Sending beer through the internet tubes
Two. Years. That's how long it's been since I wrote something here. We've bought a new house. Bo has started at a new school (twice) and Max and MJ are still around (thankfully). I took the written Cicerone portion and it went about as well as you would imagine without much studying. This platform helped... Continue Reading →
This could be the third or fourth "I'm gonna be better about posting!" post, so I'll spare you the excuses and just treat this as an update more than a revisionist road forward. I looked at my previous post from when I was taking a more serious stab at this and realized that a lot... Continue Reading →
Well...I finished the book, The Audacity of Hops. I enjoyed it although it read more of a summary of individual brewery start ups than a fully cohesive narrative. There was an attempt to weave some folks in and out of the story, but the interconnections were thin and felt forced. With that criticism aside, it was... Continue Reading →
Probably not a good sign that I'm writing a blog post about monthly prep 4 days into the first month already and one month behind where I said I wanted to start, but it is what it is. I think this first month I'll mix it up and focus on the brewing process and ingredients... Continue Reading →
What? A Dampfbier...what is that? First time in a while I've had to click on the style button on Untappd. A 100% barley malt beer made with yeast usually reserved for hefeweizens. Alright. That sounds...unnecessary. It was good. It's not ground breaking, but sometimes, at least for me, the cloudy nature of a hefe can... Continue Reading →
That whole "blog post a day" thing in August didn't work. I wrapped up my beer tasting class. So the only thing between me and the Cicerone exam is...well...me. I think I'm going to take 9 months to study on my own. Two months for each regional style (Belgian, English, German, American) and then a... Continue Reading →
Out in Kinston, NC for the evening taking in the Chef and the Farmer restaurant of PBS fame. Best meal I've had at that price point pretty much ever. Beer I had was very good. Second beer I've had in a week that said it had almonds that I couldn't really make out. I don't... Continue Reading →
Not drinking a beer tonight because my quest for being unfat continues and I was bad at lunch. In lieu of that, I'll tell you a quick story about how I got into beer. I didn't drink in college, or at my bachelor party, or at my wedding, or my honeymoon. I didn't care for... Continue Reading →
Sours in a bottle...after a year...rarely do the beer justice if they've been aged or blended with fruits, I've found. I'm probably wrong. Montmaretto would have been 1 year old on Friday. This sour from Wicked Weed claims cherries and almonds. A year ago the almonds were there, but they've since packet up and left... Continue Reading →
Out at Raleigh Brewing and I don't get out this way much. It's an odd location in relation to the Quay. They've got a new outdoor beer garden thing in their parking lot, so that's a thing. Gawsie Gurk is a small batch Wee Heavy aged in oak barrels. Scotch Ales, from light to wee... Continue Reading →
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