Recent content by freshyill

I do like Old Guardian! Killer Penguin is actually available near my parents' house, and that's where I'll be come Christmas, so I might be able to get my hands on that.

So it's November now, and getting to be that time of year when I wean myself off IPAs (slightly), and embrace the season(als). A lot of the seasonal stuff is on store shelves now, so I figured I'd share a few of my favorites and get some recommendations for others that. Here's some of what...

Not sure if they still sell it there, but when I studied there in 2000, you could get Anheuser-Busch Budweiser there. Of course, because of the whole name thing, it wasn't called Busweiser. It's just called "B". That's it. Capital letter B.

Don't overlook Capital City Brewery when you're in DC. They've got an Imperial Stout that will knock you on your ass. It's as dark as Ten Fidy and pretty damn good.

Tell me about it. I've spent 10 minutes finding a beer after going through their very impressive list, only to be told by the waitress that they don't have it... three times in a row.

I was just in New Orleans a few weeks ago and I checked out the Bulldog. It was good enough, and they keep really clean taps and glasses, but the selection was unimpressive. When I go to a real beer bar, expect to see at least a few things that I can't get easily elsewhere. There was no "wow, I...

Looks like a wort chiller will be high on my list of upgrades. I'd consider building one myself. Is the copper easy to bend? I think my main concern would be figuring out how to get a 20-foot piece of copper tubing home from the store. Either way, it'll be my next big investment in my setup.

Hey guys, I'm new both to home brewing and to the forum (this is my first post). So I just brewed my second batch of beer last night (an amber ale/IPA hybrid from a friend's recipe), and I'm still working with pretty basic equipment. I enjoy doing it, and I think that sooner or later, I'll...