Topic: Breweries
Deschutes Deconstructed
Digital and Plus Members OnlyWhen Gary Fish founded his Deschutes brewpub in Bend, Oregon in 1988 it was the first brewery in the city in modern times. Fast forward to the present and you will find over two dozen breweries, giving Bend possibly the highest number of breweries per capita of any place in the US. Is there something
Icicle Brewing Company
Digital and Plus Members OnlyThe Priebe Porter is a classic representation of an American robust porter. The color is very dark brown but still displays nice clarity and beautiful ruby highlights.
Vermont Cult Clones
Digital and Plus Members OnlyIt’s 2:30 on a Monday afternoon and I find myself sitting at a pub called the Blackback Pub in downtown Waterbury, Vermont (pop. ~5,000). It is standing room only and the pub across the street looks just as crowded. Conversation is lively among the patrons and they are all drinking from stemware more familiar to
Celebrating Sierra Nevada: Brewing Tips & Clone Recipes
Digital and Plus Members OnlyAbout twelve years ago, I first met Sierra Nevada Brewing Company Founder Ken Grossman at the Northern California Homebrew Festival in Napa, California. Ken was the keynote speaker. His talk began with sharing the mistakes he had made over the years at Sierra Nevada. One of the many stories that surprised me related to when
Victory Brewing Company: Replicator
Digital and Plus Members OnlyDear Replicator, My wife, Jean, and I brew together. My tastes run toward the hop head side and I brew plenty of pale ales and IPAs, but her tastes run toward the malty side and she just loves porters and stouts. Her all-time favorite stout is the Storm King IMPERIAL Stout from the Victory
American Trappists
FREEThe monks of St. Joseph’s Abbey in Spencer, Mass. run the first American Trappist brewery. Plus: a clone recipe.
Sierra Nevada Brewmaster
Digital and Plus Members OnlySteve Dresler just may have the perfect job as brewmaster of Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. in Chico, Calif.