ITALY

On February 21, 2020   /   Beers of the World  

Birrra Moretti La Rossa, Birra Moretti, Italy – A glass presents an attractive, bright red\amber beer with a lasting cream-tan head. Aroma is soft with equal amounts of dark bread, highlighted by dark fruits including prunes, raisins and a bit of molasses. Regardless of all that, the body is lighter than anticipated. With this beer emphasis is placed squarely on the malt and alcohol, hops are subtle and restrained. Finish is perfume-like alcohol and a light spiciness. © Gregg Smith Mountain Brewers Beer Fest – June 6,2020 in Idaho Falls,

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This Day in Beer History

On February 14, 2020   /   Industry News  

On this day in 1873,Joe Johnson of Lockport, New York was celebrating his good fortune. His friend and brewery owner John Gibson agreed to Johnson fulfilling a dream by spending a night in the brewery. It was a ill-conceived celebration; his body was found, head hanging down into a wooden, open-tank of beer. His glee over consuming all he could hold may have driven him to lean down for a drink, and there, a layer of odorless, colorless Carbon Dioxide, a product of fermentation, suffocated the luckless Joe Johnson. Don’t

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SUPER BOCK

On February 10, 2020   /   Beers of the World  

Super Bock, UNICER União Cervejeira S.A., Portugal is the country’s best selling beer. Classifying its style can be difficult; marketed as a bock, it leans toward the American Pilsner style, bordering on malt liquor, yet retains some of the boozy traits of bock. As such, Super Bock pours light gold colored with a nose of low straw and some very faint floral scent. Flavors of malt sweetness and light lemon rind mingle in a light to medium body which finishes malty sweet, just short of cloying. © Gregg Smith, Mountain

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Two Pioneer Craft Brewers Announce Changes

On February 4, 2020   /   Industry News  

Milwaukee- based Sprecher Brewing, founded in 1985 has been sold to a Milwaukee based investment group. No details were release on financial terms for the brewery which sold 9,000 barrels in its last reporting year; at it’s peak Sprecher sold 25,000 barrels. In other news, Carol Stoudt of the Adamstown, PA ‘Stoudts’ Brewing has announced her retirement and closing of the brewery at the end of this winter after more than 33 years in operation. Production in the last reporting year was 2,400 barrels. Mountain Brewers Beer Fest in Idaho

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