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I am currently team-teaching a course on the Microbiology of Brewing Beer at Erie Community College as part of its Brewing Science and Service Certification program. A recent lesson topic on yeast biology and genetics led me down the rabbit hole of the origins of lager yeast. I became so …

Lovely, Dark and Deep seemed like an appropriate beer to review today. Not just because of the title of the beer, but because this beer is marketed as a winter ale. Today in Buffalo we were provided a generous dose of winter to be certain. In some ways I felt …

Let’s get one thing straight: the day after the Super Bowl should be a national holiday. The parties… the food… the beer.. and most of all, the memories are what makes the Super Bowl one of my favorite Sundays of the year. Memories of the Super Bowl are always bittersweet …

In early January of 2016 I traveled from Buffalo, NY to Dogfish Head Brewery in Milton, DE. Along the way, I stopped at five breweries in Pennsylvania and two in Delaware. In this installment, I chronicle my experience at the five Pennsylvania breweries. Here are some of the highlights and …

“What should I call myself? The Beer Biochemist? The Beer Chemist? The Buffalo Beerologist?” I wondered what I should name my blog as I sat in my downstairs office/cave in January of 2015. I decided to go with the alliterative “Buffalo Beer Biochemist”, accepting the need to introduce myself by …

My list of “12 Beers for the New Year”, is ending a little later on the calendar than I had intended (a brewery road trip and a slight bout of illness slowed me down more than I had anticipated). But I certainly can’t end this list at 11 beers, can …

Day 11 yields to Konrad 11, a Czech Republic beer produced by Pivo Konrad. And I am very grateful for this beer, for this beer is -the only- beer containing the number “11” in the title that I could find. I purchased a bottle of this from World of Beer …

We’re fortunate to have all four seasons here in Western New York. In 2015 we went from the coldest February ever recorded, to the warmest and most snow-free December ever recorded. And as the seasons change, so do the tastes of beer drinkers. Here’s a list of my Top 15 …

Only three beers left in my 12 Beers for the New Year series. And since it’s 2016, I guess it’s time to finish these off! The beer for Day 10 is Oskar Blues Ten Fidy. This beer is an imperial stout in a can. Yes, you read that right. An …

2015 has been an incredible year in the Buffalo beer scene. Numerous breweries have opened and an efflux of fresh local beer has flooded bars, tap rooms, and shelves across Western New York. Here’s a look at my top 10 “Brewery-to-Buffalo” signature beers of 2015. These beers are available year …