brewtulage

Beer made simple — maybe

Sunday, March 15th, 2009

Beer is simple, and that’s what makes it complicated. Let me explain.
Like your body and the Earth, beer is mainly water. Add yeast, hops and a source of sugar the yeast can convert to alcohol during fermentation. Let it sit a spell. Drink. Pretty simple.
Yet, the Brewers Association has written standards for 138 styles of beer; the manual for the [...]


Half one on me

Friday, March 13th, 2009

I’ve made a video. It shows how badly my hair is thinning. That was not its purpose.
I made a video for St. Patrick’s Day that demonstrates the making of a half-and-half, which we might call a faux-Irish drinking tradition of dubious origin. Some Internet sources claim it was invented by a Brit. Others give the [...]