What are you drinking now?

[TheDudeLebowski]

Man, this is a nice brewery!

There's a whole peninsula south of there of oyster farms, Sandy beaches and lobster shacks everyone bypasses to go to Acadia. Huge mistake. I like to wander and disappear. No crowds and amazing foods. I did see a bunch of small brewery signs I didn't hit because we didn't have time. A bunch of meaderies too. Maine has a good maltser community of fresh grains. Hopefully next year I can hit their festival with lectures, breweries, bread, bakers and pizza.

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[Tobor_8thMan]

There's a whole peninsula south of there of oyster farms, Sandy beaches and lobster shacks everyone bypasses to go to Acadia. Huge mistake. I like to wonder and disappear. No crowds and amazing foods. I did see a bunch of small brewery signs I didn't hit because we didn't have time. A bunch of meaderies too. Maine has a good maltser community of fresh grains. Hopefully next year I can hit their festival with lectures, breweries, bread, bakers and pizza.

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How close to Alford, MA?

 

[TheDudeLebowski]

How close to Alford, MA?

J*sus! That's New York it's just a bearable hall from where I am. If you're in Alford I'd head Vermont. Can never go wrong there

 

[Tobor_8thMan]

J*sus! That's New York it's just a bearable hall from where I am. If you're in Alford I'd head Vermont. Can never go wrong there

Sorry, I looked at your profile location and thought brewery was in MA.

 

[TheDudeLebowski]

Sorry, I looked at your profile location and thought brewery was in MA.

Just yanking your leg. Western mass has great breweries and I'd say VT has the best breweries of NE. Does your kid go to school out there?

 

[johndan]

 

[Tobor_8thMan]

October 11, 2020 compared, with a few friend and wife, actual Spotted Cow (in bottles) vs the recipe I brewed (with the recipe from HBT).

Pale Ale Malt (47.5%)
Pils Malt (17.8%)
Flaked Maize (17.8%)
Dark Munich (5.5%)
Crystal 20L (5.5%)
Flaked Barley (6%)

Northern Brewer (9.4 IBUs, 60 minutes)
Saaz (4.8 IBUs, 30 minutes)

Wyeast 1056 (repitch, plenty of yeast)

Color: Spotted Cow: Yellow in color. My Spotted Cow: Darker yellow – somewhat orange. IMO, I think this is not knowing. IMO, my Spotted Cow is a Pale Ale color.

Taste: Unfortunately, the real Spotted Cow in bottles were, at this point, several years old (they were kept refrigerated, out of the sun, etc). Everyone like my version much better than the real beer. However, I thought the real Spotted Cow reminded me of a Belgian Blonde. Others didn’t know any better and had no opinion when I mentioned the Belgian Blonde I brewed in 2014.

Aroma: See Taste notes above.

In general: Perhaps for my next Spotted Cow I should use a Belgian yeast? I honestly believe the real Spotted Cow reminds me of the Brueghel Blonde Ale (North American Clone Brews, page 119).

 

[Tobor_8thMan]

Just yanking your leg. Western mass has great breweries and I'd say VT has the best breweries of NE. Does your kid go to school out there?

Nope. Winchester, VA.

 

[TheDudeLebowski]

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Ummmm awhat is that in the background!???..

 

[WBB]

Some Halloween decorations came out today.

 

[grampamark]

Water.

 

[TheDudeLebowski]

"Lord strike that poor boy down!"

 

[Novacor]

In college this was my favorite beer. Now it's certainly drinkable, but it lacks the wow factor that I remember.

 

[Dgallo]

Husband found this in his travels today. I've been intrigued with Sabro for a few months and love what it does paired with Citra, but this is a fresh hop ale that is PHENOMENAL. I'm not a huge View attachment 702046fan of hazies but might need to get some more of this one.

Sabro is like cilantro, you either hate it or love it. I’m on the love side

 

[grampamark]

Not water.

 

[fourfarthing]

@Dgallo Farmhouse.

 

[Joshua Hughes]

Festbier

 

[Joshua Hughes]

HB Dunkel. Wanted to try one rest will be “lagering” for a few weeks. Quite clean. Nice bread crust taste and then gone.

 

[orionol73]

 

[TheDudeLebowski]

 

[pshankstar]

Finally a beer after a day of non stop on the go!

 

[orionol73]

 

[Immocles]

MO/EKG

 

[fourfarthing]

HB Pale

 

[Section1]

HB Vienna Lager. This is a really good beer. Thanks to @camonick for the recipe.

 

[Coontail]

Gunners daughter by Mast Landing

Fantastic milk stout

Tastes like chocolate, coffee, and cream soda

 

[orionol73]

 

[camonick]

HB Vienna Lager. This is a really good beer. Thanks to @camonick for the recipe.

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You’re welcome. I can’t take full credit for the recipe since it’s a published one, but I’m glad I could share it and it’s been a tasty one. I liked the samples you sent. I know I’ll be brewing it again sometime. Everyone I’ve shared my version with really likes it.

 

[BongoYodeler]

Beautiful evening. Enjoying a HB by the fire.

 

[camonick]

MO/EKG

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What’s your hop schedule for that beer? I mentioned earlier that I had a bunch of MO and you said that’s a good smash beer.

 

[beermanpete]

 

[WBB]

Tired Hands released two versions so far. The initial Simcoe/Idaho7 version and recently Simcoe/Chinook version. The recipe is on their website, but not really complicated.

 

[orionol73]

 

[Immocles]

What’s your hop schedule for that beer? I mentioned earlier that I had a bunch of MO and you said that’s a good smash beer.

This particular batch was a small 1.25G batch, and I often only use a 30m boil on single hopped beers. I used .25oz FWH (30m boil ~16IBU), at 15m (~10IBU), and at 5m(~5IBU). I dry hop about quarter oz per gallon when I actually remember to, haha.
I've brewed similar to that about 3-4 times and really enjoy where it's landed. Sadly im out of Maris otter but plan to bastardize a bigger batch again sometime soon with what I have on hand.

 

[Immocles]

Still one of my absolute favorites. I’m so bummed my attempt to even come close to it failed so miserably.

 

[NGD]

Mraz Brewing’s Walk the Lime sour key lime saison.

 

[orionol73]

Capper

 

[pshankstar]

This smells and tastes like flowery/perfume dish soap. Couldn’t finish it.

 

[OldDogBrewing]

Pint of classic Kellerbier

 

[gwinn758]

Marzen, my first attempt at a pseudo lager with 34/70 at the brewery. One week in the keg and it finally cleared out. At least there’s five more kegs.