Posts Tagged ‘ale’
3 West Coast Beers from Laurelwood, Russian River, and Bridgeport
A review of three west coast beers: Laurelwood Brewery’s Organic Free Range Red, Russian River’s Pliny the Elder, and Bridgeport’s Hop Harvest Ale. Beers from Portland, Oregon and Santa Rosa, California. Originally posted at beerandscifi.com
Budweiser American Ale in stores today
Budweiser’s first ale officially rolls into stores today, Monday, September 29, although I spotted it in my local beer store on Saturday. The significance of this beer goes beyond a brewer introducing a new product. This is America’s largest brewer introducing a craft beer. The reactions to this ale have run the gamut in the [...]
Beer Tasting: Budweiser American Ale
Budweiser is exploring new ground with their first ale which will hit stores in one week on September 29. It is already available in draught. Appearance: Nice copper color as you would expect from an amber ale. Huge head that lingers for several minutes after the pour. Smell: I don’t know if it was because [...]
Home Brew: Brewing a Belgian dubbel
Follow me as I brew a dark and malty Belgian dubbel ale. First, there is some confusion about what exactly a dubbel ale is. Dubbel is simply a term used in Belgium for ale. It implies fairly strong ale, say 6.5-9% ABV, but it is not twice as strong as other ales. There are also [...]
Beer 101: What is IPA?
Skunk Beer. If you’ve never been unfortunate enough to have had skunk beer, count yourself lucky. If you have, then you know what the British were dealing with in the early 1700′s trying to get beer south around the west of Africa, across the equator, around the Cape of Good Hope, and then back north [...]
Beer 101: What is ale?
Ale is one of the two major styles of beer, the other being lager. The primary characteristics of ale are: It is top fermented, meaning the yeast floats on the top of the wort in the fermenter rather than settling to the bottom. It is fermented at warmer temperatures, generally above 60°F. It is the [...]



