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The Salt
2:16 pm
Tue September 25, 2012

Meadmaker Bottles A Taste Of Maine With Roots In South Africa

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A bee gathers pollen from goldenrod, a wildflower that's popular with meadmakers, in Scarborough, Me.
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Maine Mead Works uses yeast to ferment its honey that originated on a ginger root brought over from South Africa by scientist and mead expert Garth Cambray.
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An ancient beehive sits on a shelf at Maine Mead Works meadery in Portland, Me.
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Maine Mead Works sells seven different kinds of HoneyMaker mead from blueberry to dry-hopped to semi-sweet.
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Maine Mead Works owner Ben Alexander pours a sample of his dry mead.
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A bee gathers pollen from goldenrod, a wildflower that's popular with meadmakers, in Scarborough, Me.
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By ELIZA BARCLAY

Originally published on Wed September 26, 2012 7:16 am

A few years ago, your best chance of tasting mead might have been at a Renaissance Fair. We're going to wager the enduring memory is of overpowering sweetness and little desire for a second glass.

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The Salt
2:33 am
Tue September 18, 2012

Japanese Sake Makers Shake Off Tradition, Try Brewing Craft Beer

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Kiuchi Brewery vice president Youichi Kiuchi holds a bottle of his company's Hitachino Nest beer. To make beer, the brewery is using equipment that once was used for sake.
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The facade of Kiuchi Brewery, in Naka, Japan.
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Kiuchi Brewery vice president Youichi Kiuchi holds a bottle of his company's Hitachino Nest beer.
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To make beer, the Kiuchi Brewery is using equipment that once was used for sake.
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Originally published on Wed September 19, 2012 6:25 am

Until recently, if you ordered Japanese beer, there weren't many to choose from. Before the industry was deregulated in the 1990s, four major brewers — Asahi, Suntory, Sapporo and Kirin – controlled the manufacture of Japanese beer.

But the major brands' domination is ebbing, for reasons that have as much to do with Japan's ancient history as with its evolving palates. And now some traditional sake brewers are ditching the tradition and trying their hand at craft beer brewing.

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The Salt
2:48 pm
Tue September 11, 2012

How Oregon's Prized Pinot Noir Grapes Will Take The Heat Of Climate Change

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Pinot noir grapes are notoriously finicky about the weather, and climate change has winemakers in Oregon thinking about the future.
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Originally published on Wed September 19, 2012 3:08 pm

Some grapes like it hot.

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The Salt
3:46 pm
Fri September 7, 2012

Want To Control Your Alcohol Intake? Ask For A Different Glass

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Question: Which one of these glasses contains the most liquid? Answer: None. Each of them contains 4 oz. of iced tea.
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Originally published on Wed September 19, 2012 3:10 pm

Downed a few too many drinks at the office happy hour? The shape of the glass may be at fault — at least in part — for encouraging drinkers to overindulge. The reason, scientists say, is simple: A curved glass interferes with the ability to judge alcohol intake.

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