You & Me & Beer Makes Three
Friends, I’ve let a few local beer lovers kick the tires and I think it’s time to share the Middle Tenessee Ale Trail with a wider audience. There’s still work to do, but I’d love any feedback you have. We’ve been working on this idea for a while and wanted to launch with a printed trail … Read more
Our friends at Jackalope let us know it’s Lovefest time! Don’t miss it, this coming Tuesday night, March 21. The ladies of Nashville Girls Pint out will be hanging out there too. Here are more details from Jackalope… NASHVILLE, Tennessee— Jackalope Brewing Co. announces the release of their spring seasonal, Lovebird Strawberry Raspberry Hefeweizen. To celebrate, … Read more
What are some ways you describe beer? There are a lot of terms you hear all the time: malty, hoppy, sour, session, dark, heavy, etc. Descriptions help us talk about the beer we’re drinking. But have you ever said your beer was digestible? Yep, it’s a thing, especially in Belgium. Belgian brewers make use of … Read more
If you’re on a journey to learn more about Belgian beer (and if you’re not, you should be), you may have wondered what is the deal with Trappist and Abbey ales? Are they the same? The simple answer is no, but it’s not that simple. There’s enough difference to write a book on the topic. Actually, … Read more
I took the written and oral components of the Advance Cicerone exam (for the second time) in Dallas in mid-October 2016 (that post is here). In my February 2016 attempt, I got a 78, two points short of passing (read about that here and here). This time I got a 79! Yes, just one point … Read more
