Fest Bier Time!

Isn't it beautiful?? Ok, Ok maybe I've taken this love of Oktoberfest beers too far. Or maybe not! When I saw this collection of...

Recently, my brother John made it out to AZ from Durham to celebrate my mom's 85th Birthday. We really had a great time and it was nice...

It's time to brew a Festbier or Marzen.. This post presents a nice video overview of the Festbier style, the same one served in the tents...

I posted last year about my fest beer and how it took 8 weeks to finally be ready. That sounds about right for traditional lager brewing...

As many of you know, what the Americans call Marzen vs. what the Germans call it are quite different. The American version (think Samuel...

Well, it's still brutally hot in Phoenix, so my mind has begun to wander back to the Old World, and specifically Bavaria and...

Yeast stalled out at 1.044......

I found this great post for German Pretzel beer cheese. Thought it would be worth posting here as well from craftbeering.com from...

It's the last weekend in July and I'm starting to freak out. Based on my brewing experience, I know lagers get better and better as they...

After a 1 hour train ride from the Munich central station, I arrived in Salzburg. It was a beautiful ride running from the city to the...