon Kriek is Brouwerij Boon‘s entry level kriek. Of the 3 Kriek beers Boon makes, this one uses the youngest Lambic. When the... Read more

  Posted on 02 May 2013 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Haand Bryggeriet Haandbic

  

  (Label from haandbryggeriet.net)Haand Bryggeriet Haandbic marks the first beer review of a beer from Norway. It also marks one of the oddest beers I’ve... Read more

  Posted on 01 May 2013 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Q & Ale – What is “Dry Hopping?”

  

  One of the more common questions I get when teaching classes about beer or when hosting beer dinners is: “What is “dry hopping?”In the standard brewing... Read more

  Posted on 30 April 2013 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Dogfish Head Aprihop

  

  (Picture from dogfish.com)Dogfish Head Brewing’s spring/summer seasonal is an IPA brewed with apricots.  The apricots are added into the boil while the wort,... Read more

  Posted on 28 April 2013 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• New Belgium Rolle Bolle

  

  (Label from newbelgium.com)The newest edition to New Belgium‘s seasonal lineup is the Rolle Bolle summer seasonal replacing last year’s Sommersault. Read more

  Posted on 27 April 2013 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Elysian Super Fuzz Blood Orange Pale Ale

  

  (Label from elysianbrewing.com)Elysian Brewing‘s newest seasonal is the Super Fuzz Blood Orange Pale Ale which fills the summer spot vacated by Loser Pale Ale... Read more

  Posted on 25 April 2013 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Uinta Brewing Hop Notch IPA

  

  (Picture from uintabrewing.com)I don’t often drink IPAs.  I’m pretty picky about what I like in an IPA, but this one was recommended by a fellow non-IPA person... Read more

  Posted on 23 April 2013 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Oud Beersel Oude Geuze

  

  (Label from oudbeersel.com)Oud Beersel is a Lambic blender with a long heritage but only a short time around in its current incarnation. Read more

  Posted on 18 April 2013 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Brewery Ommegang Witte

  

  (picture from ommegang.com)Brewery Ommegang is one of the original US breweries that specialized in Belgian-style ale. Now they’re owned by the Moorgat family... Read more

  Posted on 12 April 2013 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Prairie Artisan Ales Standard

  

  (Label from prairieales.com)Prairie Artisan Ales (officially Krebs Brewing Company) is a farmhouse style brewery from Krebs, Oklahoma. The specialize in... Read more

  Posted on 11 April 2013 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Brouwerij Slaghmuylder Witkap Pater Stimulo

  

  (Picture from belgianexperts.com)Brouwerij Slaghmuylder is better known under its Witkap Pater label of abbey inspired beers. The Stimulo is their version of... Read more

  Posted on 05 April 2013 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• The Alchemist Heady Topper

  

  (Picture from alchemistbeer.com)The infamous “Heady Topper” from Vermont’s The Alchemist brewery is one of the most sought after beers in the beer geek pantheon... Read more

  Posted on 04 April 2013 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• The Celt Experience Bleddyn 1075

  

  (Photo used with permission from Paul Arnold/oubykh of bloodstoutandtears.blogspot.com)The Celt Experience is a newer brewery based out of Caerphilly, Wales. Read more

  Posted on 29 March 2013 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Dogfish Head + Sierra Nevada Rhizing Bines

  

  (Label from beerpulse.com)Rhizing Bines marks the 3rd beer in the “Life & Limb” collaboration series between Dogfish Head Brewing and Sierra Nevada Brewing. Read more

  Posted on 28 March 2013 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• New Belgium Brewing Transatlantique Kriek

  

  (Picture from beerpulse.com)New Belgium Brewing‘s Transatlantique Kriek is a collaboration beer made Kriek Lambic shipped from Brouwerij Boon in Belgium with... Read more

  Posted on 27 March 2013 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Q & Ale – What is the “pissing Boy” on the Bottle of Blanche De Bruxelles?

  

  One of the more common searches that leads to my page involves the label of Blanche de Bruxelles. Blanche de Bruxelles (my review) is a Belgian Wit/Blanche... Read more

  Posted on 26 March 2013 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Q & Ale – Why Are They Called a Dubbel, Tripel, Quadrupel?

  

  Today’s Q Ale question was brought to me via search engines such as Google. I’ve actually seen some version of this question several times and thought I’d... Read more

  Posted on 19 March 2013 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Brux Domesticated Wild Ale (A Russian River & Sierra Nevada Collaboration) –...

  

  This review is part of the ongoing “The Brux Project” at I think about beer.  To read the details, follow this link: The Brux Project.The second bottle was... Read more

  Posted on 14 March 2013 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK