By Greg B. In general, I’m not a big fan of pilsners.  But with one of my good friend’s getting married soon, I decided to make for her wedding a pilsner.  Now, this isn’t an …

By Greg B.  As I was rooting around in my fridge, trying to make space for the recently bottled Pilsner I just made (it needs a cold, sub 40F place to hang out for a …

By Greg B. Some beers defy styles, while others define them.  The Shlenkerla smokebeers (Rauchbier = Smokebeer) essentially define the smokebeer style.  Since the dawn of beer making, maltsters have needed to be skilled at …

By Greg B.  Yep, it’s that time of year again.  For those of you who know, you can find Samichlaus in the beer stores!  For those of you who don’t yet know, this is one …

By Greg B.  I’ve had other beers from Shiner, a Texas brewery, and they’ve always been… alright.  Never really impressive, never really innovative.  So when I saw a bottle of Shiner black lager, I almost …

By Greg B.  I bought this beer with absolutely no expectations.  I had heard of the brewery, but couldn’t recall trying anything from them (this doesn’t rule out that at some point in Max’s over …

By Greg B.  I just finished reading a book titled “the Brewmaster’s table”, written by the brewmaster of the Brooklyn Brewery.  While it has taken me a while to finish the book, it has taken …

By Greg B. I’ve been rating the leinenkugel’s line of beers a lot recently.  I’ve heard great things about them, and I’ve heard terrible things about them, but the general conclusion I think one …

By Greg B. I’ll admit, I’m not usually one for the pale lagers.  I like my beers to have more complex and kind of far-out flavors sometimes.  The trouble (and the benefit) with a pale …

By Greg B.  Everyone always talks about Leinenkugels beer, when the summer rolls around.  And this isn’t without reason.  Here in the US, if you hit up your average bar you’ll find a few ’summer’ …