Outdoor Cooking And Social Networking by The Barbecue Smoker Recipe Man The first food that I ever wanted to barbecue was a chicken on the rotisserie and Ive never really stopped to wonder why. I guess its down to ‘the boy with a new toy’ thinking in that the rotisserie spit came in the pack [...]
Beer Profits Drop – Could It Be The Packaging?
August 13, 2007 By
Beer Profits Drop – Could It Be The Packaging? by JoAnn Hines I have been tracking the beer industry for a while and am wondering why they just don’t ‘get it’ in their marketing efforts. They continue to fail to package products that are appealing to seniors and women. It’s not just the calories that [...]
Making Your Own Beer
August 8, 2007 By
Making Your Own Beer by Lee Dobbins While beer is widely available mostly anywhere and there are thousands of varieties to choose from, making your own beer can be an exciting hobby. Your quest to look for the right kind of beer for your taste might be such a confusing journey as there are thousands [...]
Drink Beer AND Lose Weight
August 7, 2007 By
Drink Beer AND Lose Weight by Bob Skilnik Want to shed that beer belly? Why not try the low-carbohydrate approach? Following the philosophy of today’s most popular low-carbohydrate books, dieters gradually increase the early restrictions of their daily carbohydrate intake while excess weight continues to come off, once again enjoying starchy foods like potatoes, rice [...]
I Love German Wine and Food – A Deutscher Tafelwein
August 6, 2007 By
I Love German Wine and Food – A Deutscher Tafelwein by Levi Reiss You may remember that German wine classifications are quite complicated. To a large extent a wine’s classification is based on it’s sugar content. We are not going to repeat all the classification levels here. Suffice it to say that the lowest level [...]
Beer Making Tips-The Affordable (way) to Great Beer
August 5, 2007 By
Beer Making Tips-The Affordable (way) to Great Beer by Shannon Brown Brew low cost beer. The amount of time you spend on brewing beer makes the small difference in cost between ‘just OK’ ingredients and top quality ingredients a minor point. Either way, the cost of brewing a 5 gallon batch is much cheaper than [...]
The Ten Most Important Wine Label Terms
August 5, 2007 By
The Ten Most Important Wine Label Terms by Tynan Szvetecz For the average wine consumer, there is a plethora of intimidation associated with wine buying. This is a feeling that is most often associated with not understanding wine labels. New world wines tend to make it easier – wines bottled in Australia, South America and [...]
The History of Beer
August 5, 2007 By
The History of Beer by Michael Russell Beer is one of the oldest drinks in the world. It dates back to at least the 5000 BC as recorded by the ancient Egyptians and Mesopotamians. A six thousand year old Sumerian tablet shows people drinking a beverage from a large bowl using straws made from reeds. [...]
Oktoberfest Oktrivia
August 5, 2007 By
Oktoberfest Oktrivia by Deanna Mascle 1. Which city is the birthplace of Oktoberfest? A. Munich B. Berlin C. Dublin D. Cincinnati A. Munich QQ: Oktoberfest is an institution whose origins are unique to Munich. It is not celebrated elsewhere in Germany or even Bavaria. 2. The first Oktoberfest evolved from what event? A. A funeral [...]
Organic Wine, Spirits and Beer
August 3, 2007 By
Organic Wine, Spirits and Beer by Davinos Greeno A key point to add at this stage is the difference between organically grown grapes – fruit from vineyards grown without the use of industrial fertilizers, herbicides, fungicides and pesticides – and wines made without synthetic preservative additives. Organic Vineyards – Where it all begins! An organic [...]
