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homebrew la folie lactobacillus lager light american lager nc beer new belgium nooner pilsner north carolina off flavor old ale oskar blues pediococcus pilsner portage porter rampant shift sierra nevada summer helles sweet stout tasting exam the session tour de fat traditional bock tripel uncategorized year round search for my argument against craft beer january 8 2015 february 8 2015 allen huerta 2015 bjcp cicerone exam craft beer craft vs crafty tasting exam 10 comments ok ok just hear me out it isn t what it sounds like if you know me you know i m obsessed with craft beer if you don t know me that s pretty odd that you are reading this but thank you i hope you come back i recently got my bjcp tasting exam results back and i m preparing for the written as well as planning on taking the certified cicerone exam within the next couple of months so i m getting deep into every aspect moreso than ever before infograph from a few years ago i was just one of those happy kids who was first getting into craft beer and i chased down every new release from all of my favorite breweries i still do that with my number one favorite but how could i not support them in all of my research and studying i was taken back i began to think about where we are today and all of the changes i ve seen in this very short 5 year span in the grand history of beer things i didn t even begin to notice until about my third year in beer so just think about everything i still have to learn and experience infograph from where we sit now is the greatest time that has ever existed for craft beer thinking about that was it not common to hear microbrew when referred to our beers not that long ago to my understanding craft beer first began it s usage in the 1980 s and it wasn t even a commonality at that time craft brewing was how it was referred it was about the movement that was happening in america the way our beer was hand crafted vs the industrial methods that were sadly sweeping the country recently it has been used to describe the new generation of beer around the world but it s origins seem to be with the early pioneers that were tired of what they were tasting and for that we praise today now i understand that we want to differentiate ourselves make the market distinction obvious to those casual consumers especially the ones that don t know any better but as one who is well versed in our community and flipping back through a little history why can t we simply call it beer do you see what i mean now i don t go around telling people i drink craft beer or that i m going out for a few craft beers i just use beer i m going to x brewery x bar i feel at a point the thing speaks for itself it becomes quite obvious i make sure to know who to the best of my ability makes a profit off of each pour i purchase this is something the majority of consumers don t think about but then again maybe it s the appeal of the word craft that people love before the time of the microbrew was it not just a pint of ale or lager in 1516 do you think they had fancy names for the beers being created at that time in today s beer world the distinction between craft and not so is being blurred crafty is a thing big business tactics are happening in the wake of the little guys certain aspects are still about the joy and community but others quickly pull you back in to realize beer is a business first foremost so where is the point where you quit acting like a little guy and accept that you are in fact in another league infograph from i don t mean like the big three that is a whole different ball game but the way a business operates and sells across the country the number of barrels that are produce and sold each year there is a difference between those just scraping by and those who can essentially rely on their consumers for years to come this isn t a bad thing it s just the way things are to me craft isn t about a definition it s about the way you treat your product and care about your community while a company may try to separate themselves from corporate beer does the scale of your brewery not introduce you into that world the number of breweries or specific off shoot locations you own do they not paint that picture even with the brewers association defining craft beer and then adjusting the definition to keep the biggest brewers from losing the distinction i wonder why does it matter even if my favorite brewery went above that line their beers again speak for themselves no if ands or butts about it everything they do for the beer community as well as the charitable events and support they offer really goes to show their passion a side of their character you wouldn t see from those that we do not label with the craft name and surprisingly enough at the end of the day they still need to worry about their profit margin these breweries are machines filled with passionate people creating experiences that we all share ones we look far into the future for while i m not saying they don t deserve to use the title craft i just feel we are at a point in time where it is not necessary cheers my argument against craft beer draught beer problems january 5 2015 january 22 2015 allen huerta 2015 acetobactor cicerone study draught beer faults lactobacillus off flavor pediococcus 4 comments whenever i go out to a bar or growler filling station i always give the brewer the benefit of the doubt that their beer is well made even if i don t particularly have a good track record with a specific brewery i feel that the beer unknown or an old favorite is one that will meet certain standards from the production to my glass i would assume that we have all experienced that pint that was just not right i know the enjoyment of a beer is a combination of many factors mood environment and service to name a few but there are times when everything you get makes you wonder is this really how it s supposed to taste maybe but there are other avenues to consider before you just write off a particular beer or brewery forever depending on the flavors you sense you could possibly find issues with old and dirty beer lines a lot of these issues are avoidable if the company knows what to look for or if they conduct regular maintenance of their equipment while some states have laws stating the lines are to be cleaned every two weeks others don t in some states it s the bars responsibility to assure the lines are clean in others the distributors but even with regular cleaning improper service can cause issues in the flavor of your beer one of my biggest peeves while out drinking when i can see the beer poured is watching the faucet touch the glass and then proceeding to be dipped into the beer while there may not be issues immediately that s an unhygenic practice and promotes the growth of bacteria namely pediococcus and lactobacillus pediococcus is typically the bacteria that is associated with a buttery or butterscotch flavor in draught beer known as diacetyl lactobacillus on the other hand typically produces sour acidic flavors in your beer there is another source of bacteria that can sour draught beer acetobactor the difference in life cycle between acetobactor and the two above mentioned bacteria is that acetobactor is an aerobic bacteria while lactobacillus pediococcus are both anaerobic acetobactor grows in disgusting conditions to begin with so other than the effects it has on the beer it s not something a company would want in their draught