I’m excited to hear how it turns out and what you think of it.
What are you drinking now?
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I liked Star Wars a lot better when I didn't need to use my fingers to figure out which Star Wars movie we're talking about.
I'll definitely let you know.
I scaled the recipe to around 4 gallons. I'm thinking about kegging 2 gallons in one of my Oxebar kegs, and then bottling the rest. (God I hate bottling). May be a game time decision.
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First one of the year.
Coffee.
Back is feeling much better today. But not letting that stop me! 
Good old fashion WCIPA
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Out back with another HB APA. A little chill haze, but tastes good.
Greedo Stout from a local brewery by my house. The owner said it’s his “summer stout” so it’s not too heavy. It’s a well done brew!
If you don’t remember Greedo from the original Star Wars movie, here he is getting smoked by Han Solo.
If you don’t remember Greedo from the original Star Wars movie, here he is getting smoked by Han Solo.
After an afternoon of looking at houses in the rain, I'm really enjoying this tasty cream ale. $1.69/24 oz.
HB Irish Red Ale
Well finally we have something here which is a bit different from the previous pack of Mexican beers. Victoria is Mexico's first beer - since 1865! I have to say, when I did the setup for the photo, I was anticipating another similar Mexican Golden Lager, hence the limes. What poured out of the can was a lovely Vienna Lager! Alright, something different!
So don’t beat me up on the limes, they don’t go with Vienna Lager. It’s really funny, when I was doing the Czech/Austrian/Swiss beer tour, you couldn’t find a Vienna Lager if you were standing on Vienna’s Ringstrasse! Talk about a style that’s nearly extinct.
Not in Mexico though... Mexico is the world’s home of Vienna Lager! There are several of them to try, and today's is a tasty 4% ABV Vienna. Did I say 4% ABV? Yessiree… another low ABV brew. I’m beginning to really think a lot of these are being drank as standard light beverages, as a replacement for other drinks like tea or water. You really aren’t going to get messed up with these, they are super easy drinking, and again, the clarity is stunning.
Flavor is a bit light on the “Vienna” side of things and really if I was blindfolded, I’d say this was another Golden Lager. Possibly this is more of a color tweak than a malt statement, the few European Lagers similar to Viennas were just slightly more Märzen-like, sort of a cross between a Helles and a Märzen and with a higher ABV. This isn’t that. This is much closer to a Modelo or Corona, even despite the slightly deeper coloration. This is so much so that for the heck of it, I squeezed the limes into the second half, closed my eyes and tried to determine if what I was drinking was a traditional Vienna, or something along the lines of a Corona. Results - Closer to the Corona!
So we have a great, easy drinking “Golden Lager”-like Vienna Lager, if that makes sense. It’s great, give it a try sometime, the best of two continents, rolled into one 24 ounce can!
So don’t beat me up on the limes, they don’t go with Vienna Lager. It’s really funny, when I was doing the Czech/Austrian/Swiss beer tour, you couldn’t find a Vienna Lager if you were standing on Vienna’s Ringstrasse! Talk about a style that’s nearly extinct.
Not in Mexico though... Mexico is the world’s home of Vienna Lager! There are several of them to try, and today's is a tasty 4% ABV Vienna. Did I say 4% ABV? Yessiree… another low ABV brew. I’m beginning to really think a lot of these are being drank as standard light beverages, as a replacement for other drinks like tea or water. You really aren’t going to get messed up with these, they are super easy drinking, and again, the clarity is stunning.
Flavor is a bit light on the “Vienna” side of things and really if I was blindfolded, I’d say this was another Golden Lager. Possibly this is more of a color tweak than a malt statement, the few European Lagers similar to Viennas were just slightly more Märzen-like, sort of a cross between a Helles and a Märzen and with a higher ABV. This isn’t that. This is much closer to a Modelo or Corona, even despite the slightly deeper coloration. This is so much so that for the heck of it, I squeezed the limes into the second half, closed my eyes and tried to determine if what I was drinking was a traditional Vienna, or something along the lines of a Corona. Results - Closer to the Corona!
