FOOD FUN: Green Beer For St. Patrick’s Day

Green beer has a reputation as cheap stuff, served in pitchers. After all, why color a good beer green? Well: Green food color is flavorless and odorless. So you can color any beer—even fine craft brews—if you want to. For some St. Patrick’s Day fun, that’s just what we’re going to have with, with our…
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TOP PICK OF THE WEEK: Partake Brewing IPA – Non-Alcoholic & Delicious

[1] IPA, the original Partake brew (all photos © Partake Brewing). [2] Partake brews five styles: Blond, IPA, Pale, Red and Stout. Gose is forthcoming. [3] IPA, Blonde and Stout. [4] Our idea of a great party is when nobody gets inebriated.   We made a beer discovery recently that has made us very happy.…
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TIP OF THE DAY: How To Celebrate Oktoberfest 2020

[1] An Oktoberfest pretzel pack gift set from Eastern Standard Provisions (photo © Eastern Standard Provisions). [2] A perfect balance of German malt & hops, our Oktoberfest lager is a beautiful burnt orange and in color (photos #2 and #3 © Wallenpaupack Brewing Co.). [3] Straight from the tap at Wallenpaupack Brewing Co.’s Brewpub. Märzen…
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PRODUCTS: 3 Great Drinks In Cans

[1] Blueberry is one of five flavors of Köe Organic Kombucha (photos #1 and #2 © Koe). [2] Strawberry Lemonade Köe Kombucha. [3] Paulaner Grapefruit Radler: half pink grapefruit juice, half lager, all heaven (photo © Paulaner). [4] Take a trip to the tropics with Sparkale: sparkling tropical ale, with pineapple and coconut flavors (photo…
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Beer 101: What Are Hops, For National Beer Day

Hops are one of the four components of beer, along with malted barley, yeast and water. They are used primarily as bittering, flavoring, and stability agents. In addition to bitterness, they impart floral, fruity, or citrus flavors and aromas, based on the particular strain and the terroir*. Without hops, beer would be a sticky-sweet fermented…
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