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Bucking The Trend

In the last few weeks I’ve heard of four oubs reopening in Northamptonshire and only one closing. And that single closure is said to be temporary according to the notice on the front door.I’m not for one moment suggesting this is the end of the bad pe… [...]

The Gunmakers, Clerkenwell

At last I managed to find the time and energy to go down to London to see my son’s pub, The Gunmakers, and I certainly have no cause to regret it.The atmospheric old premises exudes character and is all that a pub ought to be. Tucked away off the main … [...]

So My Mom

We were joined on this show by Jennifer Litz, a twitter friend, who is writing a book about turning into her mother. [...]

Maple Ale by Tommyknocker Brewery

The maple ale is very sweet, it seems like its a brown ale going by the flavor but it could just be the maple in it. This is a fairly thick ale and isn’t light at all. Its got tons of flavor throughout, all of which are actually unusal. The maple deffnately makes it sweet [...] [...]

Sad Day

The rumors in my part of the world have been swirling for some time. Weeks ago I heard they stopped brewing. Then I was told by the brewer to come by to make sure I tried a special beer. A few days back I was there and saw a line of empty fermentation … [...]

Ornery Amber Lager by Tommyknocker brewery

This amber is nice and light with a really great crispness to it. The malts come though nicely and this beer isn’t hoppy at all. The malt is a nice light roasted flavor and is really quite good. Over all this beer is really good, however besides the crispness it has, it really doesn’t have [...] [...]

Hop Update:

This is the Nugget hops, two vines poking through, the Willamette is over six inches and started it first curl around the rope. Lots of rain today and this week. Catching as much as I can in the rain barrels!!Baby brew is coming along nice. [...]

Opening Hours

When I first started drinking pubs had to close during the afternoon, then the law was changed so that drinking was allowed between 11 and 11 on every day except Sunday where it was noon until 10;30. I lived in a village at the time and my pub of choi… [...]

Ambar – Malzbier

Cerveza paraguaya Malzbier Ambar, esta cerveza es fabricada por la Compañía Cervecera Itapúa, del Grupo Riquelme (a quien también pertenece la Compañía Cervecera Asunción, con productos como cerveza Munich y Polar), asentada desde 19… [...]

Mirror Mirror at Pint Night at the Owl Club

Written by Jeff BarberHow good is Mirror Mirror, a barley wine from the Reserve Series at Deschutes Brewing? Judging by the comments, as well as my own opinion, I heard at the Owl Club on Thursday night, it’s outstanding. Given a chance to taste Mirr… [...]

ECHO Discussion Forum 1.0 Established

Finally got a phpBB discussion forum established for our club’s use! The link is on the left. I’d like to encourage ALL club members to get in there, register, and participate in the forum. A healthy club depends on communication between its members,… [...]

Survey for AHA and Auburn Univeristy

From Iron Mike and the American Homebrewers Association: “The AHA is assisting an Auburn University study on homebrewing as a “Serious Leisure Pursuit” in theUnited States. In the interest of getting the most representative and reliable data we can, we… [...]

Miller(MGD) Vs Budweiser Vs Coors

Thease american beers are in a league of there own, there not micro brews or imports, there domesics so i need to group them all together. Also to be fair i can’t use any light beers with non light beers (thats not fair is it) and lastly because i’m compareing beers and since there all [...] [...]

Summer Projects

On my project list for the summer are: Clean In Place Corny Cleaner – This basically pumps cleaning solution into your keg poppits and cleans the inside at the same time, while keeping the mess contained in the bottom of a bucket.  Some good lin… [...]

Gas In Vs Beverage Out

I recently bought a 10 gallon corny keg to use as a fermenter.  It is perfect to ferment lagers in because it is as tall as a standard corny so it fits nicely in my kegerator.  In order to use it as a fermenter I simply connect a piece of tubing to a… [...]

CAMRA – A Romantic Notion

The following is a verbatim quote from the Weekend supplement of The Times dated 11 April:The Campaign For Real Ale (a worthy cause) travels around the country holding festivals to promote the beauty of real ale, cider and perry.It really is a lovely t… [...]

Homegrown Hops

I have converted a small space under my purple martin house to try and grow some hop vines. The location is that small strip of ground between two driveways. For most of it’s life it has grown grass and weeds, but was converted into a small 3×5 raise… [...]

2009 Spring Big Brew

This past Sunday my brewing buddy, his dad, and I brewed up thirty gallons (three ten gallon batches) of summer beers.  Whats a summer beer?  Well for me Summer beers are light in color, typically have wheat in the grist, and are refreshing in nature… [...]

Recap of Thirty Days of Green Kick-off Party!

ECHO made a great showing serving homebrew and educating guests in the art of brewing science at the Thirty Days of Green Kick-off party. The evening social was held at the Visual Arts Center in downtown Panama City and featured door prizes, hors d’evo… [...]

Eventful Week for Boston Beer Lovers

Starting this Tuesday, the 21st of April, Boston’s beer scene gets put into overdrive with the start of the Craft Brewers Conference at the Seaport Hotel and World Trade Center. This conference brings together brewers and other vendors from across the … [...]