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First quarter a little oxidation.
Second quarter— this is kind of sweet
Not much coffee in this coffee porter. Edit: once it warmed up a bit the coffee started to come through less sweetness perceived.
Second quarter— this is kind of sweet
Not much coffee in this coffee porter. Edit: once it warmed up a bit the coffee started to come through less sweetness perceived.
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Watching this new show on TV if anyone's interested...
First shot at a beer, HB Nut Brown.
First shot at a beer, HB Nut Brown.
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@TheDudeLebowski you have inspired me! 2/5/23 I brewed a monster stout, I called it "The Juggernaut". Cocoa nibs, vanilla, 12.2%. OG 1.125, FG 1.032. Aged in a bourbon charged barrel for a year. Then kegged, carbonated and bottled. Was just ok, strong alcohol sweetness, all dark chocolate. Good but not great. Gave a few out to my friends with mixed reviews. So your post made me think...yep, another year has passed. Now, still a lot of alcohol sweetness, but muted. Bitter dark chocolate but much smoother. I think, maybe another year ;-)...Of course, after this one, I'm done for the night.
HB Helles
Waxed too???
I was about to upgrade my setup when the haze explosion hit here. Never put it together when there's so much selection. Big stouts are still my want. That and lagers and maybe some funk
If you know Red I bought that keezer and it's still in the basement. #Graveyard
The culprit! Yeeeears ago
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The lager at 4.5 weeks conditioning…and it tastes like it still needs a little time. Still got some hop burn, although much less than last week. Should have been a smaller pour I guess…and this is actually the second glass. Ooops! I’m freekin impatient!!
Going back to Tap #1, the hazy’ish pale ale. So great, I’ll definitely be sad to see this one go.
Two wee tastes of mead after making flavor adjustments. They’re good enough, maybe even a winner, time and judges will tell.
A little blackcurrant wine nightcap.
Feels like forever ago that I decided to try and make Tepache again from a homegrown pineapple. I strained it all out, and put what was left into a small mason jar in the fridge with a plastic lid that is supposed to seal. Figured it would be safe since it is in the fridge and..over the past week or so I had noticed that the area below the jar seemed to have a bit of a mess. Thought maybe I hadn't wiped off the jar well enough when I transferred, so wiped it down and didn't think much of it.
Until today, about the 3rd time now I've done this and decided maybe I should check it out. And I've been meaning to give it a taste anyways since I'm really not sure how it turned out and lo and behold..this damn thing has been carbonating!! Its got some funk to it, was a bit heavy handed with the cloves but pretty tasty!
Until today, about the 3rd time now I've done this and decided maybe I should check it out. And I've been meaning to give it a taste anyways since I'm really not sure how it turned out and lo and behold..this damn thing has been carbonating!! Its got some funk to it, was a bit heavy handed with the cloves but pretty tasty!
Every year at this time I try to convince the wife to move to the middle of Arizona where nothing lives nor pollinates. Every winter I post beers from here...my backyard...
Excellent beer, I think.. taste buds are a bit subdued
Excellent beer, I think.. taste buds are a bit subdued
Another day, another HB bitter.
Secret Santa BBIS brewed in Columbus, OH. Malty, roasty, a little vanilla and oak, subtle coconut, 11% abv isn't evident. Delicious beer that would probably be great to age. Love it! Thanks, Santa!
Taster of most resent hb hazy.
It just occurred to me, perhaps I’ve been neglecting some of the fine British beers, primarily Ales available here in the States – a perfect opportunity to see what’s currently available! Trudging up and down the aisles at the local bottle shops, it’s not good news. It seems that a lot of the available Ales are missing. Slim pickins! I’d love a Timothy Taylor Landlord, but I haven’t seen them in years. Samuel Smith is represented well, so let’s segue between all the German Lagers with a Samuel Smith Lager of their own, their Pure Brewed Organic Lager Beer!
A Lager, WOW. Samuel Smith is well known for their wooden-cask aged Ales, open fermentation in Yorkshire stone squares , Fuggles, Goldings and a lot of old-world brewing mastery. Their Ales have a characteristic and classic fruitiness to me. Heading into this Lager I was on alert for excessive fruitiness, but nope! A clean tasty medium-bodied Lager, flavorful to please the most dedicated pub dwellers! I could drink a half dozen of these, great beer!
I see that Samuel Smith has moved up from the one-pint bottles over to an 18.7 ounce, 550 ml size. RIGHT ON! Onward and upward! Brewed at the old Tadcaster brewery using local organically produced barley and hops, this is a flavorful 5% ABV brew, Lagered in Samuel Smith’s underground caves after fermentation. Now that’s OLD SCHOOL. I love it! Put this one in your British beer repertoire! Cheers!
A Lager, WOW. Samuel Smith is well known for their wooden-cask aged Ales, open fermentation in Yorkshire stone squares , Fuggles, Goldings and a lot of old-world brewing mastery. Their Ales have a characteristic and classic fruitiness to me. Heading into this Lager I was on alert for excessive fruitiness, but nope! A clean tasty medium-bodied Lager, flavorful to please the most dedicated pub dwellers! I could drink a half dozen of these, great beer!
I see that Samuel Smith has moved up from the one-pint bottles over to an 18.7 ounce, 550 ml size. RIGHT ON! Onward and upward! Brewed at the old Tadcaster brewery using local organically produced barley and hops, this is a flavorful 5% ABV brew, Lagered in Samuel Smith’s underground caves after fermentation. Now that’s OLD SCHOOL. I love it! Put this one in your British beer repertoire! Cheers!
