Bar phrases and their meanings

“You get this one, next round is on me.”
(We won't be here long enough to get another round.)

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The beer prayer

Our lager, which art in barrels, hallowed be thy drink,

Thy will be drunk at home as I am in taverns.

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The beer scooter

How many times have you woken up in the morning after a night of drinking and thought, "How on earth did I get home?" Try as you may, you cannot piece together your journey from the pub to your house.

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Geoff's Grand Ridge Brewery Haiku Project

THE PROJECT:  To review the Grand Ridge Brewery pantheon in haiku, the well-known and much-maligned 17-syllable poetry of Japan.

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How to brew

If you haven't brewed before, making your own beer may seem as mysterious as alchemy. How can it be that you can mix together a few ingredients, add some water, sprinkle some yeast in and end up with beer?

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Other ingredients

Apart from grain, water, hops and yeast there are hundreds of other ingredients that can go into beer. Some of these additives are traditionally used in beer, while others have only begun to be used recently as microbrewers push the boundaries of brewing. These ingredients, along with unmalted grains, are not essential ingredients in beer and are referred to as adjuncts.

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Secrets of successful brewing

Actually, the secret is that there isn't any secret to making good-tasting, quality beer.

Just follow the few simple rules below and you'll end up with a good, if not great, brew.

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