About Cryptobrewology.com
You may have heard tales of Bigfoot...
"It was about 8 feet tall, covered with hair. And it stank!"
"It left 20 inch foot prints across my front lawn!"
"It ate my dog!"
Eerie tales of large, hairy, ape-like creatures that may lurk in the big woods of the Pacific Northwest are perfect for a creepy night around the campfire, but Cryptobrewology is not really about Bigfoot, unless you're talking about Sierra Nevada's famous barley-wine style Ale of the same name, or a host of other beers named after mysterious creatures of legend and lore, like "Nessie" a red ale by Brewery Castle Eggenberg in Austria, or "Sasquatch Stout" brewed by Old Yale Brewing Co. Chilliwack, Canada.
Cryptobrewology is about elusive ales, large lagers, micro-brews, and hearty wheats that may occasionally be found lurking on your local liquor store shelves. Some beers may indeed be "BIG," but if they're covered with hair and stink, we're not drinking them!
It is also about homebrewing, and offers homebrew recipes submitted by site visitors as well as articles on homebrewing techniques.
Cryptobrewology was born in 2004 when two homebrewers were standing around boiling brew pot talking about those mysterious "monsters" and unknown creatures mentioned earlier, which happen to belong to a field of study known as "Cryptozoology." We don't necessarily believe in all of those things, but it's a fun topic of conversation.
As the discussion shifted from Bigfoot the big, elusive, hair-covered creatures to Bigfoot the big barley-wine style ale from Sierra Nevada Brewing Company, there was a moment of revelation. Frantically swallowing a gulp of his Cricket Hill American Ale (a favorite here in Jersey), one of the brewers (okay, it was me) waved a finger in proclamation and sputtered, "Cryptobrewology! Cryptobrewology! A website dedicated to the largest and most elusive beers in the world!"
His fellow brewer friend smiled and said, "That's a cool idea!" Then, after another swig of his Cricket Hill he added, "Man, this is good beer," and tossed a handful of hops into the brew pot.
Why should there be such a connection between elusive hairy bipeds, mysterious monsters, and elusive beer? Why not? Some beers are just as monsterous and mysterious as their folkloric counterparts.
And so Cryptobrewology.com was born. As the slogan says, "Dedicated to the Art of Homebrewing & Appreciation of Traditional Craft-Brewed Beers." Initially the idea was to present the beers as if they were unknown, mysterious monsters of the wilderness. Sometimes a colorful "sighting report" will surface, but mostly the site collects straightforward reviews of not-so-common ales and lagers.
As it continues to grow, Cryptobrewology will add more articles on homebrewing and other beer related topics, more homebrew recipes, and provide a place for fellow beer lovers and homebrewers to share their reviews, stories and ideas.
Cheers... here's to Big Beers!
Drew Vics ("The Brewologist" — Cryptobrewolgy.com)
"It was about 8 feet tall, covered with hair. And it stank!""It left 20 inch foot prints across my front lawn!"
"It ate my dog!"
Eerie tales of large, hairy, ape-like creatures that may lurk in the big woods of the Pacific Northwest are perfect for a creepy night around the campfire, but Cryptobrewology is not really about Bigfoot, unless you're talking about Sierra Nevada's famous barley-wine style Ale of the same name, or a host of other beers named after mysterious creatures of legend and lore, like "Nessie" a red ale by Brewery Castle Eggenberg in Austria, or "Sasquatch Stout" brewed by Old Yale Brewing Co. Chilliwack, Canada.
Cryptobrewology is about elusive ales, large lagers, micro-brews, and hearty wheats that may occasionally be found lurking on your local liquor store shelves. Some beers may indeed be "BIG," but if they're covered with hair and stink, we're not drinking them!
It is also about homebrewing, and offers homebrew recipes submitted by site visitors as well as articles on homebrewing techniques.
Cryptobrewology was born in 2004 when two homebrewers were standing around boiling brew pot talking about those mysterious "monsters" and unknown creatures mentioned earlier, which happen to belong to a field of study known as "Cryptozoology." We don't necessarily believe in all of those things, but it's a fun topic of conversation.
As the discussion shifted from Bigfoot the big, elusive, hair-covered creatures to Bigfoot the big barley-wine style ale from Sierra Nevada Brewing Company, there was a moment of revelation. Frantically swallowing a gulp of his Cricket Hill American Ale (a favorite here in Jersey), one of the brewers (okay, it was me) waved a finger in proclamation and sputtered, "Cryptobrewology! Cryptobrewology! A website dedicated to the largest and most elusive beers in the world!"
His fellow brewer friend smiled and said, "That's a cool idea!" Then, after another swig of his Cricket Hill he added, "Man, this is good beer," and tossed a handful of hops into the brew pot.
Why should there be such a connection between elusive hairy bipeds, mysterious monsters, and elusive beer? Why not? Some beers are just as monsterous and mysterious as their folkloric counterparts.
And so Cryptobrewology.com was born. As the slogan says, "Dedicated to the Art of Homebrewing & Appreciation of Traditional Craft-Brewed Beers." Initially the idea was to present the beers as if they were unknown, mysterious monsters of the wilderness. Sometimes a colorful "sighting report" will surface, but mostly the site collects straightforward reviews of not-so-common ales and lagers.
As it continues to grow, Cryptobrewology will add more articles on homebrewing and other beer related topics, more homebrew recipes, and provide a place for fellow beer lovers and homebrewers to share their reviews, stories and ideas.
Cheers... here's to Big Beers!
Drew Vics ("The Brewologist" — Cryptobrewolgy.com)