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King cake is a staple of the New Orleans Mardi Gras celebration. The pastry-like cake is sugary-sweet with dominant flavors of cinnamon and sugar, and its story reaches beyond that of Mardi Gras. The king cake is shrouded in religious history, originally…
Test your knowledge of Stan Hieronymus' new book Brewing Local in this week's Tuesday Beer Trivia quiz.
Qualifiers of the 2016 Great American Beer Festival Pro-Am Competition discuss the experience of bringing a homebrew recipe to the masses with the help of commercial breweries.
Test your knowledge on lautering and sparging in this week's Tuesday Beer Trivia quiz. We do it all the time when we're making beer, but do we ever stop to think about the processes themselves and where they originated? Test your…
Test your knowledge on the science of sour beers in this week's Tuesday Beer Trivia quiz. Always wanted to know how much you understand about brewing sour beers? Test yourself and see if you've got the styles and all their delicious microbes…
Editor’s Note: A version of this article appeared in the Nov/Dec 2016 issue of The New Brewer. How many times have you opened your malt cabinet and rummaged through a collection of zip-top bags filled with assorted base malts and specialty…
Test your knowledge on fruit beers in this week's Tuesday Beer Trivia quiz. Fruit in beer seems like a new phenomenon in the United States, but these sweet and succulent additions have been around for longer than we think. After you take…
Test your knowledge on water pH and mineral content in this week's Tuesday Beer Trivia quiz.
Did you detect an off-flavor in a recent homebrew? Don't worry just yet! There are a number of off-flavors in beer that are acceptable at certain levels in certain styles, and in some instances may even be desirable according to the Beer…
