Introducing the Scandinavian Craft Brewers Guild
Not too far from Hell, in southern Norway, a local priest has angered parishioners by ‘fraternizing with the devil.’ The ‘devil,’ in this case, is Kjetil Jikiun, brewer at Nøgne-Ø Brewery, where the priest has been taking brewing lessons. Kjetil cannot fail to find some…
If it quacks, part deux
Mr. Lipa’s invocation of HORAL is one fat, quacking canard if ever there was one. I almost feel bad bringing it down. But a man’s gotta shoot what a man’s gotta shoot. Quick and painless:HORAL is an informal association of lambic brewers whose primary mission…
Black, White & Read: Cantillon in the News
Black, White & Read: Cantillon in the News Visitors to our blog know our feelings on the debate about ‘authentic’ lambic. As NY Daily News columnist Ron Givens recently wrote, “There are no such questions about Cantillon, which brews the way it first did…
If it quacks like a canard . . .
In anticipation of Eric Asimov’s article on lambic in the New York Times – which is undoubtedly the first, and probably the last, story about lambic that millions of ordinary beer-loving people will ever read in their lives – we here at the Shelton Brothers…
Lambic in the New York Times
It must be Lambic Appreciation Month! There’s a most intriguing article (and related blog post by Eric Asimov) about lambic beer in the New York Times this morning. You can read the article here. This follows closely on the heels of Brother Daniel’s recent screed…
