A little Wooden

I am not terribly subtle when it comes to my love of oak aged beer. Oak does something rather special to anything contained in a barrel made from it. For beer, vanilla and sweet toffee are imparted, making malt-forward beers even sweeter, and hop-forward beers a little better balanced. In general, it is usually a …

Cash

It's not unusual for a brewer to name their beer after famous persons. I mean, it makes sense. Associating your beer with a person of great importance is a good way of branding immediately. A great writer, and you compare the brew with the culture they contributed to. A great painter, and it should compare …

Just what is a Framboise

Village Brewery is usually very good about naming it's beers. Beer titles are an art onto themselves, requiring just as much time and attention as the label. Maybe not as much as the recipe, of course. If you spend more time naming something than thinking about what it'll actually taste like, then you may be …

Frostbitten

Sorry for the delay on my articles. Unfortunately, it is colder than Mars here (seriously, mars gets to about -6 Celsius, and its -40 here today). Going outside is quite dangerous, and requires an absurd amount of preparation (not to mention layers). Getting beer for reviews, as a result, is pretty much a moot point. …

Dragonborn: Amaranth

Time for another dragon from Alley Kat. The beer in question is called Amaranth, which is a shade of rose-red made from a type of grain. The IPA is brewed with BRU-1 hops, a type of bittering hop with around 13-15% Alpha Acids. Normally, it has a fruit-forward taste, pineapple to name one, as well …