Archive for 'Beer Styles'

Jul201016

Brian Cendrowski

3

Gruit: Beer Gone Hopless

To some, beer without hops makes about as much sense as a beach without sand. One of the driving forces of the craft beer explosion over the past decade has been hops pushed to the limits of what our palates can take.
I remember having a C-Note Imperial IPA at New Old Lompoc in Portland in [...]

Nov200919

Brian Cendrowski

15

Beer School: Sour Beer – The Last Frontier

I would like to think I’ve come a long way in my beer journey since my humble beginnings. Despite being known as a “beer guy” in my circles, I actually did not like beer for the longest time. Once I finally converted from hard cider – embarrassing, I know – I took a typical path, [...]