lines the main places that acetobactor is found are dirty drains spill trays bar tops used bar rags which then make their way onto faucets and into your beer through a number of methods i ve had people ask me before i ve even contemplated this myself should we tell someone that their beers lines are possibly dirty should we send the beer back before i was not sure maybe i was scared of something i don t know but you should never be afraid to send a beer back and tell them about the issue you are experiencing it can help prevent the problem in the future and some may be excited to hear about it it could be an issue they had no idea about but that brings up a whole different set of issues though that more than likely falls on the establishment s policies there are other things that can go wrong with beer and not everything comes from the point of consumption these are just a few of the common issues you might hopefully not experience but if you do you might want to ask how often the beer lines faucets couplers are disassembled and cleaned cheers draught beer problems the session the beer book that isn t written january 2 2015 allen huerta 2015 classic styles lager new belgium nooner pilsner pilsner portage porter shift sierra nevada the session year round 1 comment it s been a while since i ve posted here 2013 was a pretty good year on my blog but 2014 was a total wash what happened who knows a lot of incomplete stories i told from the experiences i lived but what became of them 2014 was a great year in beer for me 2015 looks like it should shape up quite a bit better really only time will tell but the story needs to start somewhere where is that you might ask within the pages of the newest book that isn t written the book doesn t have a name it doesn t even have a single topic the only common thread is beer it s more about what is missing from our community but this causes a few issues what is missing for me may not be missing for you how is that possible a story about community that isn t equal across the board sounds about like life in the pages of my chapter in this book one thing i find that is missing is the common thread between beers what exactly do i mean we all share the same love for beer just at varying degrees even a beer that would be considered technically or stylistically bad is loved by someone beers that were once considered the best in the portfolio are looked at as overrated what happened have we forgotten what beer was like the constant evolution of styles and ingredients have lead to the same in the beers we drink if we can remember their roots we will not get lost in the world as some have though forgetting where these new and improved beers originated has created a gap that a certain percentage of us see while the majority of the community doesn t even realize that it exist eliminating the thread between past and present i feel that the major craft breweries have noticed this too getting back to their roots one thing i predicted for 2015 which we will see if it comes to pass in the next 12 months seems to already be getting it s feet off the ground while everyone is still trying to get their hands on rare and exotic beers or those brewed with ingredients of the same vein a few of the more popular craft breweries are taking a step back they are taking what some might consider a huge risk they are adding classic even historic beer styles to their catalog porters pilsners unnecessary risk basic innovation with the stigma of lagers in our world and the track record of lagers that were added to portfolios in the past only those who study and understand beer styles would be likely candidates to initially flock to try these beers while the uninitiated may pass over them because there is nothing magical about the beers by holding onto the common beer threads we can rediscover the passion and ingenuity that sparked the revolution we see today so what is this beer book that isn t written about what is my chapter within the text or maybe even just a single volume about the past present future of beer the missing link in our community or the need to sit back and relax while we appreciate what simplicity can bring us cheers the session the beer book that isn t written beer camp 118 the experience part 1 july 3 2014 allen huerta 2013 2014 beer camp beer camp 118 sierra nevada 2 comments when it comes to my time at beer camp i really don t know what to say or maybe how to say it i feel that no matter what i put down it will seem like i m being that guy with the really funny story that no one laughs at and then i would have to follow it up with well you had to be there which is kind of true in this case when i arrived in chico the first thing i did well i checked into my hotel room but after that i sent over to sierra nevada and got a seat at the bar the first beer i grabbed was the christmas jam session ale which was a collaboration with someone in asheville but that is not what is important it is just what kicked everything off after a few more beers more members of our group showed up plus the members of beer camp 117 we were told to make or way upstairs for a concert in the big room i honestly don t remember now who was playing but they had a pretty awesome sound and they were different even when they were covering popular songs beer camp had not even officially started yet but things just kept getting more awesome and more awesome did i mention that after the show we headed out to a local bar we may or may not have kicked every sierra nevada keg they had there at the time and possibly raced around the place on big wheels but not before snagging this photo and we may or may not have ended the night with a bottle share but that is enough about day zero well morning came why would they want to get started at 8am that makes no sense but we all made it we started the day by watching all of our videos and a little tour and beer but hey i don t care what time it is ever qa everybody qa it was shortly after this i got to taste torpedo straight from the fermenter i wondered if ever again torpedo would taste this good we just got a brief taste of the brewery at this time the tour was i guess an introduction to the brewery there was far more to see than what we saw but we had to get back to start discussing and determining our recipe we had quite a bit going back and forth on the recipe one of our first ideas a saison was kicked back because of available yeast we were considering a sour beer but that got kicked back also for obvious reasons we selected a few base styles we wanted to go for but it essentially came down to ipa yup a few of us tried to push for the wheat wine angle we ended up using a bit of wheat in our beer and kicked the abv up to 8 we had a huge selection of hops to go with and we discussed what flavors from malt we wanted and even the color etc etc etc we even thought it would be cool to age it on spanish cedar something we were totally able to do and give this beer it s own flair the brewers abraham and his team came up with the full recipe based on what we discussed it came out looking like this i cannot wait to taste it my party is coming up very soon this is just part 1 of this epic experience this was just the morning and i can t even do that justice here i don t know a way to help you experience it other than being there i will try though cheers beer camp 118 the experience part 1 beer camp 118 the journey july 2 2014 allen 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