Monthly Archives: November 2021

The Soul of Beer: Subversive Malting & Brewing Gets to the Heart of It with Floor-Malted Beers 

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As New York’s craft beverage industry has flourished, the lay-drinker’s beer literacy has increased significantly. So although much of the branding in this IPA-crazed moment focuses on beers’ ultra-super-triple-citra-dry-hopped attributes, it probably doesn’t come as a surprise that hops are primarily a flavor additive—like spices, while the meat and potatoes of the thing is the grain, which accounts for some

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Bowmore and Aston Martin unveil latest whisky

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Islay distillery Bowmore has released a 21-year-old single malt whisky in partnership with Aston Martin. Bowmore Masters’ Selection was a collaboration between Bowmore master whisky blender Ron Welsh and Aston Martin executive vice president and chief creative officer Marek Reichman. The 51.8% ABV Scotch whisky includes 21-year-old Bowmore whisky that was aged in first-fill Pedro Ximénez and oloroso Sherry casks.

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Heineken to buy S.Africa’s Distell and Namibian Breweries

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Dutch brewer Heineken (HEIN.AS) said on Monday it planned to take control of South Africa’s Distell Group Holdings (DGHJ.J) and Namibia Breweries Ltd (NBS.NM) to form a southern Africa drinks group worth 4 billion euros ($4.6 billion). The takeover of Distell would mark a push into wine and spirits for the world’s second-largest beer maker, with liqueur brand Amarula and wines labels Nederburg and Two Oceans.

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