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Recently, this comment appeared on a post that I published last year:Just saw your comment on working through the pain from last year…good comments and helpful hints, except the Flathead Lake Brewing comment “not all craft beer is brewed equal”…th… [...]
We beer lovers here in the midwest of the U.S. may be into something pretty good going on around here. Our friends up in Minnesota have a company that is brewing some very good beer. Foolish Took and I have shared a few Brau Brothers Cream Stouts and S… [...]
WARNING: Adult Language!! We start out totally stoked to review two really cool beers – the Thomas Hardy’s Ale (an old ale), and the J.W. Lee’s 1998 Vintage barley wine! Both are aged and we love aged – if done right, of course  However, right in … [...]
Il mio amico Kuaska definisce queste situazioni “In the middle of nowhere”. E in effetti trovarsi una domenica in un micropaese composto da una manciata di case, una chiesa e una birreria, nelle verdi campagne intorno a Bruxelles, ecco… in effetti ci… [...]
I pionieri della rivoluzionePerche fare la Birra in Casa?L’ABC della BirraGli Ingredienti e i Tre MetodiLa Preparazione del MostoLa FermentazioneMaturazione e TravasoLe Ricette per Fare la BirraBirramaniaBibliografia e SitografiaGlossarioIndice [...]
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So today, finally, after a long wait to get my equipment and some time, I kegged homebrew for the first time. And I am excited. Ever since my first few batches, I have loathed and continue to loathe one step in all of homebrewing: bottling. I do it; … [...]
We take a look at Tommyknocker’s Oacked Butt Head Bock, which totally throws us for a loop and gets really low scores. We have higher hopes for the Het Kapittel Prior ale, which is brewed in the tradition of Trappist breweries (although is not a Tra… [...]
Imperial IPASaranac High Peaks SeriesThe Matt Brewing Company8.5% ABVPoured froma 12 oz bottle into a Sam Adams glass (hey, it was in reach). Poured clean with a nice deep golden straw color with over 2 fingers of crisp head that quickly sunk down. Imp… [...]
Bottled my “nothing fancy” beer this past Monday. The beer was a deep golden color and had just enough hop character from the Fuggles to be interesting. Intended as a simple session ale, it will instead be a quite tasty and mildly interesting session a… [...]
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Appearance: Orange to dark orange color; extremely cloudy but translucent. Forms a large, yellow, frothy head which retains and laces very well.
Smell: Massive tropical fruit juice aroma with distinct sweetness to the nose. Dank piney resin is also quite prominent.
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Mouthfeel: Slightly creamy texture, but otherwise soft and comfortable with noticeable carbonation and a full-bodied palate.
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