All about brewing beer.
Purchased because on special at Big
W.It’s not a bad beer,easy to
drink.Been in bottles for a year now and
does get better with time.Prob wouldn’t
brew again simply because there are
better ones than this.
– Rating:3/5
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The recently-opened National Brewery Center in Burton-on-Trent will host the 2011 Brewing Industry International Awards. That will be followed immediately by a new Festival of Beer showcasing many of the participating beers.
The National Brewery Center, which opened in May this year, was an “obvious candidate” to host the competition, said Ruth Evans, chief executive of Brewing Technology Services, organizers of the Brewing Awards. She said, “We are delighted to be holding the 2011 Awards at this new and very appropriate venue which can accommodate not only the competition but the Festival of Beer. Brewers taking part in the awards now have an opportunity to promote their beer to consumers, which hasn’t been a feature of previous competitions and we’re sure will lead to more entries from brewers and brand owners around the globe.”
Entries to the competition are now open on the Brewing Awards website. Deadline to enter is Dec. 31.
The Brewing Awards judging takes place Feb. 9-11, with bronze, silver and gold class winners announced in Burton on the last day. The category winners – selected from the gold winners for each class – will be revealed at a separate awards ceremony April 12 at the BFBi annual lunch at London Guildhall.
This is the first time I make a brew.
This beer was great. I followed the
instructions from the dvd. I did not
modify anything and this beer tasted
like one of the best mexican beers i
have ever tasted and it also gave me a
head change right away. I dont know why
this brew is rated so low especially
since I have tried many different types
of beers and this is simply one of the
best. It tastes like mexican beer and it
it tosses you up what else could you ask
for. – Rating:5/5
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Excellent beer! I’ve made
this several times, straight, with DME,
and with different sugars. All were
delicious. A refreshing flavourful beer
with a hint of bitterness at the end.
Great beer. This kit always has an
active fermentation, so a larger pail
might be a good investment. This kit
won’t let you down. It does improve
with age, but it will be drunk quickly
once your friends try it.
– Rating:5/5
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Stella Artois’ World Draught Masters competition has begun, and this year allows contestants to enter online.
The U.S. finals for the competition, now in its 14th year, are set for Sept. 17 in Boston. The winner earns a spot in the 2010 Stella Artois World Draught Masters final in Old Billingsgate, London Oct. 28. Fifteen of the 16 U.S. finalists will come from live regional competitions with one wild-card participant randomly chosen from the top 25 national scorers in the interactive 9-Step Pouring Ritual game found at www.DraughtMasterUSA.com.
“A perfect pour is fundamental to experiencing the perfect Stella Artois,” said Alexander Lambrecht, global marketing manager for Stella Artois. “The brand’s time-honored 9-Step Pouring Ritual helps ensure all adults around the world are served as they have been in Belgium for more than 600 years. Belgium’s gold-standard lager should only be poured one way, and it is important that all those who enjoy Stella Artois pay as much attention to serving it as we do to making it.”
Regional competition began this week in Tampa and continues into September.
Mixed the Nut Brown ale as specified on
instructions and used 1 kg of light malt
extract. Put fermenter on heat pad. The
brew started to turn over after 11 hours
and bubble every 2 seconds for 48 hours.
Kept constant temp of around 25 dgrees
for 7 days. Used brow/raw sugar in the
large 750ml glass bottles. Came out at
treat, almost the best homebrew ever.
– Rating:5/5
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This Lager really can fool you into
thinking you’ve made a trip to Bavaria.
Like all Munton Connoisseur kits this is
another hit with friends. No off tastes
or sulphur nose. This matures fast so
get ready for a treat 2 weeks after
conditioning. Served ice cold you get a
lacey white head all the way to the
bottom of the glass. You may not get the
same results but you should. I’ve got
to be the low-tech prince of brewing but
make superb brew every time. Bleach to
sanitize (they cringe) table sugar
instead of dextrose (they flinch) and
being in Florida my fermenting temp in
summer is a constant 80F (26.6C). Have
made hundreds of various kits …
Muntons seems best.
