I was thinking a lot about our future brewery today. As I was daydreaming, I came across a post on Starting a Brewery where he asked his readers for feedback on the name of his brewery-in-planning.
Tim and I trademarked our brewery name a few months ago, so now’s probably a good time to ask the [...]

This month’s Fermentation Friday topic (hosted by Brew Dudes) is all about brewing in the summer:
How do you beat the heat of summer time brewing? From brew house conditions to managing fermentation temperatures, what do you do differently to continue to brew quality beers?
Tim and I do all our brewing outside in our screened-in porch, [...]

Food is much more satisfying when you make it completely from scratch. Wouldn’t you agree? That’s why I like to make my own pizza dough. Sure, I could just buy it pre-made from the store, but where’s the fun in that?
I use Fine Cooking’s recipe for pizza dough, because that magazine has never steered me [...]

A couple weeks ago, Tim and I took a trip over to Harrisburg, PA to check out what was brewing. First stop – Tröegs Brewing Company!
If you’ve never had any beers from Tröegs, get your hands on some HopBack, a boldly hoppy amber ale. Better yet, if it’s in season, you’ve got to try Nugget [...]

Mmm… crème brûlée…
Crème brûlée is just one of those desserts that’s too good to be true. Rich, creamy, decadent, ooey-gooey wonderfulness. And that crunchy sugar top that’s just so satisfying to break with a spoon… How can you not love crème brûlée? Okay, maybe if you were lactose intolerant. Or allergic to milk. Or on [...]

This month’s Session topic (hosted by Red, White, and Brew) is “Think/Drink Globally”:
I pose everyone writes about the farthest brewery (including brewpubs) you have visited and specifically the best beer you had there.
Well, it just so happens that we traveled out to Colorado this past October for the Great American Beer Festival. We managed to [...]

There were a ton of amazing beers at Savor, in addition to the ones I mentioned yesterday. Here, in my humble opinion, are the highlights!

Schlafly (The Saint Louis Brewery) – Oak-aged beers
Two of the most talked-about beers at Savor were Schlafly Oak Aged Barleywine Style Ale and Schlafly Bourbon Barrel Aged Imperial Stout. Both are [...]

This past Saturday marked the 2nd annual Savor: an American craft beer & food experience, held at the National Building Museum in Washington, DC. This year, Tim and I went with our friends Tyler and Allison, who came with us last year as well.

In a nutshell, Savor rocked. Savor draws a lot of big names [...]