Cinco de Mango Cider
Join/Renew & Receive Hooray for Craft Beer!
Now through Dec. 6, purchase a one- or three-year membership with discount code HOORAY and receive a free copy of the 2022 release, Hooray for Craft Beer! An Illustrated Guide to Beer by Em Sauter. Hooray for Craft Beer! is the perfect gift for homebrewers, beer lovers, and craft beer curious—includes free shipping.
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Soul Food and Cream Ale in Albuquerque
In a way, purchasing the Black Elks’ building was like coming home for Ken Carson. The building sits in a part of Albuquerque, N.M., he describes as “the ’hood.” Carson once lived here before moving to the more affluent Northeast Heights in the 1960s, where he attended high school with only three other Black students. It’s as though he is “reverse gentrifying” the neighborhood by coming back to open a second location of his Nexus Brewery.
Carson sees his return as a victory. He grew up there, along with all of his Albuquerque friends.… Read the rest “Soul Food and Cream Ale in Albuquerque”
Hello Darkness Dry Oat Stout
Heat strike water to 135°F (57°C) and mash in with entire grist; mash temperature should be 125°F (52°C). Add Ceremix Flex and Ondea Pro and rest for 25 min. at 125°F (52°C).
Raise mash to 150°F (66°C) and rest 25 min. Raise mash to 175°F (79°C) and hold for an additional 25 min. Mash out at 180°F (82°C) for 10 min., then perform sparge and boil.
Chill wort to 60°F (16°C), and pitch yeast. Ferment at 60–65°F (16–18°C) for 7–10 days, then cold crash and package.
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A Walk through History and Race in Beer City USA
The Brewers Association and CraftBeer.com are proud to support content that fosters a more diverse and inclusive craft beer community. This post was selected by the North American Guild of Beer Writers as part of its Diversity in Beer Writing Grant series. It receives additional support through a grant from the Brewers Association’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee and Allagash Brewing Company.
To get to know a city’s beer scene, it’s important to know more than what’s in your glass. You also need to know the history. Walking to breweries lets you appreciate aspects of a city you may not notice buzzing by in a car, so I traveled to Grand Rapids, Mich.… Read the rest “A Walk through History and Race in Beer City USA”
2022 National Homebrew Competition Gold Medal Recipes
The National Homebrew Competition highlights the best homemade beer, mead, and cider from around the world. Homebrewers submit their creations into various style categories and are awarded gold, silver, and bronze medals.
Browse through the 2022 National Homebrew Competition gold medal-winning homebrew recipes. These are among the best homebrew recipes in the world!
Find out more about the National Homebrew Competition.
Bobbing For Medals New World Cider
That Guy Wins Too Much (Experimental Mead)
Experimental Mead
That Guy Wins Too Much (Experimental Mead)
ABV: 18.5%
OG: 1.170 (38.2°Bx)
FG: 1.060 (14.7°Bx)
Lawnmower Mead
Ode to H.O.D.
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Donning, Downing, and Drowning the Shamrock: A Sordid Tale of Green Beer
The practice of drinking green beer on St. Patrick’s Day is steeped in a conundrum of traditions. You may or may not find that this St. Patrick’s Day tradition is an American appropriation, but it sure does make for a festive occasion!
Dr. Thomas Curtin, a coroner’s physician and eye surgeon, reportedly coined the pigmented idea at a St. Paddy’s Day party at a Bronx social club in 1914.
If you believe in fairies, well, this could take more than a few shamrocks for illustration. Irish lore suggests wearing green as protective armor in case of a rare leprechaun sighting.… Read the rest “Donning, Downing, and Drowning the Shamrock: A Sordid Tale of Green Beer”
Let’s Give Back, Together: American Homebrewers Association Launches Donation Program
From Nov. 8 through Dec. 15, donations made to one of three selected nonprofit partners
What
In the spirit of giving, this holiday season, the American Homebrewers Association® (AHA) is launching a Give Back program where the organization will donate $ 5 to one of three nonprofits for every one- or three-year AHA membership purchased. This applies to all new and renewing memberships.
The three nonprofit organizations to choose from this giving season are:
- Beers 4 Boobs: Beers 4 Boobs collaborates on unique beers and events to further generate awareness and funding for breast cancer and cancer patients.
Ube Yams and Dragon Tales: Finding Diversity in a New Generation of L.A. Breweries
The Brewers Association and CraftBeer.com are proud to support content that fosters a more diverse and inclusive craft beer community. This post was selected by the North American Guild of Beer Writers as part of its Diversity in Beer Writing Grant series. It receives additional support through a grant from the Brewers Association’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee and Allagash Brewing Company.
The Los Angeles County Brewers Guild counts 95 breweries around greater Los Angeles. Seventy-two of them opened in 2015 or after, most notably in neighborhoods and parts of L.A.… Read the rest “Ube Yams and Dragon Tales: Finding Diversity in a New Generation of L.A. Breweries”