Amazon.com Review

Part 1 of Designing Great Beers is a complete book in itself, focused solely on home-brewing ingredients and techniques (including three superb chapters on hops alone). Ray Daniels proves himself the “techie” type, infusing his introductory chapters with as much brewing math as brewing lore. Yet, Daniels never hops off the deep end of beer geekdom. Instead, he complements this emphasis on data with the creative use of graphics; where one could get bogged (more…)

A pale straw colored beer with a bold, spicy Saaz hop aroma. Crisp and dry with cleansing bitterness, Thomas Coopers Pilsner is made from premium 2- row pale malt and barley, bittering hops and a generous amount of aromatic SAAZ hops.

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From Booklist

This is, quite simply, the one guide a home brewer needs. Understandable drawings of pieces, assemblies, and connections abound, and specifications are presented in explicit detail. Given the mess that a malfunctioning setup for brewing at home can cause, Lutzen and Stevens’ attention to detail and plain language are indispensable, and their instructions welcomely cover setting up an outdoor brewing facility and bottling and kegging the finished product, too. Heck, (more…)

Bright golden color with a strong head, pleasant blend of fruit and malt on the nose with generous mouthfeel and a moderately bitter finish. A good example of a Coopers Traditional Ale.

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Over 60 recipes, many from New Orleans most celebrated chefs and restaurants, including Emeril Lagasse, Susan Spicer, Paul Prudhomme, Commander’s Palace, Galatoire’s and many more! From appetizers and side dishes to main courses and even desserts, every recipe contains Abita Beer as an ingredient. More than a cookbook it is also a history book and tasting guide with chapters about the history of beer in New Orleans, the beer making process and valuable tips on pairing be (more…)