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Sometimes simple is better. Sometimes lazy gets the job done. Sometimes the unbelievable happens. Cheap beer cooks better than hoppy good stuff. Recipe pretty basic. Uncooked, shrimp, any shrimp, peel and clean if using big prawns. Lightly coat in flour....the shrimp. Sautee the...

Any thoughts on this beer? I really didn't care for it. I thought it tasted no different than an over hopped up Stone product. I was expecting more for 8$ a 22 ounce beer. The aromatics were very nice and fresh, of course being in CA I'm very close to the source. But it was not exactly a beer...

A particular batch of beer has been pronounced dead...It's a seasonal. An accident happened at the brewery. Now we all shouldn't feel so bad when we produce one bad batch from time to time. Even the industry professionals have a bad day at the office. It even happens to world famous...

A very well known prominent brewing industry insider owns a pub. I bought a belgian ale. It was very much under carbonated. My glass was also not "beer clean." I know a busy time in the food service industry can be hectic. I can even forgive a non "beer clean" glass if they are working their...

I finally got a sample. It was a great beer. But I don't think it's light years ahead of Rochefort beers. It seems that the scarcity in the US makes it more valuable in dollars than it actually is.

I had this beer every year since the pub opened. I remember it being much more aromatic and smooth. There was a noticeable smoothness to it. Pliny The Younger was once smoother than Pliny The Elder. I have noticed over the last two years that Pliny The Younger has a much more hot on the...

A new brewery is opening. They are really small. Heck I think it's a 4bbl system. They have three fermenters...nice takes with cooling jackets. The grain mill is a nice conveyor grain mill. It's a pretty small system. My plan is to volunteer to watch the process...Bite my tongue...Try not to...

I frequently get bad beers from the big craft breweries poured at pubs. The beer often is poured from a line that has beer stone. Or the refrigeration was not cold enough and the beer began to spoil. I get beer poured into a dirty glass. Big breweries like Stone, Lagunitas, Sierra Nevada are...

Does anyone notice that the overwhelming majority of positive beer reviews are for high alcohol heavy hopped beers? When was the last time a Kolsch or Pilsner won accolades among the beer reviewers of the net? Another good example is Northwest Brew news. The tasting reviews almost always...

I don't see a reason to use an American hop again. New Zealand hops have given me consistent quality in all of my beers. The earthly botanical character of New Zealand hops is vastly superior to the American varieties... Don't believe me...try a New Zealand Casade in place of domestic. You'll...

This beer was bitter, and the high alcohol content was very much harsh. This kind of beer is nothing more than hop tea. It's not artfully crafted in any way shape or form. The bitterness of the beer is so sharp and biting that there is little malt to taste. The alcohol content is not cloying...

It's pretty darn good. Fruity and clean...some belgianesque funk but lots of fruity notes. It's a noble effort between Sierra Nevada and Russian River brewing. Sierra Nevada really knows how to manage the yeast. I give it a solid 88/100 points. Very drinkable stuff. The 8 percent alcohol is...

We brewed a modest gravity beer and let it sit in the primary without racking. The initial sample taster was young but good. I will use this in the future. We had temperature spikes but everything about it came across as an American Style Belgian beer.

It so disheartening to know that improper draft maintenance can change the profile of beer. Some can't taste any difference. Others wonder what happened to the beer. Have you ever had a pint of beer taste so great somewhere and not nearly as good elsewhere... I know the customer is always...

What your thoughts on this? I was not impressed. At 11.25 a bottle and 10 percent ABV I was not impressed. The fruit flavors were overpowered by alcoholic tastes. It was a very dry beer but not at all crisp and refreshing. Aroma was fruity with a strong ethyl profile. Those who enjoy dry...

The brew pub which opened in Santa Rosa California used to charge 2.50$ for a 20 ounce imperial pint. Then they raised prices to a 16 ounce non imperial pint to 3.25 during happy hour. Did the cost of ingredients go up that much? I don't think so. Russian River brewing used to sell wholesale...

The first time I took 4th place for my category...So I didn't get a dopey plastic gold medal or anything cool...But we did manage to beat out 15 other applicants. This year I feel pretty good. I think I'm going to enter with a traditional dry stout category. It hope the judges will rate me...

I have never had such a thin ring around the bottle of my bottles. The Knox and fridge really knocked it down. My stout is now looking black and clear. I can't wait to see how it tastes when carbed. 3.5ABV...Everybody will be able to drive later if they eat enough food...Woopy... If it carbs...

I searched the net and couldn't get a definitive answer. Most forum posts say yes...others say it isn't needed. I am not racking to a secondary...I suspect there will be plenty of yeast to get the job done...I'm just a little worried because I'm hoping this stout will be slighty green and...

I was in the hurry to make a holiday beer. I know two weeks in the bottle might be cutting close. I've got a beer that has a gravity of 1.040 and now it's sitting about 1.015...I checked it over the course of three days and it remained consistent. It's been in the carboy about 9 days... I...