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    11/10/18

    Comfort Hunter

          Perfect for a long day of drinking, Comfort Hunter is a light bodied beer with a dry, roasty, espresso-like finish. We carbonated this usually nitrogenated style for an extremely bright and refreshing experience most don't expect from a Dry Irish Stout. Stouts stemmed from the porter family of England in the 1800s, with brewers creating stronger and roastier versions first called stout porters and eventually just stout.  Though many porters and stouts are still p... Read More
    Posted by Rebecca McQuary at 11/10/18
    Beer In Memphis On-Site

    9/14/18

    Wet Hopping vs. Dry Hopping

    In short, wet hopping refers to the state of the hops being used (still fresh and full of moisture) and dry hopping refers to the point in the process the hops are added (late in the process, in the fermenter when he beer is cold). Dry hopping has nothing to do with the state of the hop itself.  In fact all hops used for beer are dried for a very good reason, but let's start at the beginning:   Hops are a seasoning for beer, adding unique flavors and aromas based on t... Read More
    Posted by Rebecca McQuary at 9/14/18
    Beer Ingredients

    1/11/18

    BIG SMALL BEER & PARTIGYLE BREWING

    What is a Big Small beer? Well, we’ll need some backstory: To make beer, brewers stew malted barley with hot water to extract color, flavor and sugar (sugar = yeast food) from the grain to make a syrup. They separate that sugary syrup from the grain, move it into another vessel, season the syrup with hops and then feed the seasoned syrup to yeast (and the yeast eats the sugar and converts it to alcohol, making the beer). It is very easy to make beer. Nowadays, brewers just adjust the ... Read More
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    8/26/13

    Craft Beer QB: Seven Sudsy Sports Analogies

    This is an excerpt of an article that kellan wrote for craftbeer.Com: It’s the fourth quarter, your team is down by two and you’re next in the shootout. The bases are loaded with two outs and all the pressure is on you to kick a field goal. Your palms are sweaty, mom’s spaghetti, as you chip for birdie with wilt chamberneezy guarding the basket. Do you have what it takes when the pressure is on to not pee your pants and win the match?! Sports! Read more Read More
    Posted by Kellan Bartosch at 8/26/13
    Beer Interview Quote

    8/26/13

    Beer Scattergories Light VS Dark

    This is an excerpt of an article that kellan wrote for mother earth news: Sometimes I feel like frodo baggins. Frodo was on a mission of good versus evil, light versus dark. The battle of light versus dark is also my great conquest. The wee hobbit was on a treacherous journey through the depths of moria and over the frosted flake mountains. I am on a desperately tiresome journey myself that has led me to underground bars with confederate flags and all-you-can-eat rib buffets to skyscraping ... Read More
    Posted by Kellan Bartosch at 8/26/13
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