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May16
by BrewDad on May 16, 2020 at 6:53 am
Posted In: Cicerone Certification, Craft Beer, Craft Story, Fredfest

With all this extra time on our hands not going out I am safe to say that I have been reading.  OMG, I know stop what is he doing?  I am reading.  Tasting Beer by Randy Mosher.  Why?  You ask, well I am readying myself for the Cicerone test.  It has been a long-time goal to finally get my certification. It is something I have had on my mind for years. 

Cicerone Certification Program Adds American Beer Styles Course ...
https://www.cicerone.org/us-en

So, goes the question tasting beer, where do you start?  Do you just go out and get as many beers as you can and try them at one time?  Sure, that is a great time, then the bill, the next day hangover and then did it accomplish what your trying for?  Do you get specific styles and try them while taking copious amount of notes on each variance? Well the later is what I am doing.  Also, when at the brewery I work for. I am looking over kegging, taps and all other mechanisms to learn all I can.  

It is interesting to find that aroma, taste, color, head, carbonation, mouthfeel, and alcohol are apart of the deconstructing of the beer.   It gets interesting I am looking up so many new words and styles. BJCP guidelines, then my flash cards and then just diving into each of the styles.  I look like a mad scientist looking over, tasting, and taking notes.  Books all over a table you would think I am back in college.

https://www.amazon.com/Tasting-Beer-Randy-Mosher-illustrated/dp/B00DO97E0S

Reading and taking notes from Randy Mosher’s book has been a huge help.  I also have How to Brew by John Palmer and Radical Brewing by Randy Mosher.  Yes, I have and have read – Charlie Papazian’s book The Complete Joy of Home Brewing.  Fred Eckhardt’s – The Essentials of Beer Style.

Paperback The Essentials of Beer Style : A Catalog of Classic Beer Styles for Brewers and Beer Enthusiasts Book

Question – I know there are so many others what books or resources do you recommend or learn as I study for the test? 

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Cold Beer

May15
by BrewDad on May 15, 2020 at 5:09 am
Posted In: BrewDad Fun

In a Tankard
In a Stein
In a Keg
In a Glass
In a Pint
In a Mug
In a Growler
In a Crowler
in a Can

In your Tummy



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Start a Tab?

May09
by BrewDad on May 9, 2020 at 7:30 am
Posted In: BrewDad Fun, Brewers Association

The past few months have given us some time to think, drink, and find what we really miss when it is all shut down.   Starting a tab, getting a fresh pint, or just hanging with friends in the bar? 

I miss fresh beer from the tap, the bar, the noise and the words we all love to hear, “Careful the plates hot.”  NACHOS…

I am ready for a night out, big tab, lots of bar food and great friends. I know it’s at least a Phase away and probably longer until things get back to “Normal.”  Will there be “Normal” we will find out. I can’t wait to see chairs at the bars on the floor.

What is your “Thing”?  What are you missing?  Beverage, place and or people? 

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