So we have a great, easy drinking “Golden Lager”-like Vienna Lager, if that makes sense. It’s great, give it a try sometime, the best of two continents, rolled into one 24 ounce can!
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Locally brewed. There are several nice, chill Fall brewing / tasting rooms around San Diego. Happy Friday! 
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Now THAT is a beer list. I could develop quite a bar tab in a place like that. Reminds me of my last visit to Wicked Weed in Asheville. Sure hope that town is recovering.View attachment 874978View attachment 874979View attachment 874980View attachment 874981View attachment 874982I have a coworker with me from Germany who wants to try all different American beers. He’s loving my obsession with beer.
I did order the German Pils here at Trillium and he said it tastes very much like the beers from home. So I would say well done Trillium for your German Pils.
We tried almost everything on draft and had dinner there. It was a great time and those bottles would have been amazing to try but having a 2.5 hour drive back that night I was quite limited by my coworker/friend had a great time for his first trip to the USA. So I was happy for him and getting to try some amazing beers from here.
Celebratory night cap yesterday.
My raw beer from Big Brew Day packaging dregs. Ugly but tasty.
Bloody Mary at LAX.
Space Dust
These today with my father in law before my oldest goes off to prom with her boyfriend. He’s a good kid, but man does this make me feel old. She’s only a freshman.
She’s happy and excited so that’s all that matters.
Day drinking. Otherwise known as pre gaming for the Celtics game
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I know I’m beginning to sound like a broken record, but these Mexican beers are incredible in their consistency with each other. Here we have yet ANOTHER crystal-clear, perfectly balanced Bud-Miller-Coors-type Golden Lager, and at a low 4.1% ABV. These beers are so similar, you really have to be looking for something, ANYTHING to tell them apart!
Here in America, the 18th Amendment in 1918, and then the Volstead Act enforced Prohibition in 1919, forcing prohibition in the US throughout the 1920’s and early 1930’s. Finally it was overturned initially with the Blane Act and then the 21’st Amendment was ratified - limited alcohol beers were allowed in 1933. At that time, 3.2% ABV beers were the maximum ABV allowed.
Think about that 3.2%. Not too different than my 4.1% Quart of Carta Blanca, another well-known and early Mexican beer, circa 1890. I’m going to water this back to about 3.2% ABV strength using my can of Budweiser Zero to give you an idea what an even LOWER ABV brew might be, similar to what our Grandparents, Great-Grandparents and Great-Great Grandparents were drinking in 1933!
Well, what’s the verdict? 3.2% ABV isn’t really that much different from the 4.1% I drank a few minutes ago. Yes, it is still beer, light and refreshing. I really can’t tell the difference between 3.2 and 4.1% ABV. So if you want to do an experiment, grab one of these bottles of Carta Blanca, it’s not too different from the light Lagers which became a staple in the US in the early 1930’s!
Here in America, the 18th Amendment in 1918, and then the Volstead Act enforced Prohibition in 1919, forcing prohibition in the US throughout the 1920’s and early 1930’s. Finally it was overturned initially with the Blane Act and then the 21’st Amendment was ratified - limited alcohol beers were allowed in 1933. At that time, 3.2% ABV beers were the maximum ABV allowed.
Think about that 3.2%. Not too different than my 4.1% Quart of Carta Blanca, another well-known and early Mexican beer, circa 1890. I’m going to water this back to about 3.2% ABV strength using my can of Budweiser Zero to give you an idea what an even LOWER ABV brew might be, similar to what our Grandparents, Great-Grandparents and Great-Great Grandparents were drinking in 1933!
Well, what’s the verdict? 3.2% ABV isn’t really that much different from the 4.1% I drank a few minutes ago. Yes, it is still beer, light and refreshing. I really can’t tell the difference between 3.2 and 4.1% ABV. So if you want to do an experiment, grab one of these bottles of Carta Blanca, it’s not too different from the light Lagers which became a staple in the US in the early 1930’s!
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That 3.2% limit was ABW, so 4.0% ABV.
One of our DILs is plying us with 'Ritas
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