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Today we're going to look at the beer style Czech Pilsner. You may also hear it called Czech premium pale lager. This is because in the Czech Republic, only Pilsner Urquell is allowed to be called a Czech Pilsner.   We are going to look at the history of the beer style, I’ll go through the style guidelines and what to expect from your glass. And I'll also give you some examples to go try.    The History of Czech Pilsner Bohemia, also known as the Czech Republic now, has a long history of brewing just like Germany and England. In the 16th century, brewers were creating beers made out of rye malt and wheat malt.  Wheat malt beers were called white beers and rye malt beers were called red beers. These were ales made with top fermenting yeast and they were darker, smoky and heavier than we would expect today because of poorer malting processes. An important figure in Bohemian brewing was Ondřej Poupě. He was the first brewer to use a thermometer. He also wrote the...

Today I want to talk to you about beer made with bread. Let me tell you how brewers might do this, why there is beer made with bread and I'm going to give you some examples of beer made with bread that you can go and try.   How is Beer Made With Bread? So how does a brewer go about brewing beer made with bread?  The bread can be used to replace a portion of the barley.  It will still produce fermentable sugars, which we need to be able to create alcohol within our beer. As a recap of the basic brewing process for you - grains are steeped in warm water to extract starches and enzymes to create fermentable sugars.  Part of that grain bill can be replaced by bread and the same process will happen. The water is then removed from the grains, and bread as the case may be, and that is boiled.  Hops and various ingredients may be added at this point.  Then the liquid, now called wort, is cooled and yeast is added. The yeast will then convert the fermentable sugars ...

Discover how a centuries-old British tradition sparked the birth of an American icon, and why Sierra Nevada remains the gold standard for APA lovers everywhere. The Origins: From English Innovation to American Adaptation An English version of American Pale Ale to look for is Toadlicker by Hand Brew Co   To truly appreciate the American Pale Ale (APA), we have to travel back to the smoky beginnings of English brewing. The story starts with a key innovation: the introduction of coke (a clean-burning coal derivative) as a brewing fuel. In 1642, coke began to replace wood in malt kilns, allowing English maltsters to produce lighter, purer malts—ending the reign of sooty, smoky beers and giving birth to the pale ale. The term “pale ale” first appeared in 1703, and by the mid-1700s, this lighter, more refreshing style was widespread throughout England. As waves of immigrants crossed the Atlantic, so did their brewing traditions. American brewers made pale ales as early as the 1800s, but ...

Discover the rich history, defining characteristics, and unique variations of American IPAs The Birthplace of IPA and Its Stateside Makeover A selection of American and New England IPAs from the US and the UK L-R: Union Jack by Firestone Walker, Jai Alai by Cigar City, Turbulence by Neptune Brewery, Glad That's Over by Neon Raptor The story of the American IPA (India Pale Ale) is one of tradition, transformation, and innovation. The origins of IPA trace back to England, where brewers fortified pale ales with extra hops for export—hops acted as preservatives on long journeys, particularly to British India. When British settlers crossed the Atlantic, they brought these cherished beer styles with them to America, initiating the long, fruitful pathway to what we know as American IPA today. The English Beginnings A good example of an English IPA is Proper Job by St Austell Brewery The English IPA's defining traits—high hop content and robust malt character—were adapted by early Amer...