Posted on 05/15/2014 12:59:39 PM PDT by ghost of stonewall jackson
American beers are brewed much lighter than European
Climate is much hotter than Europe (especially in summer)
European beers used type of barley malt with high protein
content - resulted in very heavy brews
Great to stick to ribs - bad for hot climate as put you to sleep
American brewers switched to different type of malts and later used “adjuntantS” - rice or corn grits to lighten brews.
Which is why American brews taste watery compared to European
Yep, nice products. Especially that chocolate stout - it's like a bottle of decadent dessert.
The craft beer revolution was a reaction to the ubiquity of bland American pilsener.
The next beer revolution will be a reaction to ubiquity of overly hopped India Pale Ale.
The New Belgium Brewing Company's Imperial IPA is a monster, at almost 9% alcohol. Nice fruity character, but definitely packs a wallop.
“but any craft beer is.”
That really depends on your tastes.
As the article says, mass-market brewers have to produce a “pint that would not offend anyone.” Craft brewers, OTOH, are all about niche-markets. If you like one of their brews, you’ll really like it. However, you might be “offended” at some of the other brews. I might have just the opposite preferences.
hefeweizen
I wonder if all these young guys guzzling these heavily-hopped IPSs realize that hops - over the long term - have a very negative effect on male sexual performance.
Lol ! That is so true !
I’m scheduled to brew a Bacon Red Ale this weekend.
Have not tried it before.
Leffe blond!
Ugggh. Why not just take a swig off of a bottle of vinegar?
IPAs wire me out. They’re also too harsh a taste for me, almost a metallic aftertaste. Never could figure out what I was doing wrong, or what others like about that. A red ale is about as hoppy as I like to get. I imagine the hop pleasure I get from a red, is what people who like IPAs get from them. To each their own.
You can hide a lot of faults in an IPA. The hardest beer for a homebrewer to make is an American light. The trick is to brew it double strength an cut it with water when kegging/bottling. That’s how Coors light is made. Saves on lagering space.
I made a good IPA that won a prize way back in the late 80’s. one of the best parts of making your own beer was selecting the hops. The hops are local to the original beer as well as the waater and grains. I think we used fuggles and something else for IPA. Then i made lagers and hallertaur and saaz for finishing. very nice beer. I think some of the craft brews use more american hops. i never see the actual names listed.
amen now that i don’t make my own, it is one of the best. might venture out to my truck and get a couple bottles.
releated to pot
Cannabaceae is a small family of flowering plants. As now circumscribed, the family includes about 170 species grouped in about 11 genera, including Cannabis (hemp), Humulus (hops) and Celtis (hackberries). Celtis is by far the largest genus, containing about 100 species.[1]
Look around!
Majority opinion.
Not a beer conne.., cones...., er, big beer drinking expert, so on those occasions when I’m out (usually seeing an Irish band like Celtic Cross), I’ll stick to Guinness.
Atwater Pilsner
http://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/15280/11457/
a - pours a deep gold color with a ridiculous amount of head. had to stop and let it settle before pouring the rest of the beer. leaves some sticky lace in the glass.
One of my favorite Pils. You have to crack it slow, or the head will wash you away...
Good reminder.
Kind of hard to believe that government would get in anyone's way, or waste their time... /s
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