You & Me & Beer Makes Three
Have you ever wanted to be in two places at once? This weekend would be a good time to be able to do it! This Saturday, April 11 will be the 5th Annual East Nashville Beer Festival and Highlands 21st birthday in Asheville, NC. The East Nashville Beer fest is the best craft beer festival … Read more
While American Browns are similar to their British cousins, they are more robust. American versions tend to be less sweet, less malty, more toasty and with more hop bitterness and American Hop flavors. There’s a strong malt backbone, a bit of roast, caramel and chocolate and piney and citrusy American hops. Some may be nutty, … Read more
About two months ago, an article on the state of beer writing blew up on several Facebook groups I follow. The gist of the article is there are not enough knowledgeable beer writers out there educating the uninitiated. Is that true? Yes and no. Good beer writing is not often seen in traditional media, and … Read more
Bitter is a relative term. The classic Bitters are downright malty when compared to today’s hop-bombs. However, they were quite bitter when compared to the Milds, Browns and Porters popular in England when Bitters stormed onto the seen. Compared to modern bitter American ales, ESBs are well balanced, with a strong malt backbone supporting the … Read more
Recently our good friends at Yazoo Brewing got called on the carpet for not bringing enough beer to a festival. (Names have been redacted to protect the innocent.) The problem is, Yazoo had nothing to do with the festival. The festival organizers bought Yazoo beer from the distributor, just as any special event, bar or … Read more
