Where Did All These Cans Come From?

Last week while drafting my post about Gose, I realized it was the first time the two featured beers were both canned. There is no doubt canned beer has grown. Stop in any beer retailer and you’ll see more cans than ever before. Many give credit to Oskar Blues for kicking off craft beer in … Read more

Penicillin can’t cure this infection

Infected beer is bad. Very bad. Drain pour beers are the worst. It’s not just money down the drain, but it’s a big let down with a beer you’ve been looking forward to drinking. You may be able to finish a beer with some off flavors, like a slight diacetyl or skunky flavor, but not an … Read more

This beer smells like Pepe Le Pew

So far in our exploration of beer off flavors, we’ve covered diacetyl (butter) and acetaldehyde (apples). While common, you may not have experienced those off flavors yet. But I bet you’ve had skunky beer. It’s probably the most common off flavor out there and you can usually smell it better than you can taste it. … Read more

This beer sucks!

It’s probably happened to you. If not, it will someday. You picked up a nice bottle at your favorite shop, get it home and poured it into proper glassware. Or maybe your friendly beer server poured what looked like a perfect pint. Then it hits you like a brick upside the head. You face puckers … Read more