I was born and raised in a calm and mostly residential district of the northern suburbs of Athens called “Vrilissia”. However, this calmness is often interrupted by car crashes in the streets. And when I say often, I mean that as a kid, I remember periods of time that car…
This one is one of my favorites. not just in terms of history but in terms of taste and smell too. Rauchbier is German lager brewed with smoked (Rauch, in German) malt. But how can malt be smoked ?
In the old days, before the invention of smoking malts using…
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Kellerbier is the German term for “Cellar beer” and as you can easily imagine, it is because this kind of beer was originally aged in the cellars of the brewers.
Originating in Bavaria of middle ages, Kellerbier was one of the first beer kinds that were lagered. During this times…
As the name of this beer style suggests, Trappist ales originate from the Trappist monks. Trappist monks are part of the “Order of Cistercians of the Strict Observance”, which began in 1098 and was originating from La Trappe, France. This order of monks follows strictly the “Rule of Benedict” as…
As you already know, every beer style has its own very unique story. Helles, which is one of the most famous commercial beer styles has not been around for very long (in comparison with other beer styles that seems to be around for more than 4–5 centuries).
During the late…
As Apple’s documentation states:
Core Foundation is a framework that provides fundamental software services useful to application services, application environments, and to applications themselves.
One of the extremely useful features that Core Foundation offers, is a group of functions that provide us with detailed information regarding the memory state of…
Eisbock (aka ice bock) is a full bodied, strong lager originating from Germany.
As many beer styles, this one was also discovered by accident.
The style is a traditional specialty of the “Kulmbach” district of Bavaria. What makes it so special is the production procedure. After the fermentation end, Eisbock…
At some point during the 1700s, in the French-speaking part of Belgium, called Wallonia, a new kind of beer emerged. The word “Saison” means season in French, and as the name suggests, these beers were brewed to be consumed on a certain season of the year.
Saison beers (also known…
Around 18th century, Peter the Great opened Czarist Russia to the West. As you imagine, the immediate result of this move was that the commerce and economy between Czarist Russia and Western European countries flourished. At that time, Arthur Guiness had just took “Porter” recipes from England to Ireland while…
