stratslinger

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I guess what really got me thinking was dinner with SWMBO the other night... I've traditionally really dug this time of year, as the Oktoberfests start becoming available. I ordered a Spaten Oktoberfest (one of my favorites over the past couple of years), and it just didn't do it for me like it has in years past.

Coolmac

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One thing I've learnt about beer since I started drinking craft beers (and more so since I started brewing), is that variety is what I like more than anything else. And it seems that along with this, is a slower bouncing between enjoying mostly hoppy or mostly malty beers.

For the last year, it was almost all English styled malty ales, but recently the need for hops has increased dramatically. No doubt, in a years time (or less), the swing back to malty will have happened.

ozzy1038

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I'm a hop freak! I am really intrigued by an article I read recently which mentions very late additions of hops to get the desired IBU's, but also to have intense hop flavor and aroma. I love APA's and IPA's, but I am really excited to brew a lower IBU hop bomb. Considering how much I love Ed Wort's Haus Pale Ale, that will probably be my lab rat brew if you will.

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On Deck: Cream Ale and Blue Moon clone for MIL

Primary: Hopped Up Brown

Bottled: Litehaus Wheat, Orange APA, Rauchbier, Willy's Cream Stout

Kegged: Tank 7 Clone renamed "Le Ferme" (dryhopped cascade, sorachi), Caramel Amber Ale, Trout Bum APA, 3 Dogs APA


Gallons Brewed Since June: 53.5
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I seriously cannot imagine a day or life without beer!

david_42

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I started as a hop-head, but I can get hoppy beers just about anywhere around here. So, I don't brew them any more. I focus on brews that are harder to find. Since getting married last year, the wife and I have even been experimenting with non-hopped beers/gruits.

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SarahMatt

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++1 Yep!!
I've learned and read so much that I'll try anything twice. I loved when my LHBS had Maharajah on tap....but have a Dead Guy clone fermenting now. The ability to take 4 ingredients and make them taste completely different is magic!!

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SWMBO


Here's to the girl in the little red shoes,
she'll take all your money & drink all your brews!
She doesn't have her cherry, but that's not a sin;
she still has the box that her cherry came in.