The craft beer or ji-biiru scene has exploded in Japan much like the US. It started in 1994 with tax law changes similar to the changes that made American home brewing and micro breweries possible. 20 years later, a thriving bar culture…

Found an interesting article about a man with crazy power over the beer industry- he can reject the bottling and distribution of beers based on objections to their labels.

We just bottled some of Brooklyn Brew Shop’s Everyday IPA. We’ve been using the Brooklyn Brew Shop 1 gallon kit for over a year now, and have found it to be a great way to brew in our small New York apartment. Chris is a huge fan of IPAs, so this has been on our list for…

We’re fans of our humble Brooklyn Brew Shop 1-gallon kit, and most apartment homebrewers I know use a rig like that, or the Mr. Beer kit. However, with the popularity of homebrewing on the rise, it looks like some manufacturers are catering to a higher end market. What do you call this…

We (mostly Chris) have been threatening to make a spicy beer for a while now. Our habanero plant has ripened, so we decided to harvest and make a Habanero Porter. Since we decided to do this last minute, we grabbed one of the Brooklyn Brew Shop Peanut Butter Porter kits from…

We went to Momofuku Ko on Thursday, a small, molecular gastronomy type restaurant in the East Village run by David Chang. The dishes are always inventive and the chefs do a great job of pairing unexpected flavor combinations with strong and remarkable textures. They do a…