Beers of Belgium
Brooklyn Brewery’s Chris Basso will discuss the history of brewing in Belgium and go over some of the great styles of beer that have emerged throughout Belgium’s history. Some styles covered will be Belgian Tripels, Dubbels and Singels, Beers of Flanders, Gueze and Lambic, Saison and Biere De Garde (Northern France and Southern Belgium) and Trappist style beers. There will be a tasting of styles in conjunction with a discussion of what makes these styles special and what techniques and ingredients one can implement in order to make some of these classic Belgian brews at home.
March 16th, 6:30PM $50.00
Yeast: It’s Wild!
Brooklyn Brewery’s Chris Brasso will lead this class, focusing on the different kinds of yeast that can be used in homebrewing. Topics will include Ale Yeast, Lager Yeast, Wild Yeast and their uses in brewing. We will discuss some basic yeast handling methods and ways to more effectively control the results of your fermentations. There will include a tasting of various beers that give typical flavor characteristics of each variety of yeast. An additional side by side tasting of beer homebrewed by Chris will be on hand to show how by changing only the yeast strain the resultant beer will be dramatically different. Expect to come away knowing far more about yeast than you thought possible.
March 25th, 6:30PM $50.00
Reservations available by phone: 718-349-5033
