tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-84368422309441962382024-03-14T06:06:40.883-07:00what we’re drinkingpublic service announcement: remember kids, beer is not a competition. sometimes it may seem like it is, but that is especially when you need to remember that it is not. seriously.what we’re drinkinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17142427233477622358noreply@blogger.comBlogger883125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8436842230944196238.post-88166271226448909002016-08-06T12:09:00.000-07:002016-08-09T12:23:08.811-07:00MASH Ales of Summer Beer JudgingTime to get back on that horse. Blogging. Beer Judging. Brewing. All of those things. You head to Europe for several weeks, <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3DpzI6awSC2Ld3GO4PmzSOukThtnuhSMEGBY_AyB9xld0VRxmNI32UdyZbENA9QngY1pVj1Hf7wVOmMwhDUJOwBu2nJp2MrVZ4dDyRjcO0U2C0qRfc5GincO8-mVogrY3rtzlBOdE15U/s1600/MASH+Beer+Judging.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3DpzI6awSC2Ld3GO4PmzSOukThtnuhSMEGBY_AyB9xld0VRxmNI32UdyZbENA9QngY1pVj1Hf7wVOmMwhDUJOwBu2nJp2MrVZ4dDyRjcO0U2C0qRfc5GincO8-mVogrY3rtzlBOdE15U/s200/MASH+Beer+Judging.jpg" width="200" /></a>and all of your momentum is dashed in one long, extended swoop of non-United States fun. Like exploring the world of Irish craft beer. Or going to Cantillon. But as per usual, I digress. So back to the task at hand: MASH Ales of Summer.<br />
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This was a nice, small competition: a morning flight, lunch, then the BOS. The competition was held at <a href="https://www.valleyvineyards.com/cellardwellerbeers.html">Cellar Dweller</a> (aka Valley Vineyards), and was smooth and clean. So I was back home in time to ride out and meet Elli on the way home from work. Proper. Results for the competition are to be found <a href="http://brewcomp.mashohio.com/">here</a>. See you again soon.</div>
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(8/6/2016)what we’re drinkinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17142427233477622358noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8436842230944196238.post-41553534580171477532016-04-30T15:53:00.001-07:002016-04-30T16:16:23.992-07:00Amaranth Saison BrewdayApparently, amaranth is more of a brewing oddity than I thought. When I went looking for ideas<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhoWJaMPGCuvw6Chu9rhiEA-nBlLubRyxl1x0UjboQQl3PYQCKhrRhiSDW8r_5GOTd9r_2o6eUiiz-0QD3Z0uyYbIoiR5m9NXeZAbdbZ2SHGFbLD4aLtIb0V6twSYS9cfclTRD9UmnK6c/s1600/228.+Amaranth+Saison.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhoWJaMPGCuvw6Chu9rhiEA-nBlLubRyxl1x0UjboQQl3PYQCKhrRhiSDW8r_5GOTd9r_2o6eUiiz-0QD3Z0uyYbIoiR5m9NXeZAbdbZ2SHGFbLD4aLtIb0V6twSYS9cfclTRD9UmnK6c/s200/228.+Amaranth+Saison.jpg" width="150" /></a>, I found the <a href="http://ryanbrews.blogspot.com/2011/03/amaranth-belgian-table-beer.html">recipe <span style="font-family: inherit;">from Ryan Brews in 2011</span></a><span style="font-family: inherit;"> and mention of the <a href="http://mybeerbuzz.blogspot.com/2016/03/jolly-pumpkin-saison-z-chocolate.html">soon to be released Saison Z from Jolly Pumpkin</a>. And that was pretty much it. I didn’t release amaranth was such a brewing rarity. Anyway, I toasted the amaranth at 225</span>° F for about 45 minutes before mashing it; I chose toasting over boiling since I am more interested in the flavor amaranth imparts in the beer than making the starches fermentable. I would have used more (a pound would have been nice), but this is all I harvested last year from the back yard. Yes, this is home grown amaranth. Making this yard saison number two. <br />
