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US spirits amile high at ADI 10th anniversary
By: Dave Thomas
01/06/2013
Bill Owens was one of the pioneers of craft brewing in the US when he opened Buffalo Bill’s Brewpub in Hayward, California in 1978. Now he is at the epicenter of the burgeoning craft distilling movement as founder and president of the American Distilling Institute (ADI) also based in Hayward. ADI celebrated its 10th Anniversary at its annual Conference and Vendor Expo held in ‘the Mile High City’ of Denver, Colorado early in April.
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Beer comes first ... we do not care what comes second
By: Roger Putman
01/06/2013
This is the current motto of Oregon’s oldest brewery. A change in Oregon State law back in 1984 first allowed beer to be sold on the same premises as it was brewed. This was the impetus to the establishment of BridgePort Brewing, now Portland and Oregon’s oldest.
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Measuringmalt spirit strength
By: Neil Moffat
01/06/2013
One of the crucial points in production of malt whisky is ensuring the spirit cuts are conducted at the correct strength. Since controls were introduced to discourage the production of illicit spirit in 1823, this has been done using a combination of hydrometers and thermometers in a spirit safe.
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What is craft beer? A philosopher’s perspective
By: Andrew Jorgensen
01/06/2013
In one sense, all beer is craft beer because brewing is a craft. It is not a science and it is not an art, so it must be a craft. Modern brewing benefits from scientific technologies and developments, of course, but that does not turn it into a science.
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SOUTHERN CROP REPORTS
By: Tim Lord, Doug Donelan, Linda Pretorius, Megan Sheehy, Trevor Perryman, Jack King, Tobie van Rensburg, Frikkie Lubbe
01/06/2013
A round-up from south of the equator, here are our annual summaries of malting barley and hop crops in South America, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand.
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Brewing in Sri Lanka
By: Sarath Gamage
01/06/2013
Sri Lanka is renowned for producing the best tea in the world – with the champion of teas growing in the hill country of Nuwara Eliya. It is less well known that another unique drink was brewed in Nuwara Eliya – before tea was introduced by James Taylor in 1867.
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Susquehanna Brewing starts up
By: Jaime Jurado
01/06/2013
Like any new artisanal brewery, Susquehanna Brewing Co, which has started brewing at Pittston in northeastern Pennsylvania, has been built to produce a variety of beers and with a vision to grow. Sitting on an 11- acre site and contained in a 5100m2 building, there is plenty of room for development.