Drinking Socially - Ep. 5: Umami Monster & History of the Barleywine

Published: April 4, 2018, noon

What We’re Drinking

Umami Monster by Garage Project

  • Spiced / Herbed Beer • 9% ABV
  • Brewed with New Zealand grown Kombu (kelp), Japanese Katsobushi (dried, fermented bonito flakes), smoked malt, and seawater

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Style of the Week

This week we drink in the origins of the sweet and boozy Barleywine.

https://theglasshopper.wordpress.com/2015/07/27/a-history-of-barley-wine-is-barley-wine-wine-where-did-it-come-from/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barley_wine

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