Exploring Craft Beer and Homebrew in Peru (Country Code 51) and the USA (Country Code 1)
My wife recently returned from Lima and she brought me back two cans of beer from the Barranco Beer Company. Barranco Beer Company introduced canning to the Peruvian craft beer industry with a couple of releases last year in time for the soccer World Cup and Peru’s Independence Day holiday. They have since expanded canning…
Jester King flight with cheese pairing at Øl Beer Cafe and Bottle Shop, in Walnut Creek (CA) on Sunday.
On Friday night I attended the San Francisco Beer Week Opening Gala for the first time, courtesy of the Bay Area Craft Brewers Guild, and the first descriptor that comes to mind is “Wow!” With nearly 130 breweries represented, and almost 400 beers on offer, the Gala is an amazing experience. As very brewery brings…
A few days ago I popped open a bottle of Barihuait Barley Wine that I had brought back from Lima five months ago and carefully stowed in my fridge. The beer held up pretty well. It presented with a low hop aroma and was initially quite effervescent, with a head that dissipated quickly. There was…