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Hmm couple of days of no rain. Time for bonfire prep. From a fav packy that somehow gets these incredible flights. Usually their packs are cheaper than freshies. Couple aged variations from our friends from the north with a delicious quad snuck in there. Sitting in the cellar for a year.
HB Witbier, my hazy IPA before not pictured. Missing my best pup ever, Edna…. Her birthday in June. 13+ years.
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HB honey malt ale
Drinking a HB saison, while also brewing a chinook-hopped brown ale on a windy day... and thinking I need to replace that deck asap.
Lampy
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First attempt at a porter. Came out a bit too light, but it still tasty.
Canned a week ago.
Citra and 586. Really good.
Citra and 586. Really good.
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My first of the season. Tasty and a good price...28 pack(?) for $29 at Sam's Club.
I bought some Natural Light lemonade flavored vodka (60 proof) today on clearance for $4 for a 750ml bottle. I just poured some over ice. It's way too sweet. Might be good topped up with some seltzer. I'm going to let it sit until the ice melts.
Earlier today I had a can of Sierra Nevada Oktoberfest festbier. It's just a little too sweet, but overall it's a pretty good rendition of a neglected beer style. (imagine an American malt liquor, but the Germans brewed it all-malt and did it well) Hofbrauhaus Oktoberfestbier is probably my favorite beer of all time, but my local Costco has stopped importing it
Earlier today I had a can of Sierra Nevada Oktoberfest festbier. It's just a little too sweet, but overall it's a pretty good rendition of a neglected beer style. (imagine an American malt liquor, but the Germans brewed it all-malt and did it well) Hofbrauhaus Oktoberfestbier is probably my favorite beer of all time, but my local Costco has stopped importing it
Now on to the stouts
Belching Beaver – Boy, I’d like to hear the back story there – known for their Peanut Butter Milk Stout, available in supermarkets currently. The little fella on the label looked a bit like a Chipmunk, so I’m cleansing the palate with Walnuts, no Peanuts to be found anywhere around here.
I poured this 5.3% ABV brew about as hard as you can pour a beer and no suds. I think the low carbonation of this stout might have something to do with the low head. Are these made with peanut powder? Maybe residual oil knocks down the foam? I see a “BOD” date of 11/2/2022. Buy or dispose? What the heck, I just bought this. Maybe nobody else is. Seems OK.
Taste is about what you would expect, a lactose-sweet Milk Stout with a nutty essence. To me this is more of a novelty brew, it isn’t what you are planning on pounding a six-pack of with chips and dip in front of the tube. Like other sweet specialty brews, I think this would be a good candidate for an ice cream float.
I poured this 5.3% ABV brew about as hard as you can pour a beer and no suds. I think the low carbonation of this stout might have something to do with the low head. Are these made with peanut powder? Maybe residual oil knocks down the foam? I see a “BOD” date of 11/2/2022. Buy or dispose? What the heck, I just bought this. Maybe nobody else is. Seems OK.
Taste is about what you would expect, a lactose-sweet Milk Stout with a nutty essence. To me this is more of a novelty brew, it isn’t what you are planning on pounding a six-pack of with chips and dip in front of the tube. Like other sweet specialty brews, I think this would be a good candidate for an ice cream float.
Breckenridge Octoberfest and shameless cat photo
HB Brut IPA while smoking some ribs.
We got some of that lemonade vodka on sale too awhile ago. We’re far from you, we’re in PA. Must be on sale nation wide.I bought some Natural Light lemonade flavored vodka (60 proof) today on clearance for $4 for a 750ml bottle. I just poured some over ice. It's way too sweet. Might be good topped up with some seltzer. I'm going to let it sit until the ice melts.
Earlier today I had a can of Sierra Nevada Oktoberfest festbier. It's just a little too sweet, but overall it's a pretty good rendition of a neglected beer style. (imagine an American malt liquor, but the Germans brewed it all-malt and did it well) Hofbrauhaus Oktoberfestbier is probably my favorite beer of all time, but my local Costco has stopped importing it
My helles with the sunken dip tube is starting to clear and is much improved for it. It's pleasant enough, but I really need to stop chasing the style and just concede that my tasting notes for every helles I brew dings it for not being a pils. Yeah, I'm pretty stupid.
