Brewery News

Tom Green January 5, 2021 Dry yeast or liquid yeast – what should you use for your next batch of homebrew? Liquid yeast has long been thought to be a superior product. But dry yeast technology has advanced to offer some amazing and versatile yeast options. We’ll explore the differences between liquid and dry yeast ... Read More

John Horn January 5, 2021 Naked and elegant, a bottle stripped of its label is a thing of beauty to any homebrewer. We’re going to cover the best methods, step-by-step, for removing labels from your craft beer bottles.How to Remove Bottle Labels There are a few tricks to getting labels off beer bottles. Soaking is ... Read More

BLOGByTim Rozmus MON JAN 4Recipe: Ovenly Brooklyn Blackout Cake With Black Chocolate StoutBy Ovenly Our friends and neighbors at Ovenly created this incredible Brooklyn Blackout cake, featuring decadent dark chocolate, salted dark chocolate pudding buttercream, and our own Brooklyn Black Chocolate Stout. We always wondered how they created this magical cake, and they’re kind enough ... Read More

We won Whistler’s “Best Beer Selection” for the 3rd year in a row! The past year hasn’t given us much to celebrate, but that doesn’t mean we can’t celebrate each other. In fact, before we reveal all the deserving winner’s of Pique’s 2020 Best of Whistler poll, we should probably take a minute to congratulate you, ... Read More

This is custom heading element Kasteel Brouwerij Vanhonsebrouck kicked off 2020 with very ambitious plans. “We had great prospects and 2020 would be the year in which we would further expand our range of cans”, Michiel Clyncke begins. Then the Covid-19 crisis hit the whole world and everything closed down, including hotels and catering establishments. ... Read More

Tom Green December 30, 2020 Even the most perfectionist, veteran homebrewers make mistakes. If you’ve ever been to a homebrew club meeting, or perused the posts of a homebrewing message board, you’ll see all types of blunders. From insignificant to nearly disastrous, mistakes when homebrewing are inevitable. We’re here to share some of our past ... Read More

John Horn December 30, 2020 Naked and elegant, a bottle stripped of its label is a thing of beauty to any homebrewer. We’re going to cover the best methods, step-by-step, for removing labels from your craft beer bottles. There are a few tricks to getting labels off beer bottles. Soaking them is the easiest but ... Read More

Nugget Nectar, an Imperial Amber Ale that brightens up the post-holiday doldrums, is here! This excessively dry-hopped beer started out as a kind-of birthday gift from our Brewmaster John Trogner to himself. John’s birthday is in January, which is around the time when the first hops from our fall selection start arriving at the brewery. ... Read More

Tom Green December 28, 2020 There’s no feeling quite like pulling a fresh pint of beer directly from a tap. Bartenders would be the first to tell you that a high quality tap makes pouring a perfect beer that much easier. For homebrewers, there is a massive range of options and features, across all price ... Read More