You & Me & Beer Makes Three
We don’t usually publish press releases, but you need to know about this. We’re fans of Mad Tree, Kuchnia + Keller and Youth Villages. We love that all three are coming together for this event. See you there! MadTree Brewing Teams Up with Youth Villages to Bring Beer, Build Community Cincinnati brewery believes beer builds community … Read more
What are some ways you describe beer? There are a lot of terms you hear all the time: malty, hoppy, sour, session, dark, heavy, etc. Descriptions help us talk about the beer we’re drinking. But have you ever said your beer was digestible? Yep, it’s a thing, especially in Belgium. Belgian brewers make use of … Read more
I took the written and oral components of the Advance Cicerone exam (for the second time) in Dallas in mid-October 2016 (that post is here). In my February 2016 attempt, I got a 78, two points short of passing (read about that here and here). This time I got a 79! Yes, just one point … Read more
Friends, we hope you will hope you will join us at one of next year’s Nuit Belge events throughout the Southeast. Nuit Belge, French for Belgian night, is unlike any beer festival you have attended before. The finest chefs from the best restaurants in each city prepare special dishes to pair with the best Belgian … Read more
In the last post we looked at matching intensity of beer and food to create perfect pairings. The rule-of-thumb is to increase intensity as the meal progresses, from salad to dessert. Matching intensity pairings highlight and amplify flavors in each other, but don’t overpower each other. Whether the flavors complement or contrast each other, they … Read more
