| "Here and There" by Clay Moore and Jay Silvers The is a consensus that for most beer oxygen should not come in contact with \beer once it has undergone fermentation but a certain amount is necessary just prior to fermentation to ensure yeast health. American porters are an adaptation of English porters. It was first produced commercially in Philadelphia which explains why it was some called it "Pennsylvania porter". In the late 1700s the style gained great acceptance and was even endorsed by President George Washington. It was made with pale, black, brown, and chocolate malts plus corn, licorice, and molasses. Compared to modern porters it was smoother and less bitter with an ABV of under 6%. "I mulled over what he had told me as I savored the Scotch. Not bad really -like a beer that's been in a brawl." Reed Lynch American pale ale stands between blonde ales and American IPA. It's hopp and bitter but usually not aggressively so. It has some light caramel sweetness, but is less sweet than blonde ales. It's ABV is usually between 4.5 and 6.5%. Two classics we enjoy is Sierra Nevada Pale and Dale's Pale. "Beer is a good family drink." Lydia Francis Child Which of these craft breweries has been purchased by a large brewery? A. Souther Tier, NY; B. Station 2Magic Hat, VT; C. Stevens Point, WI; D. Harpoon, MA; E. New Garus, WI. The answer: B by North American Breweries The word is Attenuation. Use it the next time you talk about beer. It's the degreeto which yeast metabolizes the fermentable sugar solution in wort during fermentation. Most beer yeast varieties are capable of attenuating in the range of 65 to 85%. Fermentation temperature, mash temperature, adjunct use, and pH can all effect the degree of attenuation. Care for a game of Chandelier? It's a combination of beer pong and quarters. Players sit around a table, each with their own cup of beer in front of them. Fill another cup with beer and place it in the center of the table. Each player takes a turn attempting to bounce a ping-pong ball into one of the other players' cuts. If the bounce is successful the player whose cup the ball landed in drinks. If the ball lands in the center cup everyone must drink. If you make a shot, you get to go again. If you miss, whoever catches the ball goes next. IMPT.- Never use good beer when playing this game and it is not appropriate for those over 24 years old. "I am a firm believer in the people. If given the truth, they can be depended upon to meet any national crisis. The great point is to bring them the real facts and beer." Abraham Lincoln One of our favorite hops is Idaho 7 which as been around since 2015 when it got its start as an experimental variety at the Jackson Hop Farm in Wilder, Idaho. It is noted for dank balsam fir, Juicy Fruit gum, red grapefruit, and teal leaf. The hop's high oil content makes it perfect as an aromatic finishing hop where its resinous pine needle, apricot, tropical fruit, and black tea character is best appreciated. An English Mild ale is somewhat a contradiction. It is low in alcohol - often 3 to 4% ABV- but dark in color and richly flavored. Their color can range from dark brown to mahogany and they boast flavors of nuts, toffee, chocolate, and dried dark fruits. Stump you beer savvy friends by asking them to explain the difference between zwickel and Zwickelbier. Zwickel is a tap or faucet on the side of a serving tank for beer. Zwickelbier is an unfiltered, unpasteurized German style of beer that can be fermented with either lager or ale yeast. Lagers and ales are the two families of beer, distinguished by the type of yeast and the temperature of fermentation. Lagers are fermented at cooler temperatures by so-called “bottom fermenting” yeast. Beers in the lager family need to be conditioned—or “lagered”—somewhere cool for a number of weeks before they are ready to drink. Ales are fermented at warmer temperature by top-fermenting yeast strains, and are ready to drink sooner. The sooner the better for us! Just in case you're on a diet there are about 13 carbs in a standard beer, 5 in a light beer. Of course don't expect much taste in that light beer. One reason we often go to this particular bar is that the first time we visited we heard this conversation between the bartender and customer: Q: May I have a chilled glass, please?A: No, you may not. Our kind of place! ============== "You can't drink all day if you don't start in the morning." Clay and Jay See you next month! |
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