HB Traditional mead.
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Small taster of DDH Pliny the Elder, and a 10oz pour of Pliny the Younger.
HB ipa
Dug this one out of the back of the beer fridge. Brooklyn Black Ops. Aged in Four Roses small batch bourbon barrels. 12.4%.
Ayinger Celebrator. Pretty sure its a little less alcohol, like 6.4% or something. But to me it was always the best one. I called it the spoiler. Its the last beer you drink at the end of the night. Because nothing you have after that will taste as good.
HM ginger beer
Hb Irish stout nitro pour while making a starter.
I've had exactly one Black Ops, and I absolutely loved it. But it wasn't a BA version, I can only imagine.
Pre gaming Jam Night. From the local hop farm. Maybe the best I've had from them. Really fresh and juicy
Four Stars - Mistaken Identity
This gorgeous hazy IPA features a single hop blend from our buds next door @fourstarfarms called Havoc. Havoc stems from a happy accident where two varieties were pelletized together and the result was beautiful! We get notes of melon, fresh fruit, light citrus and a pillowy mouthfeel
Four Stars - Mistaken Identity
This gorgeous hazy IPA features a single hop blend from our buds next door @fourstarfarms called Havoc. Havoc stems from a happy accident where two varieties were pelletized together and the result was beautiful! We get notes of melon, fresh fruit, light citrus and a pillowy mouthfeel
Wow, 18.7 ounces of Gustatory Delight! I’m REALLY digging these big 550 ml bottles of fantastic Samuel Smith Oatmeal Stout!
Here’s another classic Samuel Smith brew, again open fermented in stone Yorkshire Squares. How many stouts out there would you consider chugworthy? I’m not kidding when I say I could drink this entire “Heavy Pint” in about 6 or 7 pulls, it is that delicious and drinkable.
This stout is really a case study in Oatmeal Stout making – Barley, Roasted Barley, Oatmeal, Yeast and Hops – plus the great water from their well, in use since 1758. That’s a lot of beer from that hole in the ground! Super smooth and drinkable, 5% ABV, delicious flavor with a slight amount of fruity “Samuel Smithish” esters from the open fermentation - I’ve been writing a couple minutes, I’m already down to the last of it!
There’s a lot to unpack here regarding that fermentation process. We really stress out a lot about Oxygen ingress in our beer fermentation, transfer and kegging. It’s great looking at some of the other ways of making beer that are equally important to the craft. Open fermentation is one of them. Maybe I’ll worry a little less about O2 ingress the next time while thinking about this great and historic stout. Cheers!
Here’s another classic Samuel Smith brew, again open fermented in stone Yorkshire Squares. How many stouts out there would you consider chugworthy? I’m not kidding when I say I could drink this entire “Heavy Pint” in about 6 or 7 pulls, it is that delicious and drinkable.
This stout is really a case study in Oatmeal Stout making – Barley, Roasted Barley, Oatmeal, Yeast and Hops – plus the great water from their well, in use since 1758. That’s a lot of beer from that hole in the ground! Super smooth and drinkable, 5% ABV, delicious flavor with a slight amount of fruity “Samuel Smithish” esters from the open fermentation - I’ve been writing a couple minutes, I’m already down to the last of it!
There’s a lot to unpack here regarding that fermentation process. We really stress out a lot about Oxygen ingress in our beer fermentation, transfer and kegging. It’s great looking at some of the other ways of making beer that are equally important to the craft. Open fermentation is one of them. Maybe I’ll worry a little less about O2 ingress the next time while thinking about this great and historic stout. Cheers!
We found this one last year at Total Wine
In VA visiting relatives. Flying Dog Operation Breakfast stout aged in Willet Bourbon barrels. 10%
In VA visiting relatives. Flying Dog Operation Breakfast stout aged in Willet Bourbon barrels. 10%
HB nut brown ale
Grew up in Philadelphia. Tastykake is a household thing. Peanut Butter Kandy Kakes are a favorite of many. I saw this at my beer store today. It was the last 6 pack. Victory Brewing collaboration with Tastkake. Peanut Butter Kandy Kake Porter. Don’t I have to buy this? Its really good. Nice aroma. Theres chocolate and peanut butter in the flavor. 6%
I spent half my life trying to get out of Phila. Now I live in the ‘burbs. I don’t have good memories there or associate with that city. There are a few good things that come out of Phila though. Amoroso rolls, soft pretzels, hoagies, cheesesteaks, and yes, Tastykake.
I spent half my life trying to get out of Phila. Now I live in the ‘burbs. I don’t have good memories there or associate with that city. There are a few good things that come out of Phila though. Amoroso rolls, soft pretzels, hoagies, cheesesteaks, and yes, Tastykake.
You left out Rocky... oh and dinic's roast pork if we're sticking to consumables.
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HM arancello
A mug of the Flash-Brewed Blonde. It's ok, but when I finish that, the Cali Mtn, and the Citra Pale, I won't be ordering the Flash-Brewing recipes again.
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HB saison. Look at that head retention
. 25% wheat will do that.This is the clean be-134 version and wow is it good.
I’m a sucker for anything bourbon barrel aged
A little HM blackcurrant wine.
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