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Articles in Category "Beer Tasting"Everyone Loves Hops, so Why Don't You?by Nick JurkowskiWithin the community of beer-drinkers (and therefore, almost certainly, among the community of non beer-drinkers), there are an alarming number of people who are completely unclear about the role... Read more! Anchorage's Breweriesby Nick JurkowskiI’ve recently come back for a visit to my hometown, Eagle River, Alaska (just north of Alaska’s largest and least Alaskan city, Anchorage). Anchorage is an odd place, and though it... Read more! English Beer Errataby Nick JurkowskiPerusing my earlier columns, I notice the distinct lack of a few key styles that somehow eluded my careful discussion of British beer. I place the responsibility for this oversight squarely on... Read more! Lambics, Saisons, and Oud Bruns (Oh My)by Nick JurkowskiYou have to hand it to the Belgians – the imagination that they’ve shown in creating incredible beer is downright astounding. Trappist tripels and Abbey-Style strong ales are interesting... Read more! American Beer: Nothing to Fearby Nick JurkowskiBeer has had its ups and downs in America. Naturally, the lowest point was Prohibition, when most of the breweries went out of business (wineries could at least get along selling “sacramental... Read more! A Tale of Lagers and Weizen, part IIby Nick JurkowskiWhile lagers are dominant in Germans’ beer tastes, Germany is also well known for their wheat beer, generally fermented with ale yeast. We can also find a few precious barley ale styles... Read more! A Tale of Lagers and Weizen, part Iby Nick JurkowskiChances are, there isn’t a beer-drinker around who doesn’t know the light lager style of Germany and Bohemia. Lagers, while only a few hundred years old, have been exported around the world... Read more! The Styles of the Isles, Part IIby Nick JurkowskiIn this entry exploring styles of beer from the British Isles, we will focus on the darker beers - porters and stouts, as well as Scotch Ales. Stretch you mind and palate while improving your beer... Read more! Styles of the Isles, Part Iby Nick JurkowskiThe British Isles gave birth to porters, stouts, pale ales, bitters, and scotch ales (as well as milds, browns, and others). To a typical American beer drinker who is used to American light... Read more! Belgian Beersby Nick JurkowskiYou will find most anything you are looking for among the beers of Belgium. From crisp, thirst-quenching lagers to darker strong beer and sour gueze lambic, Belgian beers run a gamut of flavors... Read more! Beer: An Introductory Primerby Nick JurkowskiSince prohibition, American beer has been so traditionally homogenous that most Americans had only a vague awareness that there was an entire beer world outside of the standard rice and corn-based... Read more! Eating Crow Tastes Like Chickenby Jennifer JordanWrong. Webster’s dictionary defines wrong as “the state of being mistaken or incorrect.” I can admit when I am wrong. I was wrong when I bet my younger sister that she could jump down an entire... Read more! 
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