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British Sake Brewer Hopes to Revive the Japanese Drink

Unlike other sake masters, Philip Harper has curly auburn hair, a degree from Oxford, and speaks Japanese as a second language. He is the only foreigner to earn the Japanese title of toji, or master brewer....

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Post a Comment | Posted by Erin Zimmer, February 6, 2009 at 10:45 AM
Tagged: brewing, Japan, sake, UK

Celebrate Mead Day Tomorrow

Honor the ancient honey wine tomorrow with meadmakers across the country celebrating at registered sites. First described in the ancient Rigveda hymns, later in Beowulf, and beloved by ancient Celtic and Germanic tribes across centuries, mead has even inspired its own comprehensive book: The Compleat Meadmaker. Bees everywhere would want you to get your mead on....

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2 Comments | Posted by Erin Zimmer, August 1, 2008 at 2:15 PM
Tagged: brewing, honey, mead, wine

Photo of the Day: Brewing in a Pumpkin

Following in the tradition of crafty potheads, some industrious folk brewed beer inside a hollowed-out pumpkin, and documented the process on a Flickr set. The beer had "a raw squash flavor up front and strong hop aftertaste. No bacterial contamination as far as we could tell."...

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Post a Comment | Posted by Raphael, December 14, 2007 at 7:00 PM
Tagged: beer, brewing, Photo of the Day, pumpkin