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What's a good beer to go with lasagna?
What beer sort would pair good with lasagna, and other sorts of food with high tomato content?
What makes the taste of that beer compose good with the taste of lasagna/tomatoes?
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What is the average brewing time for craft beer?
Given craft beers, which are typically brewed without many preservatives, what is the average duration a beer must sit inside a barrel before it is ready for serving?
If different types of beer require different brewing times, can you provide a…
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How to measure the caffeine content of a coffee beer at home?
I recently got a winter sampler pack by Sierra Nevada, which had 3 Coffee Stout beers. I've also brewed my own coffee stout for early next year. I was wondering, having tried both, they both have a decent coffee taste, but is there any home science…
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The effect of freezing on beer taste
Beer (with the exception of mulled beer) tastes best when cooled. But sometimes there can be too much cooling, for example when you take beer with you on hiking to enjoy the taste at the camping. The beer can freeze (the glass bottle would explode,…
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Why do some grocery stores in Colorado have regular beer and liquor but some only sell 3.2% beer?
I live in Denver, Colorado and I have noticed many grocery stores will have full a liquor selection and normal alcohol content beer, but others will only sell 3.2% beer and no liquor. This goes even for the same chain of stores. For example,…
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Trying to Find a Good Beer for A Friend
I have a friend who never really got into beer. Something about it just doesn't taste right to her, I guess; regardless, she is still open to trying beer and wants to find some that she actually enjoys. I have been trying to find beers for her to…
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What is the micronutritional value of stouts such as Guinness?
I can only find (on their website, and on other nutrition websites) the macronutrients of Guinness.
Can someone provide a specific breakdown of micronutrient information for Guinness, or another similar stout?
By micronutrients I mean vitamins,…
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Belgian Styles brewed in Seattle?
Suggestions on breweries that brew Belgian styles within Seattle city limits?
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What transforms a beer into a Barley Wine?
Is it merely high alcohol content or some change, alteration or addition to the brewing process, mandated by law or otherwise that requires the brew be called Barley Wine?
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How to drink layered cocktails?
Are not layered cocktails beautiful? Just look at this post's marvels! And if you want to make one, there are tons of internet references.
Buuuuuut....
How do you drink them?
There usually isn't a spoon nearby. And you don't want to drink N…
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Differences in beers from Asia in comparision to beers from Europe
Is there anything unique about beer in Asian countries compared with European beer? or is it mainly just a brand difference?
Some of them are for example, Tsingtao beer of China, Saigon beer of Vietnam, Asahi beer of Japan, and Singha beer of…
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Why aren't all wines vegetarian?
I've already done some research and from what I understand, in the fining phase agents such as fish bladders or egg whites are used to group together the debris in the wine. This makes filtering them out easier. So in theory the fining agents should…
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What are abbey beers? How did they come about? Why do monks brew beer?
What are abbey beers? How did they come about? Why did monks brew beer? Does the monks still brew beer or is it done by brewing companies now?
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Is it possible to identify this bottle and its contents?
My brother-in-law received this bottle while in a soccer recruit tryout in Yugoslavia(?) around 6ths year 2000. We haven't been able to identify it by anything on the label. It was opened, I think it is brandy but it is beyond its best years. If…
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What's the difference between Amaretto and Crème de Noyaux?
Both Amaretto and Crème de Noyaux are sweet almond-flavored liqueurs.
My understanding is that Crème de Noyaux is typically red, whereas Amaretto is usually brown.
Other than the obvious difference in color, what's the difference between these two…
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