Deege from Fermentarium

At the suggestion of a friend, I tried Fraoch Heather Ale. This beer is a bit different than most beers because the beer uses heather to bitter the beer instead of hops, but no so different that the beer is not familiar. If you're looking for a "hop recession proof" beer, I'd give this one a try. I'm going to try to find a recipe for it too! You can read more about it on my site. Cheers!

Hey all! I just added a post about some random beer facts. It's a collection of stuff I found out while researching for other articles. They seem to be popular, so I'll do these as I accumulate factoids. If you are a blogger about beer, you might also find BeerPoll interesting. It was started by the guy who writes BeerSmith. He started a Digg-like site for articles about beer. This is really co… Continue

If you have seen these kits in your LHBS and wondered if they are any good, I wrote a review about the ktis. The short story is that it produces good beer, but the one I tried didn't "wow" me. If you are looking to try homebrewing, but don't want to be bothered with all the boiling and equipment, these are a great way to go. I'll probably try others over the summer to see how they are.

For all you homebrewers out there, I just posted an article about how to make Belgian wits. It's a popular spring/summer beer that almost went extinct in the 1950s! Tomorrow (Mar 14th) I've also got a blogger spotlight on a "very local" celebrity. If you want to learn more about the Beer Philosopher, check it out!

I've just put up a few new entries on Fermentarium. One called The Last Beer on Earth was inspired by a question I posed in the forums. The other "22 crazy alcohol myths you swore were true" is a collection of urban legends surrounding beer and alcohol in general. If you're looking for light reading material, I'd love to hear what you think!