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I've brewed this one a couple of times and I have to say it is a really solid and easy recipe. Definitely worth getting if you like EPA's. Here is some info on it. So that brings me to an extract Northern Brewer Pale Ale kit that I brewed up a couple months ago. I’ve done this recipe twice...

I came out of institutionalization today to a drizzly mid day. I have to be honest, it was exactly how I felt. Things have been depressing and quite frankly, crappy all around. But I was struck with a realization that pierced my brain and instantly cheered me up. I had been on a three day hiatus...

Hey guys, I was strolling around youtube the other night and I stumbled across a funny beer commercial. I thought, well, there has to be more! So I put together a list of 10 that I thought were the funniest. I'd love to hear your take or if you know of any others. Enjoy! 10 Funny Beer...

I went to Japan a couple weeks ago to visit and see the country. I wasn't there on any beer related quests or anything, but I did notice it was hard to find anything for and for a decent price. So I've started a "guide" on my blog hoping to help anyone that is looking in the future. Check it...

A Craft Beer I Found In Japan Roti's House in Tokyo Japan I was fortunate enough to actually find some local craft beer in Japan at a placed called Roti’s House which houses the Harvestmoon brewery. This brewery is located in the Ikspairi resort right outside of the Disneyland Tokyo...

I was given a bit of **** for my “Antelope or Gazelle” review of Big Sky’s IPA but this time I know its a goat. You know why? Cuz it says it! That’s right, this week I am doing another Big Sky Beer. Scape Goat Pale Ale. I don’t normally do a beer from the same brand, mainly because I’m trying to...

Video Review of Schell's Hopfenmalz Schells Brewery has been around since 1860 and has a very interesting back story. I was lucky enough to spend a night with Schell’s President Ted Marti while we ate dinner and talked about beers. One of the beers he mentioned was their specialty 150th...

I've been on a crazy IPA binge as of late. So many people like them and I continue to try to find one that makes me fall in love with the style. This one was pretty good, gotta be honest. I didn't know what to expect from a small brewery with a goat on the front of the bottle that I had to blow...

I've started a conversation over on my blog. I thought I'd extend it to you guys. So, do craft beer labels affect your purchasing decisions? What is it about them that does? What info do you get from it that helps you decide? Is it just design, names, ABV, style, etc? Check out the...

At the suggestion of one of my blog readers, I decided to try the Boulevard Single Wide IPA. I've been drinking a lot of different IPA's as of late and I thought this one was more my style than some of the previous. I'm still not 100% sold on it, but I thought it was pretty good. Here are some...

This past weekend we finally got the hop farm up and running. Last year the hops were planted, but this year, they are expected to grow big time. So we planted some old telephone poles and strung some cables. Really hoping to get a ton of hops, but who knows. We do have a 100 plants though...

I brewed up an Imperial Stout today and my driveway will never forgive me. At the end of the boil I added 2 ounces of hops after burn out. Well, I just tossed them in like I was boss, prolly because I had 4 or 5 beers, plus a hot toddy in me. Anyway, it spit them back at me... Follow the link...

Finally got around to doing a review tasting of this stuff. I find the more reviews I try the better I'm getting at categorizing styles and the more I recognize flavors. Anyway, I tried Surly last week and this week I decided to do another American IPA. I felt the results were somewhat...

A friend of mine made a 10 gallon batch, split it into 2 five gallon batches and used the American Ale 1056 and American Ale 1272 from wyeast. After fermentation was complete we found some distinct differences with his experiment. Wyeast American Ale 1056 vs Wyeast American Ale II 1272...

Hey guys. I've done a bit of research and haven't been able to find anything that helps me recognize what I'm looking at right now. I think it may be infected, but I may be paranoid a little because I've never seen this before in a fermentation. Its like little cakey brown flakes on...

So I finally got my hands on some of this. They actually started shipping it to a place right on the border of Minnesota so I was able to pick up some Surly Furious. I had heard a lot about it from friends that live in the cities and good ole facebook, but hadn't had a chance to check it out...

As some of you may know I was down in AZ last weekend. Its always nice getting out of town, especially for the beer. A buddy of mine had this beer on tap at his house. My initial impression was mixed but as I had a little more it began to really show me why it was a good beer. Review of Four...

Spent some time in Tempe last week and while there we decided to do a day trip up to the Sedona Mountains. It was a blast! After the hike we hit up a brew pub on the way back. Oak Creek Brewery and Grill. I have to say, I wasn't all that impressed with the place overall. The food was decent...

I'm sure everyone has their own techniques for this and I'd love to hear them! However, when I first started out turning my commercial beer bottles into newly acquired homebrew bottles I had some questions about cleaning them and getting the labels off so that they were ready for sanitation...

I finally was able to drink my brewed up batch of Norther Brewer's Bourbon Barrel Porter I made a couple of months back. It has been about 12 weeks since brewing and I have to say I really enjoyed this kit. I didn't think it was overly complicated to make and ended up being one of the best brews...