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As we become more submerged in beer culture, it's a given that some untruths can slip into your hop-soaked consciousness. It's all good. It's not like you're one of those people who believes the Earth is flat just because you read it on Facebook (or are you?!). You can be forgiven for thinking that the fast-talking neckbeard with the cellar knows everything about aging. But maybe, just maybe, he's full of crap.In the interest of making your world more well rounded, we hit up a handful of Certified Cicerones, beer writers, and even scientists to debunk some of the most...

Ditch the frosty mugs and listen up! Drinking beer ice-cold may sound like the perfect thirst quencher, but you are potentially missing out on much of a beer’s nuances that make it so worthy of your palate in the first place. But wait! Don’t warm it up too much or you’ll end up with the unenjoyable task of choking down lukewarm beer. So what is the perfect beer serving temperature? TEMPERATURE’S EFFECT ON BEER Before jumping into temperature suggestions, it’s important to understand the effects that incorrect serving temperature can have on beer. Too Cold Chilling beer below ideal serving temperatures...

Η μπύρα είναι ένα από τα πιο δημοφιλή αλκοολούχα ποτά και ειδικά το καλοκαίρι η κατανάλωσή της εκτοξεύεται.Η μπύρα παρέχει σημαντικά οφέλη για την υγεία λόγω των συστατικών που περιέχει.Έρευνες έχουν δείξει ότι ο λυκίσκος επιδρά προστατευτικά ενάντια σε κάποιες μορφές καρκίνου και ενισχύει το ανοσοποιητικό σύστημα.H μαγιά παρέχει βιταμίνες του συμπλέγματος B, όπως B1, B6 και φυλλικό οξύ, οι οποίες συμβάλλουν, μεταξύ άλλων, και στη διατήρηση της μικροβιακής χλωρίδας του εντέρου σε φυσιολογικά επίπεδα.Έχει βρεθεί επίσης ότι συμβάλλει στη μείωση του κινδύνου εμφάνισης καρδιαγγειακών παθήσεων. Ποιο είναι όμως το ιδανικό σερβίρισμα για τη μπύρα; Ο αφρός προστατεύει την μπύρα...

History of Belgian IPA   Brewing in Belgium stretches back some 2000 years, and the first recorded use of hops in brewing comes from Picardy, France in 822 A.D, about 1200 years ago. Picardy, France is less than 125 miles from Belgium, making it possible, even likely, hops were being used in Belgian brewing around this same time period. By the 1300s, hops were being cultivated in some of the Low Countries, including Belgium. Belgian beer is often typecast as only lightly-hopped and not very bitter. This stereotype is true to some extent. Belgian beers are often light bodied and...