Many people who brew or want to brew are often somewhat hesitant about mashing. It seems like a step that could easily get out of control. This generates a feeling of consternation for the extract brewer. I waited a long time to make the leap, but I’m so glad I made it that I’m hoping [...]
Sorry I’m so late on posting the Saturday beer. I’ve actually had the idea to do this for a while but forgot to get it up this week. Normally, we mention a beer to try. Sometime you can get it and sometimes you can’t. However, this Saturday is one for the gamblers. I’m going to [...]
As I was going through old files on my computer I found this gem hidden below the dust and rubble of computers past, go ahead and click “play” as you read on: [audio:http://thankheavenforbeer.com/Audio/The%20%c5nswer%20%28Is%20Beer%29.mp3] Music and beer have gone together for ages. In fact, many of the old hymns you may sing in your churches actually [...]
Of all the doors that are flung open by that which we love, beer and brewing, the most gratifying is the fellowship that occurs amongst like minded individuals. A classic example occurred on a Sunday not too long ago in which myself and a few other beer bloggers, under the organization of Peter, from Simply [...]
Summer or Winter, I love a good wheat beer. There is more to the style than might meet the eye. Almost immediately, many people think of Hefes when the term “wheat beer” comes up. Well, I wouldn’t want to truncate this post to that degree. Actually, Nate wrote a very nice post about wheat beers [...]
By now, I’m sure many of us have seen that there has been a sort of call to arms to purchase, rent, or peddle the Beer Wars movie. So, what are we waiting for? Look, there are aspects of the movie that we could all site as being selective, whatever other criticisms we might have. [...]
Is hopslam overrated…I think it is.
Some beers are very complex. Occasionally, I’ll have difficulty pinning down a flavor or putting a brew into words. However, beer is always accessible and approachable in ways that many parts of life are not. Something that happened the other day really got me thinking of how simple the pleasure of beer really is, and [...]
As I mentioned previously, I interviewed the Bruery a while back. When I went to interview them, I brought a bottle of Dark Lord and an extreme beer that I brewed. We tried both of those and a ton of other beers in the Bruery’s line-up before I tried Black Tuesday and knew that it [...]
I posted about a beer tasting party that I had last year. I had a blast and people learned a ton about beer. I also learned how much I love doing this sort of thing. Well, some time has passed, and I’m almost a year older. In fact, I am a year older. Wednesday (17th) [...]
