Second Gen (2003-2016, 2016- )
I have no real complaint over the 12,474,832 awards that are handed out for beers every year. I have never paid any attention to these things when making beer selection decisions – though, to be fair, when a label mentions a claim to one of them I think of it as red flag worthy of … Continue reading “[Insert Beer] Wins [Insert Beer] Style Award”
I have been a bad beer blogger. I just got a copy of Garrett Oliver’s The Brewmaster’s Table. One baaad beer blogger. And not bad like ManRam says either. The fact is, I thought it was really more like The Brewmaster’s “Kitchen” and had expected it was more like a recipe book. Not that there … Continue reading “Sour Beer Studies: Sweet, Sour And… The Brewmaster’s Table”
Writing about what is on other people’s beer blogs is a quick way to fill a day’s obligation to fill up one’s own sheet. But seeing as I have been trying to lead Ron Pattinson and his excellent library of brewing records into figuring out stuff that has piqued my idle sort of curiosity, I … Continue reading “Sour Beer Studies: Why Did Sour Arise In The First Place?”
Gueuze. A blend of young and old lambics. I’ve had some – a couple of sweetened ones from St. Louise and Mort Subite and Lindeman’s drier Gueuze Cuvée René. All very pleasant but these two are perhaps on the more…errr…hostile side of dry. But I am here to learn so bear with me. Before we … Continue reading “Sour Beer Studies: Gueuze From Cantillon And Hanssens”
Last week, a reader named Bob posed a very good question in the comments about: “Did the Dutch traders ship beer as a commodity in trade for Asian goods? If yes, what years, what style? Were hops used in any manner then?“. I thought it was such a good question that I posed it to … Continue reading “Colonial Dutch Beer”
We all know the story of India Pale Ale but Bob asks in the comments whether the Dutch ever did a similar thing: Bob Schneider [11:37 PM June 25, 2007] bob.blustar@gmail.com http://brewersonthelake.com I realise that this is a review of a book but I was wondering if you could satisfy my curiosity. When I was … Continue reading “Bob Asks A Good Question About Dutch Beer”
An interesting article in The Globe this morning on the recruitment of older folk, in large part established professionals, for the Canadian military: “In the last two years, our strategic intake plan has been heavily dominated by the combat arms,” says Captain Holly-Ann Brown, a spokeswoman for Canadian Forces Recruiting. “Are there people over 25 … Continue reading “A Second Career In The Military”
I started reading my copy of A History of Brewing in Holland 900-1900: Economy, Technology and the State by UBC professor Richard W. Unger, published in 2001. Careful readers will recall that I had ached after this book ever since I reviewed his 2004 publication Beer in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance but was a … Continue reading “Book Review: A History of Brewing in Holland 900 – 1900”
We are declaring early and not just so we can get in an little extra early snoozing. There shall be a minority ADQ victory in Quebec’s provincial election and we are frankly stunned – but mainly with the realization that people in power are starting to look like they are younger than me. Not that … Continue reading “ADQ Whippersnappers Take Control In Quebec”
Another gentle dawn. Another month. Friday this week finds us in a full fledged debate on who is most green. I have no idea why as I have resigned myself to ecological disaster a few short centuries after I am gone, sometime after the Venusians get us all and align themselves with our cats. Green … Continue reading “First Friday of February Chat”