In our home there is a bit of a soft spot for Hefeweizens, maybe because we are from a hot country where a cold and bubbly wheat beer tastes great; maybe because we love bread? Anyway, I have done several tries on Hefeweizens and they tend to come out a bit off from what I expect them to be: not really heavy on the banana, clove and bubble gum, but rather sour and spicy … [Read more...]
Hefeweizen Brewing Day
I've never been a huge fan of wheat beers - the heavy, bready feel is slightly too much for me as an ale drinker, but since I had a couple of kgs of crushed wheat, I decided to dive into the world of wheat beers a bit and see what I could learn. After some exploration into the various wheat beers (there are many) I found a nice idea: a slightly sour, light wheat beer from south … [Read more...]
A wonderful world of Israeli craft beers
We are on a family and friends visit in Israel, and I had a chance to try some great new local beers. When we left Israel 4 years ago, finding good beer was almost impossible, definitely not on tap, and just finding places that can pour a descent beer was a good surprise. In the last couple of days, I had a taste of a couple of breweries' beers: Bazelet from the Golan … [Read more...]