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Yes. Finally!! SMaSH with US Fuggles. Kettle coming up on 180° for the boil. First go with a proper size brew kettle and an immersion chiller. "I will make it felony to drink small beer. "

Sculpin IPA from a growler filled at a beer store. Man, I love that NY State , for all it's convoluted and bizarre liquor laws lets us fill up from a store. This place has an amazing filling station that purges the growler with CO2 and the beer gently glides down the side. Beautiful. Also...

The Wine House in West LA gets their Russian River shipments every Tuesday, but the PTE orders are almost always snapped up before they arrive. A buddy of mine gets his from his local Whole Foods, but the beer manager always keeps a bottle aside for him when it comes in. Instead, since you're...

D-Bag Brewery. Trademark that $hit.

Burton Baton, while I plant a Cascade rhizome. Seems fitting. And feckin' delicious. "I will make it felony to drink small beer. "

Going to take my new 10gal brew kettle for a spin tomorrow. Will brew my last extract beer, a SMaSH with Fuggles (although I suppose it is possible there's more than one malt in the DME, I'm going to call it a SMaSH anyway) "I will make it felony to drink small beer. "

More like "what I did for beer this week," but I cleaned two cases of bottles, brought my conditioned beers into the cold basement and stocked the fridge, bought a new 8 gallon brew kettle on Amazon (apologies to my LHBS, but I got a gift card for Christmas that I hadn't used yet), bought...

Went to a local brew pub, where they had a "Smoked Ale" on tap. I asked the barmaid to describe it for me. And she said "It's not too smokey, they just put some smoked grains in when they make it." This begs the question: how else would you put smoke into a beer? "I will make it felony to...

What does "double-oaked" even mean? That sounds like marketing speak to me. "I will make it felony to drink small beer. "

The 20 year is my favorite, more than the 23, which is 50% more for those extra three years. "I will make it felony to drink small beer. "

Will be making a SMaSH, using either Goldings or Fuggle. Will also be harvesting yeast from some Pranqster bottles for a Belgian that I'll brew next weekend. "I will make it felony to drink small beer. "

St. Bernardus Tripel. Golden delicious! "I will make it felony to drink small beer. "

glass raised.

Attire varies, but it's usual jeans, t-shirt, sweatshirt, and the fleece lined slippers I got from the in laws at Christmas. "I will make it felony to drink small beer. "

My wife heard me take my first sip and said "From the noise you just made, I thought you were eating a cookie." "I will make it felony to drink small beer. "

^ glass. One glass of each. "I will make it felony to drink small beer. "

Thought y'all might like this picture. From my bar, about an hour ago For just over $200 you can have one of each. "I will make it felony to drink small beer. "

Oh. Russian River doesn't distribute to New York State, either. Guess I'll have to brew a clone...

Actor/Bartender More bartender lately, after moving to the wilds of Buffalo,

+1 I don't like the port finish, I think it ruins the bourbon. I do like different barrel finishes on scotch, though, but that is a different conversation. However, don't let my yuck get in the way of your yum. There are so many quality bourbons out there for every taste. My everyday is Evan...