Beer Festing 101
by Stephen Beaumont Although it is presently cold and wet and quite miserable outside my office window, with a freezing rain warning in effect…
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A Visit to the Green Mountain State
Vermont. Birthplace of the New England IPA, or as I like to call it, the “neepa.’ Home to Heady and Hill Farmstead. Perhaps the…
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Can We Talk Flavouring in Beer?
by Stephen Beaumont Anyone remember the Reinheitsgebot? Also known as the Beer Purity Law of 1516, it was developed in Bavaria and limited brewers…
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Try ‘Tryanuary’
Stephen Beaumont As I type these words, it is cold outside. Like, really cold. But then that’s what one should expect in January in…
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Beer for the Bird
by Stephen Beaumont With the holidays now well upon us, the thoughts of many will be turning to the Christmas feast on the 25th…
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12 Bottles of Christmas – Part 4
By: Stephen Beaumont Bottle #10: Steam Whistle Pilsner A bunch of brewing trends have come and gone over the last couple of years, but…
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12 Bottles of Christmas – Part 3
By: Stephen Beaumont Bottle #7: Gouden Carolus Cuvée van de Keizer Rood ‘Rood’ does not mean ‘rude,’ but rather ‘red,’ and notwithstanding the certain amount…
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The 12 Bottles of Christmas – Part 2
by Stephen Beaumont Bottle #4: Spencer Trappist Ale Once available almost nowhere outside of its immediate central Massachusetts region, the now-three-year-old Spencer Trappist abbey…
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The 12 Bottles of Christmas – Part 1
by Stephen Beaumont Bottle #1 : Big Rig Midnight Kissed My Cow Whatever else you think about Ottawa’s Big Rig Brewery, there is no question…
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Mexican Beer Beyond Corona – Way Beyond!
by Stephen Beaumont As I sit in a hotel room at the Chateau Lake Louise, about to complete the book launch tour for my…
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