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Have you ever had a Bavarian weissbier or hefeweizen and thought to yourself, “this beer tastes like bananas!” For those of you that have, what you are actually tasting is a nifty little organic compound called Isoamyl acetate. Isoam…
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Grisettes. What are they? Where do they come from? And most importantly, what do they taste like? We keep seeing this style of beer hit the shelves and yet, there is so little information out there about them. Let’s start at the top. G…
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To answer another frequently asked question in the store, “What does your name mean?,” today we are going to explore what degrees Plato actually means, and how it differs from other measurements associated with the brewing process. O…
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Following up on our last article on off-flavors caused by yeast, we wanted to talk about Sour Beer. Yeast can and will cause many negative flavors. And while wil…
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Have you ever opened a beer and been like, “Huh, that doesn’t seem right….”? While we always think about all the positive and delicious things about beer, there are some tell-tale signs of contamination or poor brewing methods. By s…
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In light of this question being asked often at the shop, this week we would like to highlight the difference between ales and lagers. There are some distinguishing factors that split the two forms of beer at their base. These words, ale …
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Most beer drinkers already know about hops, the small nuggets of joy that bring bitterness and life to beer, but there's also a lot more to hops than meets the eye. In this article we'll explore what a hop really is and some varieties that …
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Ancient Sumer, located south of the heart of mankind Mesopotamia, is the most ancient civilization currently known. Credited with not only the invention of farming as early as 5300BC, written language in 4000BC, and perhaps socialization of…
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With the couple hundred of breweries opening up in Michigan, we at 8º Plato thought it would be fun to start visiting as many as we can and sharing their inside scoop. This week I visited Ellison Brewery and Spirits in East Lansing, who ha…
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