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Stash IPA: A brew of a different color
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Working on the production line can be a challenge. Not because of the heavy lifting, the looming threat of some catastrophic mechanical failure, or the possibility that our cellarman might queue up a jazz-fusion playlist on Spotify, but because everyday I have to watch one of my favorite beers in the world cycle by me [...]
Hops…what you didn’t know about “beer breasts”
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by Brewer Michael Dymowski Hops are one of the most discussed ingredients in beer, especially during International #IPA day. But before they were ever used in brewing, hops were used in a variety of ways – medicinally, therapeutically and even as an entheogen. Hops were used by European monks to suppress sex drive near [...]
Why American Craft Beer?
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Land of the Free. Home of the brave. These are things we associate with the American spirit. Even though it wasn’t invented in America beer is also a very American phenomena. From ancient Egypt to Germany to Belgium beer has been a staple of cultures across the globe and across history. It is the most [...]
Independence Classic Disc Golf Tournament to benefit Austin City Space
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Save the date! Independence Brewing and Top Notch are putting together a charity Disc Golf Tournament to benefit Space 12 on April 14th, 2012! Independence Brewing and Top Notch Hamburgers are proud to present the inaugural Independence Classic Disc Golf Tournament benefitting Austin City Space(Space 12) an Austin City 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that desires to [...]
We braved the cold and sleet to celebrate Mardi Gras Foodie-style!
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Locally sourced food is practically nonexistent in many communities. Luckily the Austin community has an organization to change this, Sustainable Food Center. We have had the opportunity to work with Sustainable Food Center for a number of events including our Duel of the Chefs in which we(Independence, Broken Arrow Ranch, Mansion @Judges’ Hill) raised nearly [...]
February First Saturday!
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It’s that time again! We are really excited about this month’s First Saturday. This month’s food and music will be awesome: Boomerang’s Handheld Aussie Pies will be out serving their famous flaky, handheld pastries filled with Meats &/or Veggies! If you haven’t had one, you are missing out! We always have a live band, but this [...]
Independence Bowl Recipes
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I am a back and forth football fan. There have been times in my life when I kept track of every player, game and random statistic. I even went as far as to delve into the realm of fantasy football. Recently I have found myself to be less interested in the sport, maybe its because [...]
Caramel 20
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So far this week we have talked about the malting process and our base malt, American Two-Row Pale Malt. We also talked about the English varietal Maris Otter which like its American counterpart is kilned to stop the germination process. Caramel Malts also called Crystal Malts are produced in a much different manner. Freshly germinated [...]
Maris Otter
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Maris Otter is an English Two-Row variety that we use in many of our seasonal and Brewluminati brews. When not available we will often interchange Dingemans Pale Malt, a Belgian Two-Row varietal. The main difference between a Maris Otter and the American equivelant is the slight biscuity tone of the Maris Otter. As with the [...]
Two-Row Pale Malt
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Yesterday we talked about the malting process and why it is important in brewing. Today we are talking about perhaps the most important malt that we use at Indepedence, Two-Row Pale Malt. Two-Row Pale malt is our in house base malt and is the primary ingredient in nearly every brew at Independence. It is also [...]
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