A Beginner's Guide to Craft Beer Enjoyment

I saw the article, had to read it and realized there is something there for newbies and veterans of craft beer.

A Beginner's Guide to Craft Beer Enjoyment

For us veterans, number 5 is a great reminder: Remember where you came from. It is easy to look down on those who drink the commercial beers we make fun of.  To me, not only do I enjoy great beer, but even more when I can drink with friends and like minded people who also enjoy great craft beer.  As long as you are having fun, does it really matter what you drink?  Plus, as a server at The Flying Saucer once shared, it is the people ordering the American commercial beers at the saucer who help subsidize the great craft beers we enjoy.

It is about fun, friends and great beer!

Use A French Press to Add Flavor to Your Beer

You can infuse flavors into beer with a Randall.  I love when my beer pub, the Addison Flying Saucer, has special Randall nights to try beer and flavor combinations.  Just this last week, they used a local beer, Lakewood Temptress and infused it with rum soaked oak chips and mocha coffee beans.  OMG, it was fantastic!

But, you can do that at home too!  Here is a great article about using your French Press to infuse flavors.

Use A French Press to Add Flavor to Your Beer

Against Hoppy Beer

This is a link to an article at Slate.  Something to make you think!

Against Hoppy Beer

Agree ... Disagree??

Let me know in the comments!

Beer, What CAN'T You Do With It?

Another interesting entry from my Page-A-Day calendar email:


Childbirth Beer
Beer: just what you want when you or your loved one is going into labor. In the 1600s, midwives in England and colonial America brewed “groaning ale,” which was fermented in casks for seven to eight months and tapped when the contractions began. There’s some disagreement regarding whether the ale was intended for the woman, to ease the birthing pains, or the man, to calm his nerves. When the child was delivered, he or she was often bathed and baptized in this same beer, as it was cleaner and safer than drinking water at the time.