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Rich & Malty Stout Cupcakes to Bake for Chocolate Cupcake Day
It's Chocolate Cupcake Day, so we thought we'd post our Chocolate Stout Cupcake recipe to show off just how delicious beer can make a cupcake! Stout in your cupcake, and Bailey's in your buttercream if you're feeling bold.
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When Just an IPA Won't Do - A Black, Red, & Double IPA Tasting
This time we focused our efforts on taste testing hoppy beers – in this case IPAs and one dry-hopped California Common. The taste testing offered a broad spectrum of different hop flavors, and demonstrated that hops should not be synonymous with strict bitterness.
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Why Oskar Blues is the Arbiter of Cool, Canned, Craft Beer
Oskar Blues is serious about canned craft beer. They are said to be responsible for the first released canned craft beer in the United States, which was their Dale's Pale Ale in November 2002. They still only package their beer in cans and kegs, never bottles.
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7 Dessert Inspired Beers to Brew on Apple Betty Day
October 5th is National Apple Betty Day, and while that may drive some to bake, the holiday motivates us to get brewing. We've got a favorite Apple Betty recipe of our own, and it's called "Apple Brown Beery."
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The Search for the Best Fall Beers - Pumpkin, Cider, & Spice
Our objective with this tasting was to try out some flavorful fall beers to celebrate the start of the season - with some malt liquor for good measure. (Actually, we tasted the malt liquor because we are working on our own recipe and needed to make sure we are hitting the mark).
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Fresh, Bright Citrus Beer for the Tasting, plus Scotch Ale
As we do every week, we enjoyed a Thursday afternoon beer tasting to inspire us when creating new recipes. The "common thread" here wasn't particularly strong – we tasted a Scotch Ale, then compared and discussed the citrus flavors in the IPA and Saison. We talked about common vs. tropical citrus flavors, how much is too much citrus, and beers with a citrus flavor that tastes more like a cleaning product.
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How to Prepare for Brewing Beer at Home
We're very confident that the beer recipes and equipment you are working with will make the process fast, clean, simple, and very tasty. That being said, good beer is terribly hard to wait for. This is where many of the issues happen for new brewers - shortcuts get taken and their final beer tastes less than awesome. So, we've collected 7 points in an effort to curb that temptation.
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Brewers and Friends
When learning how to brew beer, it's helpful to taste new beers and find what makes them a hit for you. It's also to your benefit to have friends try out your homebrew with you and let you know how they found it. Though as long as your beer makes you happy, we're happy.
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13 Beers to Start Brewing Now for the Holidays
The holidays may feel far off at the moment, but when it comes to beer brewing, it's never too early to start. Many spicy, heavy, winter beers do best with a long conditioning time. This list has a little bit of everything to accommodate the preferences of those with whom you choose to spend the winter holidays.
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Oktoberfest Märzen
We decided that with Oktoberfest approaching, this was as good a time as any to do some research on tasty Oktoberfest picks. Though these three were similar in terms of flavor notes, they each had their own strengths. We'd highly suggest doing a tasting of one particular beer style to really get in tune with where your homebrew should be when brewing in that style.
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Most Popular Beer Recipes by Beer Style
Happy National Beer Lover's Day! We decided that the best way to celebrate beer lovers all over the nation is to list our most beloved beer recipes by beer style. The best of the best. Allow us to show off how loved these beers are by our beer-loving Mr. Beer brewers with the glowing reviews they've left on our product pages!
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Mr. Beer Launches 12 New Kits to Simplify Craft Beer Brewing From Home
Last month Mr. Beer unveiled 12 new craft beer kits on their website. The kits feature the 6 most popular craft beer styles in "complete" and "starter" kit versions, and are developed to give first time homebrewers a simple and satisfying first experience with the hobby.
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5 Beers to Start Brewing Now for Fall
Fall is a season known for luscious, spicy beer offerings to warm us as the weather gets colder. So it's no surprise that some folks don't care to be restricted to pumpkin-flavored brews only.
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