My latest featured article for RateBeer’s The Hop Press… posted on Saturday, March 20th.
Until the advent of the 21st century, beer brewers went to great lengths to protect their beer from the flavors that storage in wooden vessels might impart. In a definite reversal of these traditions, modern brewers have acknowledged what wine makers and distillers have known for centuries and are embracing the wooden vessel (barrel, cask, etc) as an enticing way to add unique and delicious flavors to their beers.
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written by VTHopHead
\\ tags: barrel-aged, wood-aged
My latest featured article for RateBeer’s The Hop Press… posted on Saturday, March 6th.
I recently interviewed Jeff Baker, the wine and beer manager for one of my favorite Vermont beer stores, The Beverage Warehouse , and when I asked him about his favorite beer he was very quick to let me know that there where really just two classes of beer; “Belgians and non-Belgians and the Belgians are the best”. I have to admit that, while I thoroughly enjoy many types and styles of beer, the Belgians (those actually produced in Belgium) and Belgian-styles (those produced elsewhere) are among my favorites as well.
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written by VTHopHead
\\ tags: Beer Style, Belgian, Hop Press, HopPress
My latest featured article for RateBeer’s Hop Press… posted on Saturday, December 19th.
For someone that calls themselves “The Vermont Hop Head”, you had to figure that it would only be a matter of time before I waxed poetically about some hoppy beer and I have managed to contain myself long enough. While I would willingly tell you that I enjoy many types of beer, it is the hoppy ones that have my keen interest. Sitting near the top of the highly hopped beer world are the beers of the beer style called “India Pale Ale” as well as its more potent derivative, the Double or Imperial IPA.
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written by VTHopHead
\\ tags: Featured Article, Hop Press, HopPress
