When it comes to beer, many people believe that the only way to enjoy the drink is to consume high-calorie options. However, this doesn’t have to be the case. There are now several low-calorie beers on the market that offer the same great taste without all of the extra calories. If you’re looking for a … Read more
When it comes to beer, bitterness is a huge part of flavor. In fact, beer even has its own measurement for bitterness: IBU (International Bitterness Units). There is a huge range of bitterness in beer types, from fruit lambics that don’t tend to be very bitter at all, to the very bitter imperial IPA. What … Read more
Scan the long list of beers on any bar’s menu and you’ll most likely see a few Wit Beers. Wit is a style of wheat beer that comes from the Belgium and Netherlands area. However, to understand what makes a wit, you need to understand what makes a wheat beer. About Wheat Beer Wheat beer … Read more
If you want to drink the most traditional beer in the world, ales are definitely the way to go. Ales were an important source of nutrients in the medieval world, and are still a vital source of pleasure for a beer lover’s life today. There are now a variety of ales available on shelves with … Read more
We all know that a brewery is a place where beer is made. But what exactly is a microbrewery? Though you may have an idea that a microbrewery is smaller than a normal brewery, there are some deciding features that classify a brewery as a microbrewery. Let’s take a look at them now. What is … Read more
If you’re an avid beer drinker, or have spent a good amount of time in Germany, you may have heard the words “Dunkel,” shouted from a friendly patron requesting a beer. You may have wondered exactly what Dunkel meant or how the bartender knew exactly which beer to give the customer. If you are, in … Read more
After thousands of years, it’s pretty hard to pin down one single culture that made the first beer, or even the time period when beer was invented. Still, we do have some idea about when our favorite brew was made. Let’s take a step back few thousand years to the beginning of beer. The Start … Read more
Like stouts, porters tend to be thought of as dark, strong beers that are perfect for a cold winter night. But, like stouts again, porters can vary pretty drastically from brewery to brewery. If you haven’t noticed already, porters are extremely similar to stouts, making them hard to classify. In fact, even Guinness’ renown Extra … Read more
When it comes to cooling down with a refreshing beer during the hot summer months, typically pale ales, hefeweizens and IPAs come to mind. But more recently, saisons have made a huge rise in popularity in the States. The light flavor, bold taste and reasonable ABV of Belgium’s saisons have made it climb up the … Read more
So you’ve been wandering the liquor store’s beer aisles looking at all the fancy labels and wondering why so many breweries are obsessed with goats. Well, it’s not so much that they love a good can-eater, it’s that they’ve created a visual pun for the German style lager, bock. I’ll get to that story in … Read more