Mbege comes from the beating heart of Africa, from the slopes of Mt. Kilamanjaro where it’s brewed by the Chaga people.  I first found out about Mbege while watching on of my favorite shows: Bizarre Foods.  It’s in the episode where…

Devon White Ale, also known as West Country White Ale, is one of those old English country beers that dates back to the Middle Ages, to a time before hops became a common beer ingredient.  It’s also one of those…

Cacao is sacred to many Mesoamerican cultures.  For thousands of years, the Cacao fruit and the cacao beans played an important role in their societies, both as a drink with strong religious and royal ties, and as currency.  Among the…

 Choujiu is definitely one of the more interesting brews  that I’ve done so  far.  The fermentation process is  unusual when compared to other  beers, and actually  just unusual in general.  Fermentation of choujiu is a  dual process, as you inoculate…

Unless you’ve spent much time in South America, or followed Dogfish  Head Brewery closely, you probably haven’t heard of Chicha.  I have to  admit, when I first found out about it and profiled it, I was intrigued.  Seriously: an ages-old…