While I honestly wouldn’t be all that upset if Pumpkin Ales disappeared forever (besides you, Cambridge Brewing Great Pumpkin Ale…I like you), I’m in the camp that believes Oktoberfest-style Lagers should not be restrained to just a few months out of the year. The golden-colored Festbier – the style that is actually served at […]
Is Brut IPA up Next?
The West Coast’s answer to New England IPA was first brewed in San Francisco by Social Brewing’s Kim Sturdavant in late 2017. Brut is typically a wine term, meaning ‘dry’. Sturdavant says his “3 rules for the style” were that it is super pale, very dry (Below 1 degree plato*), and hop-forward/IPA-like/balanced. He also mentioned […]
Twenty-Four Session
Despite the popularity of Double IPA’s and Imperial Stouts, there are a growing number of low ABV options available on our shelves. They are great for the hot summer months, after you mow the lawn, return from a bike ride, or anytime! They are super refreshing and, by definition, low enough alcohol that you can […]
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Kettle Sours, also called ‘quick sours’, are tart beers that feature lactobacillus, or “lacto”. This bacterium is a probiotic that converts sugars to lactic acid. It’s the same live culture you’ll find in unsweetened yogurt. “Kettle” refers to the brew kettle, meaning the beer is soured in a stainless-steel brewing vessel and fermented in a […]
Craft Beer Cellar Makes Your Thanksgiving Amazing!
Thanksgiving is right around the corner and, for us at Craft Beer Cellar, it brings up one of our favorite questions: What beer to drink with Thanksgiving dinner? We’ve asked this question before here on our blog, and it’s amazing to see the array of styles our stores and their Beer Geeks come up with. […]
Style of the Month, August 2017: Pale Ales
Pale ales didn’t really exist until the 18th century, when improvements in malt drying technology enabled malt to be kilned dry without heavily toasting the kernels. These new lighter beers were instant successes and would go on to define British brewing for the next two centuries, while also finding footholds in the eclectic Belgian brewing […]
3 Beer and Food Pairings for the Summer
Few things are more divine than the perfect beer and food pairing! Craft Beer Cellar co-founders, Kate Baker and Suzanne Schalow, are Certified Cicerones® and collectively share nearly 50 years in the restaurant business. They’ve tinkered with hundreds of recipes and pairings over the years. Here are a few of their summer favorites (you can […]
Craft Beer Cellar on Tour: Spencer Brewery
The Spencer Brewery is adding “Monk’s Reserve Ale,” a new Belgian-style quad to its storied line-up of American-made Trappist beers. Being America’s only Trappist brewery gives Spencer some unique advantages and some unique challenges when it comes to introducing any new beer. But quads are different – they’re the holy grail of this revered monastic […]
Craft Beer Cellar’s Beer of the Month Program
The choices available to craft beer seekers are endless, and growing by the day. It’s a nice problem to have, but it can be hard to decide. So, let us help you with Craft Beer Cellar‘s Beer of the Month program! Every month, the Beer Geeks at all 33 Craft Beer Cellar stores select beers across a wide […]
Craft Beer Cellar Style of the Month, May 2017: Farmhouse Ales
Craft Beer Cellar‘s Style of the Month for May is farmhouse ales. But what does that mean, exactly? While farmhouse ale has become synonymous with saison, it is actually a category within which two styles reside: saison and biere de garde. Saison is certainly the better known of the two. The history behind the style […]