Category Archives: Here’s What’s Brewing

Hoptopia. ‘Nuff said.

This is the first in what hopefully will a series of features on others passionate about craft beer. Those who learn as much as they can about that which they put in their glass and strive to educate others that … Continue reading

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Real Ale Brewing Company

Orignaly posted on Aug 31, 2010 19:31 – By: Jeremybanas Weekend Destinations for the Craft Beer Aficionado Texas is big. I know, surprise, surprise. You can drive for hours and never leave the state. So where can you go for a … Continue reading

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Ranger Creek Brewing and Distilling

Orignally posted Aug 20, 2010 14:32 – By: Jeremybanas The name Ranger Creek conjures up thoughts mountains, streams and everything outdoors. Not the vision one might get when thinking of Texas. Yet, here they are, Ranger Creek Brewing and Distilling. Texas’ first … Continue reading

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Colorado, Craft Beer and The Great American Beer Festival

When most people think of Colorado, they instantly think of  The Rocky Mountains,  John Denver, skiing and everything outdoors. What most people do not think of is Colorado and it’s more than solid craft beer scene. In fact, Colorado is … Continue reading

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The World’s Strongest Beer. Thoughts and Musings on Pushing the Envelope

It’s August newsletter, Scottish craft brewery, Brewdog, announced it had yet again brewed the world’s strongest beer. This one weighing in at 55% ABV. For the longest time, Samuel Adams Utopias was the strongest, weighing in at around 7%, depending … Continue reading

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Nebraska Brewing Company and the 2010 US Open Beer Championships

Hot off the press! US Open 2010

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Cicerone. What the heck is it anyway?

The wine world has the Sommelier. A well respected, intense program that produces the best wine experts in the world. Wikipedia describes a Sommelier as someone who is “responsible for the development of wine lists,[1] and for the delivery of … Continue reading

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My Attempt At Building A Mash Tun

Ok, So I decided to get industrious and make my very own mash tun. For those not familiar, a mash tun is a pice of brewing equipment used with All Grain brewing. A mash tun is used to steep the … Continue reading

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Brewing it up at Freetail Brewing Company

About a week ago, I got a chance to do something I thought I never would: brewing beer at a brewery. I reviewed beers from freetail before and written about them. I’ve gotten to know Jason Davis a little over … Continue reading

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Beer and Cheese Tasting At Freetail Brewing Co.

Yesterday was a day indeed. After spending a couple of hours bottling my Coffee Porter Friday night, I was tired. Then the time spent ordering more homebrew equipment and ingrediants for the next batches..whew! I did find a way to … Continue reading

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