Founded in 1987, this Milwaukee brewery helped establish craft beer in a city home to some very large brewers, as well as the rest of Wisconsin. Fixed Gear, like its bike courier namesakes, is the sort of indispensably solid classic that will always be hip! Now branded as an American Red IPA, reflecting the current beer […]
The spontaneously fermented beers of Belgium are a complex weave of fermentation flavors; dozens of different micro-flora work contribute. Acidity, mostly lactic acid, is a part of these beers, but as a balancing component not the star of the show. Subtly and nuance demarcate the best examples. Geuze is a blend of multiple vintages of […]
When Pilseners began to dominate the beer market in the 1840s, German brewers created their own takes on the Bohemian original. In Dortmound, in western Germany, that Pilsner riff became known as an Export, a tax category based on its starting gravity. Compared to other German golden lagers it has slightly more alcohol, a slight […]
Something amazing happened in Wisconsin: there is a craft beer that is available absolutely everywhere. Spotted Cow, the flagship product of New Glarus Brewing Company, is as universally available as any beer from multinational corporations. It is a crisp refreshing beer, simple enough for the gulper of yellow fizzy stuff and flavorful enough for any craft […]
This is the original weizenbock, first brewed in 1907 and marketed as a wheat-doppelbock. In Germany and perhaps on your bottle cap in the US, you will find it labeled Unser Aventinus, giving homage to the Reformation era Bravarian historian as the beer’s namesake, not one of the various saints of the same name. This […]