Porter and Stout — Dark Beer At Its Best

Porter and Stout — Dark Beer At Its Best

By Bob Lipinski Guinness Stout, founded in 1759 by Arthur Guinness, ran an interesting ad campaign for Guinness in Ireland, stating that… “Over seven million Guinnesses are drunk every day.” The popular reply was… “I didn’t know it was such a large family.” Porter and...
Throwing A Super Bowl Party

Throwing A Super Bowl Party

By Bob Lipinski The Super Bowl, the ultimate battle between the best football team in the AFC and NFC, will take place this year on Sunday, February 12, 2023. Typically, a super bowl party consists of beer, dips, chips, salsa, hot dogs, and more beer. I have some...
Eight Lesser-Known Beer Styles

Eight Lesser-Known Beer Styles

By Bob Lipinski Although there are dozens of styles of beer produced globally, the most commonly consumed are those labeled “lager” and “ale.” Within these two categories are many lesser-known styles, some hundreds of years old that are well worth searching out. Eight...
Saint Patrick’s Day Primer

Saint Patrick’s Day Primer

By Bob Lipinski The mention of Saint Patrick’s Day usually fills one with thoughts and visions of corned beef & cabbage, Irish soda bread, Irish whiskey, Guinness Stout, a parade along Fifth Avenue in Manhattan, and mugs of piping hot Irish coffee. Before you...
The Resurgence of India Pale Ale (IPA)

The Resurgence of India Pale Ale (IPA)

By Bob Lipinski India Pale Ale (IPA), although first brewed around 1760 in England, has seen somewhat of a resurgence among craft brewers beginning in the 1990s. Accounts of IPAs origins vary, but most agree that in the late 1700s and early 1800s British brewers began...

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