Beer School: what is yeast?

The Craft Beer Channel:

"What the funk?! It's been ages since our last Beer School but we're back with 20 minutes of deep diving into the miracle microbe that is YEAST! Join us as we explore one of the world's largest brewing yeast factories, Lallemand in Vienna, and learn the basics of yeast biology – then head to Northern Monk and Little Earth Project to find out how that's put into practice!"

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Dogfish Head Quick Sip Clip: American Beauty Hazy Ripple IPA

Dogfish Head: It’s been a long strange trip, and we’re not about to stop now. After six years and four releases of American Beauty, we’re back with an encore … only this time you haven’t heard the melody.

Together with the Grateful Dead, we’re proud to introduce our latest collaborative iteration – American Beauty Hazy Ripple IPA.

Inspired by the Grateful Dead’s beloved “American Beauty” album, American Beauty Hazy Ripple IPA is an unfiltered India Pale Ale brewed with spelt – an ancient heirloom grain that contributes earthy notes and a natural haze – that’s then dosed with a special yeast variety to accentuate hop aromatics.

The result is a psychedelic 7.0% ABV ale that’s bursting with notes of tropical fruit and juicy citrus, while the style callout lovingly references the fan-favorite track “Ripple.”

Tap Time Radio November 18th 2019

Check out last night's edition of Tap Time on 103.7 The Buzz with our guest Jason from North Little Rock's Flyway Brewing talking about their latest happenings.

Superior Bathhouse Brewery To Launch New "Viking" Beer

HOT SPRINGS, ARKANSAS- OCTOBER 24, 2019 -- Superior Bathhouse Brewery will be debuting a new experimental beer in mid-November to herald the arrival of the city’s newest mountain biking event- Güdrun Northwoods Mountain Bike Festival which will be held at Northwoods Trails, Hot Springs’ premier multi-level mountain biking trail system, on November 15-17. Owner and brewer Rose Schweikhart, master brewer Jimm Powell and the brewery team are brewing a traditional Nordic Vossaøl Ale with Norweigian farmhouse yeast (Kveik), locally sourced Juniperus Virginiana (also known as Eastern red cedar) and the world-famous Hot Springs thermal spring water.

“We have really enjoyed researching and brewing this beer because it’s so out of the ordinary! Experimental beers are our passion, we love it when customers can come in and drink something they won’t find anywhere else in the State. We have 18 different beers on tap at any given time and use ingredients from around the world and our own back yards to make our beers unique and of course delicious. We’re weird and we like weird beers.” - Jimm Powell, Master Brewer at Superior

“Kveik” refers to a small variety of traditional Norweigian farmhouse style yeasts that have been used in small-batch brewing across the Nordic countrysides, passed down within families and communities for generations. These yeasts haven’t been commercially available in North America until recently. The literal translation of the term is “yeast.”

Superior Bathhouse Brewery is a proud sponsor of the Güdrun Northwoods Mountain Bike Festival which is managed by Visit Hot Springs and will be one year old in November. Superior regularly partners with Northwoods on events and is excited to be able to brew this special beer for the inaugural run of Güdrun.

Registration is still open for the Güdrun. Please find more information here -> http://gudrunmtbfest.com

Superior Bathhouse Brewery has been brewing traditional and experimental style beers with the Hot Springs thermal spring water since 2013 and is the only brewery inside a U.S. national park. The taproom located at 329 Central Ave in downtown Hot Springs is open daily at 11 a.m. and serves 18 taps of in-house brews as well as gourmet sandwiches, sausages, pretzels, and small plates, featuring Arkansas grown farm-to-table meats and produce.

You can learn more about Superior Bathhouse Brewery, including previous press coverage and the history of our building at superiorbathhouse.com

Chris Janson - Beer Me

I love a good beer drinkin' song and Chris Janson is one of my favorite country artists so this is a no brainer for the beer drinking playlist. You all have beer drinking playlists too right? RIGHT?!?!

Craft Beer Weekend Around Little Rock

Is this everything going on in the craft beer world around central Arkansas this weekend? Probably not. Is this enough? NEVER. Will I be at all of these events. C'mon man, what do you think I am? Ok, maybe I will be. Or at most of them at least, I'm going to be at the Eric Church concert on Friday night so I'm out on those.

BUT HERE'S PLENTY FOR YOU TO DO! Get out. Get down. Get off?

(Click the links for more info on each event)

Friday Oct 25

4pm - NewBrewFriday - The Liereman Belgian Brown & Coffee Lager at Stones Throw Brewing

6-9pm - 2019 Arkansas Times Craft Beer Festival at Diamond Bear Brewing Co.

Saturday Oct 26th

1-4pm - Little Rock Slow Roll with Great Raft Brewing

1-5pm - Pints & Pumpkins at Stones Throw Brewing

5-9pm - Festival of Darkness: Nighty Night 2019 Release Party at Lost Forty

8-11pm - Hell Camino Album/Beer Release Party at Rebel Kettle

9pm - Halloween Glow Ball Party at Dust Bowl Lanes & Lounge presented by Mother’s, Lagunitas and Lost Forty

The beginning of Two Hearted: Bell's Hop Selection

Wanted to share this cool video from Bell's Brewery about their hop selection for one of my favorite all-time beers, Two Hearted.

Check it out.

"In September we traveled to the Pacific Northwest for our annual hop selection. We met with many farmers who've become friends over the years. Their hop fields are extensions of our brewery and they care about quality as much as we do. This is the beginning of #TwoHearted."

Tap Time Radio Oct 21st, 2019

Here is last night's edition of Tap Time on 103.7 The Buzz with Grant from Lost Forty talking about their upcoming Festival of Darkness this weekend and lots of other fun stuff. He brought a tasty Saison Victoria with him to share plus some of Lost Forty's popular The Hunter Oktoberfest.

Check it out!

What are wet hops – brewing best bitter with Five Point

Great video from The Craft Beer Channel!

"Follow the beer making process from hop farm to glass, as we learn all about the historic harvest tradition of wet hop brewing with Five Points and Hukins Hops. We visit the hop fields, then follow the Bullion crop up to London where Five Points brew a best bitter with them!"

Born Yesterday | Getting Born To You Fresh

Lagunitas Brewing: "Once we brew and bottle our crazy fresh Fresh Hop Born Yesterday Pale Ale, it's time to get it to you as quickly as possible. Digitally dive into how it's done with Lagunitas."

Find some Born Yesterday near ya: https://lagunitas.com/beer-finder