As things are starting up here at theBeerean.com, I want to broaden our horizons as a beer drinking family. I hope that you don’t judge me too harshly, but there are times I just don’t feel like a beer. The meal or the moment just call for something a little harder/sweeter/smoother/warmer/etc. Therefore I reach for the spirits. I have a feeling I’m not the only one that feels this way. So I’m occasionally going to share some thoughts and tips on the harder stuff.
What are hops? You hear about them all the time in the world of beer. You hear about beers that have double the hops. There are even tripple hop beers now too. It’s one of the basic ingredients of beer, but it seems that everyone assumes that you know what a hop is. Hops are actually the female flower cluster [...]
Most people can tell you what ABV stands for when it comes to beer (alcohol by volume), but a little less known term is IBU’s. International Bittering Units are used to describe how much bitter content is in a beer derived from hops in the brewing process. Depending on where you look, IBU’s are either determined by how much isohumulone [...]
When you taste beer there are four basic flavors that come out. These aren’t the only flavors in a beer. The taste of a beer can be as simple as a small strings ensemble or as complex as a full orchestra. But the four predominant flavors in a beer are malty, bitter, sour, and skunky.
