I’m excited! I just received news from the organizers of the Ohio Beer Week homebrew competition that the belgian dark strong ale I submitted took best of show! That means that out of all the beers that placed in the competition, this one was judged the best! This is definitely a surprise. When I was [...]
Posted on July 20th, 2008 by snafui
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I finally broke down and bought my first keg. Noho Beer & Wine has them for $29.99 each- and I was reading earlier about naturally conditioning beer in kegs. That was my biggest concern- the expense of CO2 regulators, tanks, etc in order to properly force carbonate. BUT- after reading, at least for now, I [...]
Posted on July 17th, 2008 by mapu
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Sorry this is late- but here are some pics from bonbon’s party this past Saturday – big thanks to her for hosting us all, and for getting the band – some Dead, some Allmans- just great music. I DO need to get the name of the band. As you’ll see in the pics- we had [...]
Posted on July 16th, 2008 by mapu
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Belgian Beer Dinner at the Half Door in Hartford A Mid Summer’s Night’s Beer Dinner Sunday, August 3rd 2008 – 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. The Menu Amuse Bouche La Ramee Cheese and Pickled Shallot on a Round of Summer Sausage De Ranke – Double XX Bitter First Course Mussels w/ Shaved Fennel, Roasted Tomato [...]
Posted on July 9th, 2008 by m0nster0
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Sunday was my first brewday since the week before Memorial Day – which means I’m running low – and vacations are coming up, along with some birthdays and holidays. After checking inventory, I decided to brew a nice wheat beer from BCS. Essentially, 6 lb wheat, 6 lb 2-row, some Willamette and Centennial hops. I [...]
Posted on July 8th, 2008 by mapu
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I know that you some of you may not think it possible, but I have had too much beer brewed by monks. Share on Facebook Tweet This Post
Posted on July 7th, 2008 by m0nster0
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