In a matter of hours, Tim and I will begin our journey to Denver, Colorado for the Great American Beer Festival. Words cannot describe the excitement I feel right now!
This will be our second time at GABF, but this time we’ll be in a group of nine friends, plus we’re planning to meet up with [...]

September… Labor Day comes and goes, and with it, the end of beautiful, blissful summer.
*sigh*
But, there are a few things that I do love about the fall. The slightly cooler weather, colorful fall leaves, and HOP HARVEST TIME, WAHOOOO!!
It’s finally time for us to see what we got from our 21 hop plants! We’ve (well, [...]

Fall is just around the corner (sad, but true), which can mean only one thing… Oktoberfest, ja! So, in honor of Oktoberfest, today’s pairing lesson is all about German amber lagers, perfect for the coming season!
Oktoberfest/Märzen
Oktoberfest/Märzen is a medium-bodied lager with a broad range of color, from golden to reddish orange. The bitterness is moderate, [...]

This month’s Session topic (hosted by BetterBeerBlog) is “Summer Beers”:
With the summer coming to a close, what was your favorite beer of the summer?
As usual, I mostly stuck to homebrews this summer (it’s hard to resist the call of a six-tap kegerator). We’ve had a lot of different beers on tap; in fact, we’re brewing [...]