Recent content by victornixon

I'm in.

Thinking of doing this recipe soon, as I have the Amarillo & Citra, but don't have the Magnum. Would Columbus be a good substitution? I have to order some of the grains, so I could order Magnum, but I already have the Columbus on hand...

Good to see I'm not alone. I got a bunch of these caps from my grandfather who used to homebrew root beer. Couldn't make it to the lhbs today, but I had some oxy-barrier caps on hand enough for about half. So half will get the old school caps and half will get the modern ones. Bottling up a...

Nice description of the tasting and comparison. I didn't have it last year, but this year I thought it was earthy for sure. Didn't get a taste of it on tap, but my dad did and said it was better than bottles. I too really like the Ranger and have tried Rampant. I was not that impressed with...

Great color, I know it's lighter than theirs, but I think it's a better looking beer for sure. Looking forward to the tasting notes!

Not certain. I do know that I have thought this same thing of a few of their beers. Fat Tire, Blue Paddle, Dig, Snow Day, Ranger even... seem to use something similar and I really don't think it's a malt. From what I have found on here, you can harvest yeast from canned Fat Tire not bottles...

I had one of these last night and having one again now. I'm thinking that the yeast is a big part of this. It has a unique taste to it that has a Fat Tire similarity. I would say it's the same yeast they use in FT?? - to me Dig is very earthy... maybe it's the shovel that makes me think that?