Study Hall : The right glass for the right beer, The Nonic Imperial Pint

Study Hall : The right glass for the right beer, The Nonic Imperial Pint

Many a person will try to revoke your “man card” for pouring a freshly opened bottle of beer into a glass. Odds are those folks are drinking the type of …Continue reading »

Study Hall: The Noble Experiment Ends

Study Hall: The Noble Experiment Ends

Before Prohibition, there were over 1500 breweries in the US. When Prohibition was instituted, breweries were forced to produce malt products, “near beer,” or whatever else they could in order …Continue reading »

Study Hall: Imperial Stout

Study Hall: Imperial Stout

The term “Imperial Stout” refers to the intensely heavy, strong, and dark version of an English porter. These beers started being brewed in the 1700′s for export from England to …Continue reading »

Study Hall: Honeymoon and… Beer?

Study Hall: Honeymoon and… Beer?

Beer Bytes: In Babylonian times, it was a common practice for the father of the bride to supply his son-in law with a month’s worth of mead. Mead is an …Continue reading »

Study Hall: A Bit About Bass

Study Hall: A Bit About Bass

Beer Bytes: In 1777, the Bass brewery was founded by William Bass. The distinctive red triangle on the bottle was the first registered trademark in the United Kingdom. The Bass logo …Continue reading »

Study Hall: Budweiser Beers

Study Hall: Budweiser Beers

Beer Bytes: When one says the word, “Budweiser” one thing comes to mind: that gigantic brewery from St. Louis with those funny horses and the great ads during the Super …Continue reading »

Study Hall: Hacker-Pschorr and Strauss

Study Hall: Hacker-Pschorr and Strauss

Beer Bytes: The famous German composer, Richard Strauss, was the son of Josephine Pschorr of the German brewery Hacker-Pschorr. Strauss actually dedicated one of his most well-known works, Der Rosenkavalier, to the …Continue reading »