Charles Perry of the Los Angeles Times, talks with Charles Bamforth, author of Grape Vs. Grain, about the role of a beer connoisseur at a university known for its winemaking. Now that’s the kind of stuff this beer-loving, NorCal-born blogger is happy to see:
Charles Bamforth stirs the pot as UC Davis’ professor of beer
By Charles [...]
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I love the Anchor Brewing Co.’s beer.
I love it.
I love Anchor Steam, I love their Christmas beer on the less “piney” years, I love Old Foghorn, and I really love the rye and gin they’ve been distilling lately.
When I went to Oakland, CA for a wedding in my fiance’s family, the hotel desk handed me [...]
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And the winner is….
Shawn the Beer Philosopher, with:
“In wine is truth, in beer is strength … in between them both is one happy man!”
Enjoy the book, and keep your tables ring free!
Thanks to all the contributors. Grape vs. Grain is now available nationwide.
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Caption This Image!
Ahh, the life of a brewing scientist. Pictured above is Grape vs. Grain author Charles Bamforth at a food-fashion-themed cookout. Well, look which beverages were happy to pose in the picture!
It just… it begs for a caption contest. Comment something witty below! The winner gets a copy of the book and a stack [...]
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Is it a moot debate?
A recent informal poll of Cambridge’s US marketing department shows a dead heat, with many baffled by the question right off the bat. Someone sneaks up behind your desk and says “Wine or beer, GO!” What would you say?
Most were taken aback, with baffled responses like “Well, my favorite beer is…” [...]
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It’s Friday. Feeling healthy? I’m not qualified to give any dietary advice but… if you’ve been drinking wine as a healthy alternative to beer, perhaps you should reconsider. Then again, who am I to talk? That picture to the left was taken in my kitchen after a night of heavy fermentation. The result was [...]
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Charles Bamforth, brewing scientist extraordinaire, has a little lesson in diversity. Wines, after all, have an enormous range of flavors packed in just one fruit. You can have smoke, berry, licorice, pear, leather, grass, cat-pee (Chenin blanc, people, look it up). But as far as beer goes, Charles thinks it has more to offer. [...]
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