What is the beer-making process exactly?
It all depends. There are two major categories of beer: ales and lagers. An ale yeast ferments at warmer temperatures, a lager at cooler temperatures, taking longer to process from beginning to end – maybe two months, whereas an ale might take one. It’s all about balance and texture: the yeast gives it quality, the hops give character, the malts and barley give body. The thing with making any lager is that they’re usually very clear – they’re basically malts and hops. You can’t mess around with them. A lot of people think that a darker beer is stronger and more full-bodied, whereas the color just forms from roasting the barley. Making that clean Pilsner, which is very light and bright and complex, is usually more difficult to make than any stout. What are the most popular items on your menu? Which pair well? We have four standard beers: our Rye IPA is our number one seller; we also have the Bohemian Pale Ale, the Goldstock, and the Man Full of Trouble Porter. The darker stouts (lik
