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By Briggsy – Real Ale Up North To some of the more mature beery brethren, the title above may cause raised eyebrows, shaking of ones head – or even accusations of heresy. However, is ‘keg’ such a ‘bad’ word in 2015? It certainly was in the seventies eighties, when …
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By Fontina Turner – Bacon & Legs This is my third attempt at writing this column. The problem is… there is so much to say and so many different ways to say it. Honestly, writers much better than me have done it justice where I will inevitably come up short. …
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Hops! Mother Nature’s gift to the brewer! What would beer be without them? (Really really sweet! LOL!) Hops are one of the four basic ingredients in brewing our favorite beverage. The other three essential ones are water, malted barley and yeast. It truly is amazing what type of flavors can …
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By Rachael Rettner, Senior Writer Live Science The hops found in beer not only add flavor, but also may lessen the damaging effects of alcohol on the liver, a new study in mice suggests. In the study, the researchers gave mice regular beer with hops, a special beer without hops, …
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By Fontina Turner – Bacon & Legs We all change. Our palettes develop. We become more refined. But I had this hunch that my palette does not think it’s too good for Spam. I think it’s one of those things where it gets a bad rep because it’s processed, packaged …
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By Fontina Turner – Bacon & Legs Ingredient-specific beers get me going. Especially when the brewers take such care in selecting their ingredients. When I tried Bison Beer’s Organic Honey Basil Ale, I knew I had to cook with it. I’ve been hammering out the recipe for a couple …
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By Fontina Turner – Bacon & Legs If I could have dinner ANYWHERE, where would I go? I’ve done some traveling in my little stay on this Earth so far, but not a ton. The one place that QUICKLY came to mind though, was Belgium.
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By Herr Mike Another year goes by and here are some of my top picks of craft beers I drank during 2019.
