There are some very nice regional periodicals on beer and brewing techniques. Although they are all from the same publisher and in a similar format, their articles are completely different and focussed on region specific events, breweries and related information. They are distribited to breweries, pubs, beer bars, home brewing supply stores, etc. A six issue yearly subscription can also be ordered for $20.00. When I had stopped at the Northern Brewer store, Amanda picked up the ones they had in the news racks in the entry way:
- Southwest Brewing News
- Southern Brew News
- Rocky Mountain Brewing News
- Mid-Atlantic Brewing News
- Yankee Brew News
I went through them, and they have some great information and articles.
Maps
Better than the articles are the craft beer maps. They give he name, address and phone number of breweries, restaraunts, beer bars, beer stores and homebrew shops. They show the locations on a state map - It's great info to have if you are going on vacation. Especially if you're like me and like finding the local brew pubs to get their beer samplers. They also have a calendar of events and info on local festivals and beer events, which is potentially very handy on a vacation.
Food
I was also excited to find recipes. Here are some great examples:
In the Yankee Brew News there was a food recipe for American Craft Butternut Squash Risotto By John E. Mahoney, Executive Chef at American Craft (1700 Beacon Street, Brookline, Mass.; 617-487-4289) The recipe is for roasted butternut squash and rice made with Allagash White.
From the Rocky Mountain Brewing News, in the article "Cooking On Tap" by Jamaine Batson there is a recipe for Asian Style Sesame Stout Glaze. It is an all-purpose sweet and savory glaze with sesame oil, stout, soy sauce, brown sugar and a selection of other seasonings.
From the Southern Brew News there was the article "From the Beer Wench's Kitchen: The Bulldog's Crawfish Banditos" by Kerri Allen. It is a recipe for crawfish tails to be eaten with tortillas. She recommends pairing them with beers brewed by Abita Brewing Company in Abita Springs. She suggests Jockamo IPA, Turbodog or Andygator.
Beer
In the Yankee Brew News there was a Kölsch Recipe by Paul Zocco.
In the Mid-Atlantic Brewing News there was an article by George Hummel with beer recipes for a wit and a tripel that homebrewer Bruce Fabijonas served at his wedding as well as a mead recipe from George Hummel himself.
In the Southern Brew News there was a recipe for 8 Hands Brewing's award winning "Better Not Pout Stout" which won "Best of Show" at the Great Arizona Homebrew Competition 2010. In Scott Birdwell's "Best of Show" article he also includes variations for brewing it as an extract/grain mix.
