http://cryptobrewology.com Home Brewing Topics, Recipes, Reviews and More! Wed, 28 Jul 2010 23:31:03 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en While taking a drive on the east shore of Seneca Lake this past weekend (July 24 it was), my true brew companion, Cindy, and I spotted a brewpub. We were driving way too fast too turn in when we noticed it so I had to proceed a bit farther, then ... http://cryptobrewology.com/index.php/two-goats-on-the-side-of-the-road-and-it-meant-beer/ Cryptobrewology will pull no punches when it comes to defending the world of beer and wine from crackpots who attempt to make a quick buck at the expense of those who fall victim to pseudoscience and snake oil salesmen of the twenty-first century. Charlatans have found their way into the ... http://cryptobrewology.com/index.php/magnetic-vino-quackery-instant-oak-barrel-aging-ha-ha/ I haven't tried it yet, but I'm dying to get a bottle and give this imperial stout a taste. Has anyone sampled Fritz and Ken's Ale, the 30 year Anniversary brew from Sierra Nevada? Post a comment here or submit a beer review! Folks over at Beer Advocate have given it ... http://cryptobrewology.com/index.php/fritz-and-kens-ale-by-sierra-nevada/ If you wish to post a comment, don't just do it to ask a question and get your site link posted here. It won't work. I'm not going to reiterate, so visit the Comment Guidelines and read them, if you don't and you post some little irrelavent two sentence comment, ... http://cryptobrewology.com/index.php/please-read-the-comment-guidelines/ I'm happy to announce the creation of the new Cryptobrewololgy Channel at YouTube! I've been bouncing the idea around for awhile, and have always been interested in starting a worthwhile video channel at YouTube, so this is it. Through the Cryptobrewology Channel at YouTube we -- in this case my good ... http://cryptobrewology.com/index.php/cryptobrewology-youtube-channel/ Hello all, I just wanted to add a quick post to announce that Cryptobrewology has turned 5 years old today. Yep, way back when, February 6, 2005, my friend Roger and I stood in my kitchen, brewing a batch of homebrew, talking about fabled mysterious beasties like the Loch Ness ... http://cryptobrewology.com/index.php/happy-birthday-to-cryptobrewology/ What's the difference between top and bottom fermenting yeast? I was just reviewing some older posts in my archive, seeing where corrections could be made, or erroneous information updated. I wanted to start with this one... The Lager Debate in which I make the statement: The main difference between yeasts used for lagers ... http://cryptobrewology.com/index.php/beer-yeast-live-and-learn/ Cherish, Raspberry. This is an authentic Belgian lambic "brewed with real raspberries" as the label states, but in order to get such a bold, wonderful raspberry nose they must have added some after the brewing, and maybe a little after fermentation too. Cherish Raspberry offers a bold, raspberry nose, little ... http://cryptobrewology.com/index.php/brewery-van-steenberge-raspberry-lambic/ Labatt's Blue. Now here's an okay little pilsner I would drink again. I'm a fan of Molson Canadian, when I feel like having a crisp, light beer during the summer, but now I'll have to add Labatt's to my light drinking fare. Some might disagree, but I think this is ... http://cryptobrewology.com/index.php/funny-what-a-tuque-can-do/ My first experience with Ramstein, a little craft-brewer here in Butler, New Jersey, was a stop in at the brewery during one of the "second Saturdays of the month" open brewery tours. It was literally two blocks from my house at the time of my visit. Now it's two miles, ... http://cryptobrewology.com/index.php/ramstein-blonde/