
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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by Stephen Beaumont Although it is presently cold and wet and quite miserable outside my office window, with a freezing rain warning in effect…
Read MoreVermont. Birthplace of the New England IPA, or as I like to call it, the “neepa.’ Home to Heady and Hill Farmstead. Perhaps the…
Read Moreby Stephen Beaumont Anyone remember the Reinheitsgebot? Also known as the Beer Purity Law of 1516, it was developed in Bavaria and limited brewers…
Read MoreStephen Beaumont As I type these words, it is cold outside. Like, really cold. But then that’s what one should expect in January in…
Read Moreby Stephen Beaumont With the holidays now well upon us, the thoughts of many will be turning to the Christmas feast on the 25th…
Read MoreBy: Stephen Beaumont Bottle #10: Steam Whistle Pilsner A bunch of brewing trends have come and gone over the last couple of years, but…
Read MoreBy: Stephen Beaumont Bottle #7: Gouden Carolus Cuvée van de Keizer Rood ‘Rood’ does not mean ‘rude,’ but rather ‘red,’ and notwithstanding the certain amount…
Read Moreby 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…
Read Moreby Stephen Beaumont Bottle #1 : Big Rig Midnight Kissed My Cow Whatever else you think about Ottawa’s Big Rig Brewery, there is no question…
Read Moreby 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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