Kirt's Beer Page

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I like tasty beers, especially lagers and ales with body and character, and ales with a lot of hop aroma and bitterness. I enjoy tasting other people's beers and brewing my own, in search of the "perfect pint."

Kirt's beer ratings
My opinions on over 1020 beers from around the world, with an emphasis on West Coast microbreweries. Also includes information on the breweries and a best of / worst of list.

Beer images
A few dozen labels from my favorite beers, other nice labels,
and some steins that are real works of art.

Different beer styles Do you like malty beers? Bitter beers? A mix of both? Flavorless American beers? Take a look at this 2-D plot of beer styles arranged according to the important characteristics of maltiness/sweetness/body and bitterness.

Beer tasting in Munich (Muenchen)

A Brief Treatise on Brewing The steps in the process.

A Brief Treatise on Beer Flavor The origin of different flavors in the beer.

What it costs to homebrew. A list of typical equipment and ingredient prices.

1995 Great American Beer Festival Awards
The top beers in over 30 categories

1994 Great American Beer Festival Awards

1993 Great American Beer Festival Awards

The Top 10 Selling Beers in the U.S. for 1994
This reads like a "Who's Who" of bland beers.

The Top 10 Selling Breweries in the U.S. for 1995

Homebrew Suppliers
Phone numbers and some e-mail addresses, from the net.

Calories and Alcohol
Data on over 200 beers, from the net.
An even bigger list

Sierra Nevada and Anchor Pale Ales at GABF
The categories evolved...the beers won anyway

Recipes

Three Newsgroups to Try:

rec.crafts.brewing--mainly homebrewing issues
rec.food.drink.beer--discussion on all the beers that are out there
alt.beer--a newsgroup that won't die--a potpourri

FTP sites:

ftp sierra.stanford.edu, cd pub/homebrew, get README for instructions.
This is the standard storage place for brewing FAQs and more.

Links to other WWW beer sites:

The Brewery
Clubs, recipes, software, and much more
Spencer's Beer Page
Beer labels, FAQs, recipes, GABF results, style info, beer-of-the-month clubs, etc.
1997 BJCP Style Guidelines
The Real Beer Page
Map of U.S. brewpubs, pubs specializing in tasty beers, and microbreweries with locations and hours; beer events; brewery T-shirts; many links to other pages; and more.
Beer Is My Life The largest on-line beer-ratings list I've seen, best-of brewery list, and more from a well-traveled beer lover.
Dipstick's Beer Guide Beer ratings, alcohol, and prices. Some very interesting statistics from all over the world
BeerMasters Home Page
Celebrator Beer News
Has the text of the current newspaper and back issues to June 1994.
Newsgroup rec.food.drinks.beer FAQ
Beer style definitions, tasting, alcohol strength, Reinheitsgebot, where to find good beer, and much more.
Boersma's Beer Page
Dutch beer enthusiast with a huge collection of links.
The Virtual Pub
Beer tasting results, Reinheitsgebot, etc. "The Brewery" Brewer's Page Cat's Meow 3 (recipes), technical articles, judging, and much more info.
Institute for Brewing Studies
Huge list of breweries worlwide
Dan's Beer Page
Some beer archives, other links.
Austrian Beer Guide
Ratings, labels of Austrian beers.
Finnish Beer in Cyberspace
Finnish beers, clubs, other links, etc.
The Cambridge Cityscape Pub Guide
Map of pubs in Cambridge, England
Beer & Brewing
Another link to Spencer's Beer Page, food, and more.
Eric's Beer Page
Texan beers, recipes.
Benelux Beerguide
Belgian, Dutch, and Luxemburgian beers, breweries, pubs, clubs, retailers, links, festivals, beers of the season, etc.
Beers from Belgium by "1.4.u" (One for You)
Advertising a a CD ROM tour of Trappist breweries, Beligan beer history, and more.
Sam's Beer Page
Has links to brewing magazines, brewing supply stores, and more.
Dorm-Room Brewing
Advice on brewing brewing with a budget.
Mike and Keith's Postcards and Beer
Has their beer reviews.
The Ontario Beer Page
at F & M Breweries in Canada
A French Beer Page
The Beer T-Shirt Place
Walt's Non Alcoholic Beer List and Ratings Guide
Graham's Beer Recipe
From a Canadian beer lover.
Jen's Official Beer Page Beer reviews and links.

Links to Breweries

Breweries in California

Links to several breweries at the Real Beer Page:
The Shipyard Brewing Company, Tied House Brewery and Cafe (Redwood Coast), Lost Coast Brewing Company, Marin Brewing Company, Twenty Tank Brewing Company's, Buffalo Bill's Brewpub, and Triple Rock Brewing Company,
Fremont Beer Company
ftp site.
Anderson Valley Brewing Company
William and Scott Brewing Company (Rhino Chasers)
Pacific Hop Exchange (may not be working)
Riverside Brewing Company
San Francisco Brewing Company
Brewery Atlantis in San Francisco
20 Tank Brewing Company in San Francisco
Unofficial North Coast Brewing home page in Fort Bragg
Descriptions of the beers and label images.
Truckee Brewing Company in Truckee
The beers, Sierra brewing and local history.
Mendocino Brewing Company in Hopland

Pacific Coast Brewing Company in Oakland

Breweries in U.S. Outside of California

Unofficial Boston Beer Company/Samual Adams home page
The beers, a brewery tour, FAQs.
Boston Beer Company/Samual Adams home page The beers.
Celis Brewery
Boulder County, Colorado breweries
Oasis, Mountain Sun, Twisted Pine Brewing, Avery, Walnut, Left Hand, Rockies, Beartooth Brewing Company
Links to several breweries at the Real Beer Page:
Oregon Brewing Company (Rogue), Portland Brewing Company, Flying Fish Brewing Company, and Blue Hen Beer Company
Bend Brewing Company home page in Oregon
Hart Brewing (Pyramid)
Go directly to beers
Redhook Ale Brewery home page
Images of labels and technical descriptions of all their beers.
Nor'Wester Brewing
Reno Brewing Company home page
Nice logo, info on company and events.
"33" Bottles of Beer on the Wall
A personal tribute to the Latrobe Brewing Company/Rolling Rock Beer
Great Lakes Brewing Co.
MGD TapRoom
Miller Brewing's venture onto the net. An assortment, including a beer survey, info on NASCAR racing, Miller-sponsored rock tour schedules, "ask the brewmaster," and more.
Salt River Brew Wear T-Shirts from different breweries.
Martha's Exchange Restaurant and Brewing Co. (Nashua, NH)
What's on tap, entertainment, other links.
Boston Beer Works Brew Pub
Massachusetts Beer Listings
Frankenmuth Brewery Beers by a student that likes some of their beers
Eagle Brewing Company in Boise, Idaho

Breweries outside of the U.S.

Guinness FAQt and Folklore
Specs on beer, folklore, and more. By a Guinness fan.
Molson Ice Polar
Hart of Canada (not to be confused with the Washington company)
Pa's Austrian Beer Articles Edelweiss Weizenbier and Zipfer

Links to Beer-of-the-Month Clubs:

Red, White & Brew BOTMC

Links to non-brewing stuff (yawn)

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