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Hey we get it. You’re busy and you can’t possibly hang with us 24/7. But still, we don’t want you to be missing all the good stuff. So as part of our ongoing commitment to bringing you the best craft beer and lifestyle coverage on the face of the planet – we occasionally compile “the best” of our more recent good, bad and ugly.
So welcome to another Weekend Wrap… More ACB “goodies” you may have missed.
Enhanced Brewing
It used to be that brewing with any ingredients beyond the basics was considered “verboten,” something that was frowned upon, something that wasn’t that cool in the world of craft beer. But over the years there’s been an evolution in brewing, and additives and extracts are no longer the dirty words they once were. Maybe this newfound openness correlates with the growth of the homebrewing movement, where extracts are common – maybe not. But something is happening because more and more flavor-infused beers are making their way to the marketplace and you can read more about in…
BREWERS EXPERIMENTING WITH NEW METHODS TO BOOST FLAVORS
Starting From Scratch
Scratch Brewing Company, is a rural farmhouse brewery located just 5 miles from Southern Illinois’ beautiful Shawnee National Forest and they built quite a reputation for their unique approach to locally sourced brewing techniques. Named one of the top four breweries in the country for foraged beer by Outside Magazine, Scratch Brewing is committed to creating beer with a diverse array of farmed and foraged ingredients. And that is the overriding brewing philosophy that characterizes their brilliant new book…
GOOD BOOKS – THE HOMEBREWER’S ALMANAC
Alaskan Beer And Bears
Alaska’s a vast and spectacular wonderland and the brewers we hung with when we were touring the region a while back, tend to like there beers BIG. They would spin a tale or two while we were drinking together and not surprisingly many of those stories involved the region’s far-ranging bear population. You see bear sightings for them are as common as the enormous beers they enjoy brewing and you can read more about one brewery in particular in …