Cheers.
– Rating:5/5
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Rick Lyke, founder of Pints for Prostates, has announced the 26-beer menu for Denver Rare Beer Tasting II on Sept. 17. It includes beers not available commercially or ones consumers often line up overnight in order to buy.
A few tickets remain available for the tasting from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at Wynkoop Brewing in Denver. Only 500 tickets ($80 each) will be sold and may be purchased through eTix.
Beers scheduled to be poured are: Alaskan Whiskey Barrel-Aged Smoked Porter; Avery Quinquepartite; Bell’s Eccentric Ale 2004; Big Sky Barrel-Aged Ivan the Terrible; Samuel Adams Cosmic Mother Funk; Brooklyn Reinschweinsgebot; The Bruery Melange #3; Cascade Noyeaux Sour Ale; Cigar City White Oak-Aged Jai Alai India Pale Ale; Deschutes Black Butte XXII; Dogfish Head Namaste; Foothills 2009 Sexual Chocolate; Founders Nemesis; Goose Island Bourbon Barrel Coffee Stout; Great Divide Flanders Red; Jolly Pumpkin Biere de Goord; New Belgium Tart Lychee; Pike Tripel Kriek; Rogue 21 Ale; Russian River Temptation; Sierra Nevada Sierra Nevada Brandy Barrel-Aged Belgian Trippel; Stone Collaboration ESB; Three Floyds Dark Lord; Upstream 2006 Gueuze; Weyerbacher Decadence; and Wynkoop Orville.33.
Admission includes samples of 26 beers, hors d’oeuvres, a commemorative tasting glass, event program and the chance to meet the men and women who created the beers.
The tasting will benefit Pints for Prostates, grassroots effort to raise awareness among men of the importance of regular prostate health screenings and PSA testing.
MillerCoors has announced that it will call its new company focused and craft and import beers “Tenth and Blake Beer Company.”
“This is a unique and exciting period in the beer business,” Tom Cardella, the company’s CEO, said for a press release. “With the added focus on our craft and import brands and the talent within our brewing network, Tenth and Blake Beer Company has the opportunity to make an impact and continue to help grow this segment. We’re made up of passionate brewers and merchants of the world’s finest specialty brews, and we look forward to celebrating the joy of beer with beer drinkers throughout the U.S.”
The press released explained the name was chosen because:
* The 10th Street Brewery in Milwaukee brews Leinenkugel’s and various specialty beers.
* Blake Street in Denver is home to the Blue Moon Brewing Company and Sandlot Brewery within Coors Field.
These facilities “will be primary sources of many of the company’s brews, while serving as incubators of ideas and future beers.”
The company list its current roster of beers on its Facebook page: Blue Moon, Leinenkugel’s, Pilsner Urquell, Peroni, Killian’s, Henry Weinhard’s, Grolsch, Tyskie, Lech, Cristal, Cusquena, Aguila, Batch 19, Kasteel Cru, AC Golden brands (Herman Joseph’s, Winterfest, Colorado Native) and Sandlot brands (Brewmaster’s Special, Ski Brews, Barmen, Championship Amber Ale, Right Field Red, Slugger Stout, Power Alley ESB).
First try with the BML after many
recommendations.
Brewed can with BE1, 12g of Saaz hops
(steeped in
hot water then all in) and S-189 Swiss
Lager Yeast.
Fermented at 12degC for about three
weeks. Took
about 2 months to carb up and mature.
Nice light
colour, good head retention and fine
bubbles. Quite
floral on the nose, no detectable
sulphur. Nice dry
palate with a vague hint of sweet malt
aftertaste.
Overall a nice summer beer and a good
intro into
lager beers. Make sure you use some
extra hops as
it may be bland without?
– Rating:4/5
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