Ingredient Exemptions A Win For Cooperation
Though the famed medieval German beer law, rheinheistgebot, forbade the use of any ingredients besides water, barley and hops to make beer, modern brewers enjoy much success with the addition of other ingredients including: fruit, spices, vegetables, plants, and sugars. Until very recently, brewing and selling beers with such ingredients required the archaic labeling rigamarole […]
READ MOREThe Seduction of the Growler Part I: An Old Fad is New Again
If you’re a micro-brew lover, chances are you own not one but several growlers, perhaps one from each of your favorite beer brands. Bringing that shiny jug into a brewery and getting it filled up with the sweet, sweet nectar of amber alcohol goodness is one of life’s greatest beer gifts! And although it seems […]
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