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[drainbamage]

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Hey, you got one with carbonation. The year I tried (2013, I think) was completely flat. They had some issues that year, I heard.

 

[onetoeddogbrewery]

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[BigPerm]

Hey, you got one with carbonation. They year I tried (2013, I think) was completely flat. They had some issues that year, I heard.

Me too. Mine was acetic as hell. I think it was 2014. I've heard much better reviews for this years. Hoping for the best.

Having this magnificent beer. No beer for the rest of the week. Living it up today.

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[banesong]

2013 after another 5 hours at the client's.

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[allenH]

Hey, you got one with carbonation. They year I tried (2013, I think) was completely flat. They had some issues that year, I heard.

I didn't even know they made sours. I've only seen a couple beers from them here. It was a free pour since I shared the Sucrè here.

 

[BigPerm]

I didn't even know they made sours. I've only seen a couple beers from them here. It was a free pour since I shared the Sucrè here.

Their sours are actually quite nice. That particular one has been hit and miss but they do a very good job overall.

 

[drainbamage]

I didn't even know they made sours. I've only seen a couple beers from them here. It was a free pour since I shared the Sucrè here.

They've actually lost the one co-owner and restructured towards sours and Belgian styles in the last year or so. I haven't tried most of the other new stuff, but they had a bourbon barrel pumpkin sour at the taproom last fall that was really mellow and good (speaking as someone who doesn't go for sours much).

 

[BourneSupremacy]

Mike Mike Mike Mike! Just left the brewery!

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[WesleyS]

mike mike mike mike! Just left the brewery!

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[drainbamage]

Mike Mike Mike Mike! Just left the brewery!

Cans this year? Want.

 

[BourneSupremacy]

Cans this year? Want.

Only cans for now on.

 

[drainbamage]

Only cans for now on.

Makes sense. It should stay fresh longer.

Next. I feel like all peanut butter porters taste identical. This tastes like one of them.

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[iijakii]

I havent had a PB choc porter yet this year. My favorite so far is Wingman's Peanut Butter Cup that I had last year. Loved it. Surprisingly to me it has poor reviews online. Buncha morans.

I have a kegged RIS that's a bit too sweet for my tastes. Debating on throwing some coffee beans or hazelnut flavoring in it.

 

[onetoeddogbrewery]

Mike Mike Mike Mike! Just left the brewery!

Oh jebus! That's a lot of hops!!

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Cycles bb RIS

 

[allenH]

Oh jebus! That's a lot of hops!!

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Damn, where did you get that??

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Today was a good day.

 

[drainbamage]

I havent had a PB choc porter yet this year. My favorite so far is Wingman's Peanut Butter Cup that I had last year. Loved it. Surprisingly to me it has poor reviews online. Buncha morans.

Yeah, I'm not knocking it. I feel like I just can't really pick out any defining characteristics between different ones. They're all kinda middle-of-the-road.

 

[WesleyS]

Damn, where did you get that??

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Now that sounds interesting and good.

 

[TobyG]

Still plenty of time to fill it up, but the list is shaping up nicely. A friend of mine actually scammed his way on to the list somehow. If you're there, hit up Half Hearted Brewery early. Mitch is the sour king.

http://hunahpusday.com/beer-list/

 

[iijakii]

Yeah, I'm not knocking it. I feel like I just can't really pick out any defining characteristics between different ones. They're all kinda middle-of-the-road.

That's bourbon stouts for me. Don't think I'll ever buy another bottle. Wind up spending way too much for a mediocre stout that tastes like it had a half shot of bourbon poured in. No thanks, I'll just drink some bourbon straight when I want that.

 

[allenH]

now that sounds interesting and good.

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[BeerMeDuffMan]

Damn, where did you get that??

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Coffee a new variant this year? I've never heard about it

 

[allenH]

Coffee a new variant this year? I've never heard about it

Same one since 2010, MBCP. Retarded good.

 

[TobyG]

Coffee a new variant this year? I've never heard about it

Nope, was always Maple Bacon Coffee.

 

[finsfan]

Gavin drank.
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[BeerMeDuffMan]

Nope, was always Maple Bacon Coffee.

Same one since 2010, MBCP. Retarded good.

Damn, I never knew lol. That's pretty damn awesome

 

[DisturbdChemist]

Sampling my sours tonight to see how they are developing.

 

[Gavin C]

Your wasting O2, get it till it breaks the surface, then stir with the wand, the reason I like it so much, you can see the bubbles coming out of the stone but not breaking the surface, dissolved into the wort.
I get a lot of batches out of a tank.

2 mins at just enough pressure to create a just barely perceptible simmer on the surface.

All that foam in the earlier picture I showed is a combo of sanitizer foam in the FV and foam from when the wort is pumped through the chiller from BK to FV.

FV at the ready

The $10 O2 tanks last a long time. Just opened my 3rd ever for my New Years Day brew. I don't anticipate needing another one till 2017 but I've got one stored just in case. I thing 10 batches/tank in the manner I describe is a conservative estimate. 15 is more realistic. $1 a batch or $0.02 per beer is a high side estimate of cost.

 

[Gavin C]

Here is my New Years Day brew

Altbier carbonation test. Fermented at 58F

Liking this.

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My Dark English mild from Saturday is almost at terminal gravity.

Both will be ready in time for the upcoming Blue Bonnet. Should be fun.

 

[Gavin C]

Gavin drank.
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That is a beautiful Marzen right there. Love the foam-stand.

I need to get some glasses like that for my Pils.

 

[iijakii]

Better be drinking some of that Mild by the coming Saturday!