New Year

Hello the few of you who read this thing I've been doing! It is the time of year when the year sort of...ends. I've had a full year of blogging now, where I've been very active. I've written some short pieces of various beer-related topics on Sundays, and (mostly) kept on with two reviews per …

Ski Season

Now that Christmas is over, and the new year is on the way, the winter season is now changing character. Instead of gifts and travel, drink and feasting, we now move on to snowbound roadtrips to partake in various winter sports. With no more special obligations for your extended family, it's now time to clean …

A Christmas Cannonball

It's Christmas. A day of joy, of gifts, of family. The birth of Christ himself supposedly happened today. I mean, it probably didn't happen this late in the year. Jesus was probably born, as most children were, in springtime. Which means the poor savior likely died on or near his own birthday. Which would mean …

Some Artwork

Last week's Sunday article dealt with the history of beer-labels. After bottles came about in the mid 1800s, there was a call for a cheap way of differentiating the many beers which were now on the market. Paper labels were the solution, modeled and designed after beer pump tags. Designs became more noteworthy and brand-focused …

Cliff Diving for Spikey Fruit

As odd a title that may be, it is certainly fits. You'll see why in a minute. Adding fruit to beer is a pretty fraught endeavor. Worts are already sweet, yeast can impart acidity or starchiness to a drink, and hops give bitter and savory flavours to the final product. What can fruit offer, then, …