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For 18 years, the Shmaltz Brewing Company has been handcrafting HE’BREW, classic beers with culturally-relevant names (certified kosher, of course, by KSA). Chanukah begins tonight, so take a look! THE CHOSEN BEERS The brewery currently makes: Barrel Aged Funky Jewbellation Bittersweet Lenny’s R.I.P.A. Chanukah Beer David’s Slingshot Death Of A Contract Brewer Genesis Dry Hopped…
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Samuel Adams’ Winter Lager is available on tap, in bottles and cans. Photo courtesy Samuel Adams. December 10th is National Lager Day. If you’re like most, you people can’t articulate the difference between lager and ale. So we’ll start with five fun lager facts from our friends at Samuel Adams, and then go on…
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Even George Washington was a fan of pumpkin beer. He brewed his own, of course. Photo courtesy CraftBeer.com. Thanks to Julia Herz of CraftBeer.com for today’s tip: Pick up some pumpkin beer or ale. In fact, have a pumpkin beer tasting for Halloween (with or without costumes), and bring it instead of wine to…
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September 28th is Drink Beer Day. Only a few ingredients are needed to make beer; typically, barley malt, unmalted grain, hops, yeast and water. We were explaining to a friend that our favorite beers are heavily hopped IPAs. “What exactly are hops?” he asked. We turned to Samuel Adams, the pioneering craft beer brewer, and…
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Instead of beer, try hard cider. It’s a natural for quaffing or food pairing, and replaces the flavors of malt and hops with apple or pear (cider made with pears is called perry). First, the difference between hard cider and fresh cider. Hard cider is a fermented alcoholic beverage made from the unfiltered juice of…
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