By Greg B. As many of you know, I find it hard to drink a lot of lagers.  The flavors tend to be a bit more subtle in them, and sometimes, I just want to …

By Greg B. I have yet to really post a homebrew on this website, and I think it’s time this changes.  I know I have recipes and I talk about the homebrews, and even mention …

By Greg B.  I made a promise to myself so I suppose you all will have to go along with it too.  And that 2010 promise was to learn more about lagers, but in particular, …

By Greg B. It’s important to be aware that not all beers are created equal.  And it’s also important to understand that not all nations are adept beer producers.  In fact, the most common style …

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 …