by Steven DeRosa | Apr 15, 2024 | Beer Style Appreciation
Round One of the WHO’s 2nd Annual Last Brewer Standing challenge was held at our March meeting. The round focused on Belgian and French style beers. The scores were as follows: – Cesar & Steven’s Belgian Strong Dark Ale scored 9.5- Mike K’s...
by Steven DeRosa | Nov 1, 2023 | Beer Style Appreciation
Last Brewer Standing Round Four Results! Vlad crushed our latest challenge with his Helles Lager earning the highest score for an individual beer this year at 16.1! We had seven entries—thanks to everyone who participated in our latest round! Here are the numbers:...
by David Todd | Sep 22, 2023 | Beer Style Appreciation, Beer Trips
The Todds in Munich In late September of 2022, our family made a trip to Munich, and we all had the pleasure of attending Oktoberfest! The festival is held at the Theresienwiese. “Wiese” means “Meadow” in German, and true to its name, this is a big green space that is...
by Steven DeRosa | Aug 4, 2023 | Beer Style Appreciation, Club Announcements, Home Brew Competition
Last Brewer Standing Round Three Results! We had quite the variety of fruit additions in this round’s beers. From watermelon to blood orange, peach, apricot, raspberries, blackberries, and even a combo of pinapple/guava. But it was blueberry that won the...
by stevenderosa | Feb 16, 2022 | Beer Style Appreciation, Brewing Methods
Non-alcoholic beer? Yes, I know. We’re a homebrew club. What’s with the non-alcoholic beer? Does this have something to do with Dry January? And when did Dry January become a thing, anyway? You mean, I don’t have to make a starter? How much does it cost? How do they...
by Steven DeRosa | Oct 15, 2021 | Beer Style Appreciation
It’s Märzen Season! In the spirit of Oktoberfest, Mike Katz led attendees at our September meeting through a tasting of German and American styles of festival lagers. These included Bell’s Octoberfest Märzen, Sierra Nevada’s Octoberfest Amber Märzen, Ayinger’s...
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