http://www.thebeerpirate.com Alcoholic beverages; commonly beer and wines and made at home. Most often brews are made from brewing kits purchased at shops specialized in spirits. Cheap Draft features homebrew recipes, equipment requirements, and best practices needed to deliver the perfect batch! Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:11:57 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en There are only two colors in wine-red and white. Any wine containing the slightest tinge of red is a red wine. White wines range from the very palest straw-color to deep, dark brown. There is no wine that is absolutely colorless. Red wines are generally dry. (Exceptions are Port ... http://www.thebeerpirate.com/2009/05/two-colors-in-wine-red-white/ It is advisable for the hotel, restaurant or club manager to keep his service personnel well-informed. After all, they are his sales staff and they cannot be expected to increase the sale of beverages if they are not familiar with them. This applies equally to the wholesaler or distributor. ... http://www.thebeerpirate.com/2009/05/alcoholic-beverages/ The leaders of the industry are unanimous in preferring that more people drink and enjoy beverages, rather than that the individual drink more. It is gratifying to note the moderation exercised by the public in the use of alcoholic beverages since Repeal. A per capita consumption of one gallon ... http://www.thebeerpirate.com/2009/05/wines-spirits-beers-ales/ One of the leading Champagne shippers illustrated this point when he told me: "When I ship my wine, my name appears on the label. It is I who guarantee the quality. My reputation is more important to me than any pecuniary profit I may derive from the sale. It ... http://www.thebeerpirate.com/2009/05/when-i-ship-my-wine-my-name-appears-on-the-label/ The beginnings of the liquor industry are lost in the mazes of the past, almost as old as man himself, and our knowledge of it is made up of widely scattered information from the dawn of time in every language written or spoken. The entire subject lacks finality. It ... http://www.thebeerpirate.com/2009/05/liquor-industry/ The early distillers used very crude and primitive equipment. Fermentation was carried on in open mash tubs, the yeast being the wild varieties which the air afforded. Since that day tremendous changes have taken place. The making of American whiskies is basically the same as the making of grain whiskies ... http://www.thebeerpirate.com/2009/04/making-of-american-whiskies/ Early American settlers brought spirituous liquors with them, as they were considered essential in withstanding the hardships of an ocean voyage, and a medicine in cases of illness in the new, savage land. For a long time, spirits had to be imported from Europe. The first commercially distilled spirits in ... http://www.thebeerpirate.com/2009/04/distilling-of-whiskey-in-america/ There is a common belief that Irish whiskey is a potato whiskey. This is not true at all. No doubt the misconception stems from the fact that the Irish refer to illicitly distilled whiskey as poteen, a term derived from the pot still in which it has traditionally been distilled. ... http://www.thebeerpirate.com/2009/04/irish-whiskey/ The whisky remains in cask, under government supervision, from the time it is distilled until it is sold for export or home consumption. Until 1853, Scotch whiskies were always "straight" whiskies, but about that time a few distillers began the practice of blending whiskies from various sources and widely separated ... http://www.thebeerpirate.com/2009/04/casking-scotch-whisky/ Scotch whisky is obtained primarily from barley, which is grown in Scotland preferably, but of late year’s barley from California, Canada, India, Africa, and other countries has been imported for distilling purposes. There are five main processes in the making of Scotch: first, malting; second, mashing; third, fermenting; fourth, distilling; ... http://www.thebeerpirate.com/2009/04/making-of-scotch-whisky/