By contrast, I wrote up the tasting notes for my brown porter tonight and I'm not sure how to improve this. Maybe it's time to switch gears and just enjoy it? But like I said above, I'm pretty stupid.
By contrast, I wrote up the tasting notes for my brown porter tonight and I'm not sure how to improve this. Maybe it's time to switch gears and just enjoy it? But like I said above, I'm pretty stupid.
Lagunitas IPA and chili.
That bottle of Frank’s had been hidden in the back of a cupboard for a year or more. I won’t be putting that s**t on anything else. Lamest. Hot. Sauce. Ever.
That bottle of Frank’s had been hidden in the back of a cupboard for a year or more. I won’t be putting that s**t on anything else. Lamest. Hot. Sauce. Ever.
Tomahawk47
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Just tapped my 7th iteration of a Double Cream Ale. 1.074 OG for an ABV of 7.9% (got good attenuation from the Nottingham yeast).
I'm calling this a Double. I've brewed this same recipe to a 9% ABV. I called that one an Imperial Cream Ale (won't do it again - it doesn't work well with that much alcohol).
I've never seen anything to help me name these non-standard pseudo-styles. By making a recognized style bigger, when is it a "Double"? When is it "Imperial"? Not to mention that it's not a Cream Ale anymore. Boosted that much requires a basic change in the character of the beer and it does not resemble the original style at all, other than maybe ingredients.
Just the same, this is a good, flavorful brew and I'll keep making it with little variation.
I'm calling this a Double. I've brewed this same recipe to a 9% ABV. I called that one an Imperial Cream Ale (won't do it again - it doesn't work well with that much alcohol).
I've never seen anything to help me name these non-standard pseudo-styles. By making a recognized style bigger, when is it a "Double"? When is it "Imperial"? Not to mention that it's not a Cream Ale anymore. Boosted that much requires a basic change in the character of the beer and it does not resemble the original style at all, other than maybe ingredients.
Just the same, this is a good, flavorful brew and I'll keep making it with little variation.
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orionol73
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Franks slogan is just haha but it’s good stuff and has a place. It’s shines on pizza and Mac and cheese for me. I also have el yucateco, Valentina and tapatio in the regular rotationLagunitas IPA and chili.
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That bottle of Frank’s had been hidden in the back of a cupboard for a year or more. I won’t be putting that s**t on anything else. Lamest. Hot. Sauce. Ever.
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Tomahawk47
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Yeah, I use Frank's. Can't get Crystal here. But not much difference.Lagunitas IPA and chili.
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That bottle of Frank’s had been hidden in the back of a cupboard for a year or more. I won’t be putting that s**t on anything else. Lamest. Hot. Sauce. Ever.
Anyway, it's the flavor that both Franks and Crystal brings. Love that flavor on my scrambled eggs & sausage.
If it's heat you want, go for the powder.
HB chocolate porter
orionol73
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A pint of my Dark Island clone.
That would be mine, and that beer has to be almost 5 years old. Its bretted, so very curious on how it held up.
Lagunitas IPA and chili.
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That bottle of Frank’s had been hidden in the back of a cupboard for a year or more. I won’t be putting that s**t on anything else. Lamest. Hot. Sauce. Ever.
I love Frank’s. I agree that it isn’t the greatest for Mexican/ Southwestern foods, but I do like it on sausage, eggs, any Italian food and some breakfast burritos.
Oh, and what if was originally designed for… chicken wings!!!
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1oz Azacca(spicy, with mango, pineapple and some pine and tangerine-esque qualities)
2oz Callista(Sweet fruit, citrus, berry and currant)
2zo Vista(sweet fruit, citrus, herbal)
HB "Hop Experiment 3"
Hm. Not so sure.
2oz Callista(Sweet fruit, citrus, berry and currant)
2zo Vista(sweet fruit, citrus, herbal)
HB "Hop Experiment 3"
Hm. Not so sure.
Down to the 2nd to last bottle of IPA I brewed in July. Surprisingly, still has fairly good hops aroma/flavor.
No Zwanze this year. Sponfest!!!
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Cantillon Sang Bleu
Cantillon Fou Foune
Fox Farm Florid peach & hibiscus flower
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Yumm. Bday gift from my wife.
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