You & Me & Beer Makes Three
It’s HOT in Tennessee this week! Temps will be in the high 90s and it will feel like it’s over 100, and that’s in the shade. We’re concerned with your well-being, so please stay indoors in the AC and drink good beer. Luckily, this Saturday June 27 from 1-5pm, the 3rd Annual Nashville Predators Craft … Read more
Double IPA, sometimes called DIPA or Imperial IPA, is a strong ale with IPA characteristics, but with higher alcohol content, more complex flavors, and increased hop bitterness and flavor. It is a modern style, born of the innovation of the American craft beer movement. You know us Americans, we’ve always got to make everything bigger … Read more
We enjoyed a long weekend in Chicago recently and sampled yummy beer all over town. Our only regret was not having a couple weeks to check out more. Four days goes so fast! Luckily, we happened to be in town the same weekend as the Lagunitas Beer Circus. That was a blast! Thank you, Lagunitas! We … Read more
Cream Ale may be the most unfortunately named beer style. I once offered to pour one for a customer who wanted a “lighter” beer, but when I told him it was a Cream Ale, he said, “I don’t like vanilla.” It’s a common misconception. There’s no vanilla, or anything else creamy, about a cream ale. … Read more
Last week’s post looked at a recent comparison of IPAs and some of it’s “surprising” results. In it, I made the point that beer is subjective. When it comes down to it, beer is art. I heard Garrett Oliver speak at a conference and the point that stuck with me is the artful nature of beer. … Read more
