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3065 +5 gallons of Petit Saisonish Grisette +5 gallons of Kolsch = 3075

Flyfishing isn't so bad. I started out over the Summer for about $200 . . . which is great . . . if you don't mind catching nothing but 4 inch Bluegill in warm water. In all honesty though, if I were to tally up all the fishing and brewing stuff I actually want I would probably have an aneurysm.

Probably not all that comparable, but I will chime in that beech is a lot like oak in a smoking capacity. I'd say it is a little more delicate than oak, but overall lends a negligably different flavor. I'd think it would work nice for something that you don't want an intense wood flavor on...

Victory Headwaters contains no Cascade. Though, it is probably moot if you are tying to avoid the citrus as it's all Centennial and Citra.

Despite Bell's being my favorite brewery, I'd have to roll with Founders in this situation. I'd take Two Hearted over Centennial to be honest, but could easily survive with Red's Rye for my hop fix. I prefer Founders Porter to Bell's Porter or K-zoo. Sacrificing Double Cream and Hopslam...

I'm a "Beer and Wine Specialist," which is fancy talk for being a middle man in our fine Commonwealth between distributors and common folk with regard to commercially available booze.

Many thanks gents. I assure you of my laziness, sir. The keezer has been a project for nearly a year now(I came to a sudden realization that I am not much of a woodworker at some point). I will post some picks . . . eventually . . . LAZY.

I've been reading for awhile, lazy about joining up and felt an introduction was in order. I recently brewed my 3rd batch (an Americanized Ordinary Bitter, 100% Amarillo) and am in the midst of a keezer project. I've already gotten a number of ideas from the DIY forum and some great advice from...

New to the forums, but I live in the area and thought I would chime in from a customers perspective. I wouldn't worry so much about the breweries in SoVA distributing up North(I run a beer department, Legend is definitely in the market now distributed by ABIB). The much bigger concern...