TIP: The Right Beer Glass Makes A Big Difference

We’re one of the many people who likes to drink beer straight from the bottle. We believed, as with sparkling wine, that the narrower the opening, the more the carbonation stays in. A cold bottle from the fridge keeps the beer colder than a room-temperature glass. And, we don’t particularly care for a foamy head.…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Saison (Farmhouse Ale) For Summer

Saison, a refreshing summer ale. Photo courtesy BeerObsessed.com.   We’ve written before on summer beers, brewed to be refreshing on a hot day: lighter in body with a moderate A.B.V. (alcohol by volume). Perhaps the most interesting of the lighter, hot weather styles is the saison (say-ZONE, meaning “season” in French). It is alternately referred…
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Beertails, Beer Cocktails, Beer Mimosa, Michelada Recipes

A Beer Mimosa (photo © Pom Wonderful).   Can’t decide between beer or cocktails? Make beer cocktails, sometimes called beertails. We published our first beer cocktail recipe, Almond Ale Spritzer, five years ago. It’s time to revisit the options. These cocktails were developed by Bohemia Beer, made in a Pilsner style beer. But you can…
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TIP OF THE DAY: 12+ Uses For Flat Beer

When leftover beer goes flat, there’s no need to toss it. With respect to all of the household and personal care uses, we prefer to consume it. When you add it to recipes, the flatness doesn’t matter at all; it becomes analogous to adding still wine. The beer is substituted for all or some of…
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RECIPE: Spiced Stout Waffles For Father’s Day

Go back a couple of centuries and you’ll find that many people in Europe and America, including children, drank beer for breakfast because local water supplies were frequently contaminated. While your municipality takes care that no disease-producing microbes are in your tap water, you can still have beer for breakfast. Put it in your waffles!…
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