I’ve always had a sneaking suspicion that light beer is nothing more than full-strength beer that’s been watered down. But I figured it couldn’t be that simple, they must actually do something […]
L is for light beer
K is for kolsch
Kolsch is one of those beer styles that I just don’t care for very much. I think it’s because, compared to other flavoursome styles like pale ales, IPAs, stouts and the awesome […]
J is for Japan
Japan is home to the interesting happo-shu class of “not really a beer” beers, low-malt lagers brought about by the country’s unusual – and high – beer taxes. See, if happo-shu is […]
I is for imperial
There are a few beer adjectives that cause me some confusion. ‘‘Premium’’ is one of them, as in ‘‘premium lager’’. Firstly, it implies there has been some sort of special treatment given […]
G is for global warming
I’ve got to say, when I think of global warming, I don’t think of beer. Maybe it’s because I figure that something that’s so much fun can’t really have any link to […]
F is for Foster’s
One of the funniest beer slogans of all time has to be ‘‘Foster’s: Australian for beer’’. Australians know why that’s so funny but, for the overseas readers, allow me to explain. Fosters […]
E is for environmental issues
Whenever I do a bit of homebrewing I’m acutely aware of just how much water the process uses. Aside from the water that goes into making the beer there’s all the water […]
D is for drinking customs
There are a few pages of the OCB dedicated to various drinking customs around the world. I’ve decided to limit this entry to just two of them – customs, that is, not […]
C is for California Common
There are a few names for beer styles that confuse me. For instance, what the hell is the go with ‘‘Cascadian Dark Ale’’? Everyone was getting along fine when we were calling […]
A is for ale conner
As I’ve mentioned before, I own a copy of the Oxford Companion to Beer. While I have flicked through it and used it to check up on a specific fact, there are […]
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