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I love the Anchor Brewing Co.’s beer. I love it. I love Anchor Steam, I love their Christmas beer on the less “piney” years, I love Old Foghorn, and I really love the rye and gin they’ve been distilling lately. When I went to Oakland, CA for a wedding in my fiance’s family, the hotel […]
Read MoreI dig this guy’s (well, assuming gender from the moniker Saucyman) writing. From SAUCYMAN: “My bias leans towards beer; wine has always remained a bit of a mystery to me. Beer is easy, heuristic; wine has always seemed like taking an SAT I am ill-prepared for, where I inevitably fail both the analytical (Zinfandel, Merlot […]
Read MoreAnd the winner is…. Shawn the Beer Philosopher, with: “In wine is truth, in beer is strength … in between them both is one happy man!” Enjoy the book, and keep your tables ring free! Thanks to all the contributors. Grape vs. Grain is now available nationwide.
Read MoreCaption This Image! Ahh, the life of a brewing scientist. Pictured above is Grape vs. Grain author Charles Bamforth at a food-fashion-themed cookout. Well, look which beverages were happy to pose in the picture! It just… it begs for a caption contest. Comment something witty below! The winner gets a copy of the book and […]
Read MoreCharles Bamforth is a globe-trotting brewing scientist, and I could hardly ask him for a post the day he lands from southeast Asia. Those clamoring for some wisdom should look no further than the Preface of Grape vs. Grain, in my opinion, one of the more entertaining pieces of beverage writing I’ve encountered. I’ll post […]
Read MoreIs it a moot debate? A recent informal poll of Cambridge’s US marketing department shows a dead heat, with many baffled by the question right off the bat. Someone sneaks up behind your desk and says “Wine or beer, GO!” What would you say? Most were taken aback, with baffled responses like “Well, my favorite […]
Read MoreIt’s Friday. Feeling healthy? I’m not qualified to give any dietary advice but… if you’ve been drinking wine as a healthy alternative to beer, perhaps you should reconsider. Then again, who am I to talk? That picture to the left was taken in my kitchen after a night of heavy fermentation. The result was a […]
Read MoreCharles Bamforth, brewing scientist extraordinaire, has a little lesson in diversity. Wines, after all, have an enormous range of flavors packed in just one fruit. You can have smoke, berry, licorice, pear, leather, grass, cat-pee (Chenin blanc, people, look it up). But as far as beer goes, Charles thinks it has more to offer. Read […]
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