Drink your Wheaties!
Last weekend, I had the pleasure of hanging out at Xtreme during the “Drink Your Wheaties” competition, an event that challenged the homebrewers to make a beer that was at least 51 percent wheat. The winners were as follows: 1st PlaceTom Ahmann – Kettle Soured Gose 2nd Place Todd Lester – Tropical Wheat 3rd Place Tim Gavigan – Belgian Strong Wheat Ale […]
Being an insufferable beer snob is all about context
In case you don’t get the chance (or don’t have the interest) the linked story essentially says that “mouthfeel” is loaded with pretense and misuse. He said it makes him sound as if he is in a club to which he doesn’t want to belong. Eventually, he comes down on the side of lightening up. […]
The Desert of the Real
This week we’ll discuss a world where the things that are more real are fuzzier than the things that are less so. Getting together with friends and strangers, figuring out what is good and what is not, those things are all real. Going to the liquor store for beer flavored alcoholic syrup to put in […]
