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Rod, I've got two cases of Diamond Bear Pale in my fridge right now. Living in Little Rock I can get it in a lot of places. Their pale ale is pretty good and has won some awards. It has the malty sweetness of an English pale ale, but also has a pretty good hop kick. I would imagine that...

Musikguru, I've toured Dallas a number of times for business looking for good beer. I can definitely recommend Gingerman along with the Idle Rich. Both are located very close to each other and very close to downtown. Not to totally plug one of my favorite beer blogs, but you can read more...

Weizenheimer, Very nice label. Nicely done. I'm sure he was impressed.

I have to agree with what the other posters have said. One of my goals when I started homebrewing was to be able to make a maple brown like I tried from Tommyknockers. I added a fair amount during fermentation and most of it fermented out. You could catch a bit of it on the flavor, but not...

Mikey I had the chance to have a similar experience at the Flying Saucer here in Little Rock. They had a similar tasting with 14 of the Avery beers and Adam Avery. I loved the whole Dictator Series with the Kaiser (Imperial Oktoberfest) and the Czar (Imperial Stout). I don't think I...

+1 to Basic Brewing. James Spencer has a great show that talks about different topics that appeal to both the new brewer and the experienced all-grain brewer. Definitely check out their old shows to see if there are anything of interest to you. Darren

I agree. Those are the best labels you've made. I like the bare tree logo, but you've found a way to make it interesting. Very nice.

Shamukaiser, An FG of 1.012 is pretty good. But I am a bit concerned that it's only been fermenting 5 days. It's possible to ferment that quickly, but it won't hurt to give it a few more days unless you just really want to bottle this weekend. I'd say give it a few days and then bottle if...

If you can get a good extract recipe, please post it. I've downed a lot of mugs of Skye and would love to know how to make it. While a great beer, it's my second favorite behind the IPA and some seasonals. Good luck! Darren Little Rock

Given your recipe here's what I would do: I'm assuming that you do partial boils where you only boil around 2 gallons of water and add it to 3 gallons of water in the carboy. Put a gallon of water in a pot and raise the temperature to 150 degrees. Add your steeping grains (Vienna, Crystal, &...

I just brewed a pumpkin ale myself. I used two cans of pumpkin. E Lo is right that you will lose some beer as the pumpkin settles in the bottom of the fermenter and makes it hard to siphon. I like the looks of your recipe, but I would recommend that you try the pumpkin spice before you brew...

Greg, I live in Little Rock and we have a Boscos here. Isle of Skye is one of my favorites of theirs. Below is what it says on the Boscos website: Isle of Skye Scottish Ale (1998 & 2003 Real Ale Festival Medal Winner) Our Scottish Ale combines seven types of malt along with three...

Tex, Nice pictures. How about a recipe for a fellow extract brewer? I'm anxious to hear what kind of hops and yeast you are using to brew that monster. Darren

Hopleaf, Very nice label. Can you share your recipe? I'm wanting to brew a pumpkin beer and am looking for a good extract recipe. Darren

Chris, Now you reach the hardest part of being a homebrewer. Waiting for the beer to be ready to taste. Gve the beer a try at two weeks and see what you think. It will get better the longer you wait, but you can't wait too long. There is nothing better than trying your own beer...

I went through the same thing. I started brewing and then had a few bad beers in a row and gave it up for a number of years. I would suggest getting rid of as much equipment as you can (racking canes, hydrometers, tubing, etc.) and brewing a simple beer with no starters. Minimize as much...

I'm having an Avery Hog Heaven in his honor. He will be missed.

I just got my tickets and flights last weekend. We decided to skip the Saturday night session and spend that time seeing more of Denver. From my last trip in 2005, the Saturday afternoon session was the best. Not a lot of people around. Many of the brewers are in their booths. Plus, you get...

Gabe, I just checked the GABF website (http://www.beertown.org/events/gabf/sat_con.htm) and it looks like the awards ceremony is during the Saturday afternoon tasting from 1:30-3:00. That way you get to try the winners during the rest of that session and during the Saturday evening session...

Gabe, I went to GABF two years ago and will be back this year. The Falling Rock bar seems to be the unoffical hangout for GABF. They have an incredible selection of beers on tap. I can also very much recommend visiting Wynkoop Brewing. We had a great pub crawl on the Friday of GABF last...