AHA Dark Lager Competition

Just in case someone is sitting on a couple of bottles of dark lager…   Hail to Hefeweizen Club-Only Competition Results are In Who says that Hefeweizen has to be a summer beer style? This third Club-Only Competition saw 60 entries from 29 states competing in BJCP category 15. Thanks to competition organizer Brian Steuerwald...

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The Monster Mash 2: Field of Hops

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The historic porter group brew in Piscataway had it all – some 9am Pilsners, a stuck mash, and suspicious neighbors doing slow drivebys all day long! Piscataway had never seen the likes of it. Due to a supply chain issue, the brewing didn’t get started right away (hence the 9am pilsners). But once we got...

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The Monster Mash was a Brewyard Smash!

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And by “brewyard” I mean the parking lot at Princeton Homebrew where 7 of us did a single mash to produce some 42 gallons of wort. If you have been by Princeton Homebrew lately, you’ve probably laid eyes on the Monster Mash Tun. Its a 60-gallon, stainless steel homebrewers dream. The only problem is that...

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Philly Pub Crawl this Saturday!!

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We’re starting at Monks and wrapping up at the new Frankford Beer Garden. Check out the calendar page for all the details. And for the love of God, start exercising your liver! Here’s a map of the adventure: View 2011 PALE ALES Philly Pub Crawl in a larger map  

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Dead Soldiers – Stylewise

Don’t know how many of you get Joe Six Pack (aka Don Russel). In particular, I found this article on defunct styles interesting, as I must confess I was not familiar with most of them. (If you have ever heard of a Kentucky Common, my hat is off to you!).  I have had the Polish...

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Kane Brewery Tour

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Over 30 PALE ALERS trekked out to the Kane Brewery last night just outside Asbury Park. Michael, Glenn, and Clay were on hand to take us on a tour of their 7,500 square foot brewhouse. According to Michael Kane, it was exactly a year ago that they signed their lease and started retrofitting the building...

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