Here at Thank Heaven for Beer, we occasionally attempt to point out certain positive factors of beer–see this article or this article for example–that are not apparent as the obviously divine flavor.  We do so, because quite honestly, so often the negative factors are the ones that come to mind for many.  We are not [...]

I know that I alienate some people by saying that I’m not a big Founder’s fan. I’ve had a couple of their brews that were just not interesting. However, I do still need to try their Kentucky Breakfast Stout. Having said what I just did, I want to post a little more positive review of [...]

I’ve been wanting to drink both of these beers, so I figured that I post them both at the same time. I plan on drinking both and offering reviews and comparisons between them, so drink one or both. It’s been a while since I’ve had either of these. However, I expect the DFH to be [...]

Now that you have carbonating beer and are itching to drink it (I know that you are), let’s just briefly mention a few ways to store your beer. If you have room for 50 or so bottles of beer in your fridge, you can put it in there after a week or two of ambient [...]

Talk about a beast of a beer. This sucker weighs in at a whopping 18% ABV. There is little doubt that it is stout in every way and that drinking two bottles in a short span of time would mess your world up. We’ve reviewed multiple Dogfish Head beers, and I am personally a very [...]

Now that your beer is fully fermented, you should be ready for bottling. Always sterilize your bottles. This can be done numerous ways. You can clean it just the same way that you cleaned your fermenter. You can also run the bottles through the sanitary cycle of your dishwasher (detergent free), if you have one. [...]

While the proposed Oregon beer tax is somewhat old news by now, it has been burning on the tips of my fingertips just waiting to find its way to the screen of this blog.  I can resist no longer.  With gaps in the state budget, Oregon came up with a plan to create instant revenue.  [...]

Now that you’ve made a recipe and gotten your beer into the fermenter, what should you do? “Why would I need instructions about that?” you might be thinking. One might think that it just needs to sit. But even doing that can be hard. I know that I was very anxious to taste and get [...]

Is retrospect, as a home brewer neophyte, this was by far the most intimidating step on the journey towards a bottle of homemade beer. The first time I put the first pot to boil, I never left the side of my stove…and for good reason. As with many other aspects of life, I agree that [...]

Upon prying the cap on the chosen, beer a moderate hiss escaped.  I was expecting a little bit more of a pop.  As I poured into my glass, the color through me off a bit, as the Brewery’s web site classified this as a bold nut brown ale.  The beer appeared more blackish brown than [...]