I found this and thought it was rather intriguing. Real root beer using sugar from malted grains. It really puts the BEER back into root beer. It also cool that you can either ferment the resulting wort to make a true beer, or bottle it as a soft drink. I’ll have to give this a shot.

Real Root Beer | Beer Recipes.

“Brewing beer is neither complicated nor expensive. It’s the responsibility of the brewer to make it as complicated and expensive as their wife will allow.”

9 DIY Beer Brewing-Rigs – Homebrewing Beer Instructions – Popular Mechanics.

This is a good article about how the explosion of homebrewing in the early 80’s (thank you President Carter for making homebrewing legal again in 1978) has led to the expanding microbrewery industry in the United States.

In 1979 there were 44 breweries in the entire country. Now there are close to 1500 as well as nearly 1000 brewpubs.

The Golden Age of Home Brewing – HomeBrewing.com.

Here’s a good article on how to rate a beer based on appearance, aroma, mouthfeel and flavor.

Even if you don’t go full on and take written notes, doing this as a mental excersize will help you know more about the beer you’re drinking and learn what kinds of beers you enjoy most.

How to rate a beer.

Does this sound good or horrible? I’m tempted to try making some myself. They don’t mention what kind of hops are used (maybe they don’t use any?)

Bison Brewing Company : Honey Basil Ale.