Alibi Features http://alibi.com Features from the Alibi en-us http://alibi.com/rss PHP webmonkeys@alibi.com (Web Meisters) The Cult of Homebrew http://alibi.com/feature/44592/The-Cult-of-Homebrew.html It must cross every beer aficionado's mind at some point. Halfway into a pint of microbrewed ale, you savor and ruminate on the balance of malt and hops. “This is good,” you think. “But could I do it better?” Duchess of Ale: Albuquerque’s oldest homebrew shop enters a new generation http://alibi.com/feature/44401/Duchess-of-Ale.html Michelle Trujillo proudly carries the torch for her father Victor, who started Victor’s Grape Arbor, Albuquerque’s first (and, for a long time, only) homebrew supply store. Brewing it for Ourselves: A short guide to the long history of American homebrew http://alibi.com/feature/44402/Brewing-it-for-Ourselves.html America has a long history with home brewing beer. The pilgrims did it in Plymouth because it was considered safer than the questionable water of their adopted home. George Washington and Thomas Jefferson made beer at Mount Vernon and Monticello respectively. A Beginning Brewer’s Glossary http://alibi.com/feature/44594/A-Beginning-Brewers-Glossary.html Wort, hops, lager, malt … what does it all MEAN? The Five Brewing Commandments http://alibi.com/feature/44601/The-Five-Brewing-Commandments.html The “thou shalts” of mixing the drink in the comfort of your own home. Local Brewing Resources http://alibi.com/feature/44602/Local-Brewing-Resources.html Where to go to browse, buy and question.