http://www.davikbrewing.com/blog Homebrew Blog... Water, Malt & Hops Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:09:06 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en November 6 - 15 As craft beer becomes more popular, San Diego has risen as one of the top craft beer cities ---- it was even named the top beer city by Men's Journal magazine in October. And now, the county's 33 breweries are coming together for San Diego Beer ... http://www.davikbrewing.com/blog/articles/san-diego-beer-week This recipe is similar to Dogfish Head's Punkin Ale, which I was unfortunately unable to get this year. The spices additions might be a bit different, but when you make this beer, you will notice the aroma of pumpkin pie. You can use a pumpkin pie spice mix instead of ... http://www.davikbrewing.com/blog/recipes/halloween-pumpkin-ale 1. Trip Series: New Belgium and Elysian are planning to collaborate on at least four brews, the first of which was a Belgian IPA called Trippel IPA. 2. Midnight Project: Terrapin and Left Hand released their second collaboration in September, called Depth Charge, an Imperial espresso milk stout. 3.  Collaboration Not Litigation: This one has been on ... http://www.davikbrewing.com/blog/articles/6-craft-beer-collaborations Craft Breweries Sierra Nevada and Dogfish Head will release two collaborative beers. Limb & Life, a draft-only beer, debuted in October 2009, while Life & Limb will debut in 24 ounce bottles and on limited draft in November 2009. The two beers are part of the growing "collaborations" among craft brewers. ... http://www.davikbrewing.com/blog/articles/dogfish-head-sierra-nevada-collaborate Brown ale was once the beer of the British masses. In the late 1700s, fancier folks began to favor the newfangled pale ales. (Pale malt was more expensive to process than wood-fired darker malt, making pale ale a bit of a luxury drink.) But low-alcohol brown ales were perfect for ... http://www.davikbrewing.com/blog/articles/brown-ales-from-england A new brewing guide has substance with froth! Considering beer is the most popular alcoholic beverage in the world, there are still precious few books on the subject. Guides to breweries and their beers - technical tomes aimed at the advanced home brewer or craft-brewer market, are growing in number, as well ... http://www.davikbrewing.com/blog/articles/from-the-lab-to-the-bottle Category: 1 American-Style Cream Ale or Lager -24 Entries Gold: Milwaukee’s Best, Miller Brewing Co., Golden, CO Silver: Hamm’s, Miller Brewing Co., Golden, CO Bronze: Red Dog, Miller Brewing Co., Golden, CO Category: 2 American-Style Wheat Beer -19 Entries Gold: County Seat Wheat, Blind Tiger Brewery & Restaurant, Topeka, KS Silver: Shredders Wheat, Barley Brown’s Brew ... http://www.davikbrewing.com/blog/microbrewing/gabf-winners-category-1-6 Category: 7 Specialty Beer -21 Entries Gold: Chateau Jiahu, Dogfish Head Brewery, Milton, DE Silver: Palo Santo Marron, Dogfish Head Brewery, Milton, DE Bronze: Drunken Angel, Rock Bottom Brewery - Chicago, Chicago, IL Category: 8, Rye Beer -21 Entries Gold: Crazy Jackass Ale, Great American Restaurants, Centreville, VA Silver: Blue Point Brewing Co. RastafaRye, Blue Point ... http://www.davikbrewing.com/blog/microbrewing/gabf-winners-category-7-12 Category: 13 Out of Category – Traditionally Brewed Beer -82 Entries Gold: W ‘10, Widmer Brothers Brewing, Portland, OR Silver: Brooklyner-Schneider Hopfen-Weisse, Brooklyn Brewery, Brooklyn, NY Bronze: S1NIST0R Black Ale, 10 Barrel Brewing Co., Bend, OR Category: 14 Gluten Free Beer -10 Entries Gold: Celia Framboise, The Alchemist, Waterbury, VT Silver: Redbridge, Anheuser-Busch, Inc., Saint Louis, ... http://www.davikbrewing.com/blog/microbrewing/gabf-winners-category-13-18 Category: 19 Wood- and Barrel-Aged Sour Beer -45 Entries Gold: Bourbonic Plague, Cascade Brewery Co. LLC, Portland, OR Silver: Vlad the Imp Aler, Cascade Brewery Co. LLC, Portland, OR Bronze: Phruit Phunk, Nodding Head Brewing Co., Philadelphia, PA Category: 20 Aged Beer -32 Entries Gold: Horn Dog Vintage 2007, Flying Dog Brewery, Frederick, MD Silver: St. ... http://www.davikbrewing.com/blog/microbrewing/gabf-winners-category-19-24