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what we’re drinkinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17142427233477622358noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8436842230944196238.post-84960902474684192312016-04-24T19:03:00.000-07:002016-04-30T16:09:23.120-07:00Dandelion Flower Saison BrewdayThe dandeli<span style="font-family: inherit;">on saisons I made last year were all delightful, so it is time to start another round of them while all the flowers are </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIp3L69WGOsWCDSjOyyjqoO_43ZVjfjmYj8jCci0jX5Qtuo_iculnJXKzIZ4JCkwwy_us6UxCqS4XZg1bncrlsCO_RUcL7yGDw4W77mYmclTQqeAala7972RIM3yY-jYZNAJRr_aNQJuA/s1600/227.+Dandelion+Flower+Saison.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIp3L69WGOsWCDSjOyyjqoO_43ZVjfjmYj8jCci0jX5Qtuo_iculnJXKzIZ4JCkwwy_us6UxCqS4XZg1bncrlsCO_RUcL7yGDw4W77mYmclTQqeAala7972RIM3yY-jYZNAJRr_aNQJuA/s200/227.+Dandelion+Flower+Saison.jpg" width="200" /></a><span style="font-family: inherit;">bright and fresh and plentiful. <a href="http://whatweredrinking.blogspot.com/2015/04/american-saison-w-dandelion-flowers.html">In last year’s version</a>, I was also experimenting <span style="font-family: inherit;">with corn; I</span>’ve dropped the corn for now to focus on making a table-strength version of this beer. I also cut the flower petals off of the head/stem for this year</span>’s version to try and emphasize the flower-based contributions to the beer, and to minimize some the green/grassy flavors found in last year’s version.. This is the first in a run of yard-inspired table saisons to start off the spring in the correct manner.<br />
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what we’re drinkinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17142427233477622358noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8436842230944196238.post-90523002210154010582016-03-20T13:23:00.000-07:002016-04-29T15:21:52.318-07:00Barrel Project Lambic Solera First Pull<span style="font-family: inherit;">Today was the inaugural pull from the <a href="http://whatweredrinking.blogspot.com/2015/01/barrel-project-lambic-solera.html">Lambic Solera Barrel</a>. I didn’t realize that it was one year to the day from the last addition until I got home </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL8eZLDHnHCN4ugp0XwSl_EeH2TdbxDfHATsksnPpaIMTfh5PiKsNegT7-ZUkRXAc1AgsvSJG5kuI5i1jj-c1GHcgx-7WQlDG7exz7qaAs1KDMQ6njec3_NMTGqu9IKQkLVpmxjKtvV80/s1600/Solera+Barrel+First+Pull.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL8eZLDHnHCN4ugp0XwSl_EeH2TdbxDfHATsksnPpaIMTfh5PiKsNegT7-ZUkRXAc1AgsvSJG5kuI5i1jj-c1GHcgx-7WQlDG7exz7qaAs1KDMQ6njec3_NMTGqu9IKQkLVpmxjKtvV80/s200/Solera+Barrel+First+Pull.jpg" width="200" /></a><span style="font-family: inherit;">and started bottling the first three gallons. Anyway, we pulled six gallons total, three </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">which got bottled straight, and three that got put onto three pounds of Michigan tart cherries. The smaller pull was to see where the beer was at; it seems headed in a positive direction currently (see below), so the plan is for a larger 20-25 gallon pull later in the summer. <span style="font-family: inherit;">After the the initial pull, we topped the barrel off with almost ten gallons of <a href="http://whatweredrinking.blogspot.com/2016/01/new-years-lambic-brewday.html">221. New Year’s Lambic</a> and <a href="http://whatweredrinking.blogspot.com/2016/01/lambic-party-brewday.html">222. Lambic Party</a>. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Tasting Notes:</span>what we’re drinkinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17142427233477622358noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8436842230944196238.post-28547030858322948692016-02-21T15:13:00.000-08:002016-04-30T16:17:03.189-07:00Old Beer Blending PartySometimes, things get put on the back burner of the list of brewing projects to fulfill, or just plain get lost in the shuffle of brewing. Maybe you d<span style="font-family: inherit;">on<span style="color: #222222;">’</span>t brew enough </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">to ha</span>ve that problem, <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVRxYRf6OugGFRFVD6SW4ae2wXvOzlHFWD9I9bfmqa_VSTI-nwguF1rP_PfA-quDM9eShqXOBS93ZZHSUvgzjifpRREPD2H8OZ0OO77K1B1bYvk0tmQX__Al0-5j6JfJT8q0ftn-ens8Y/s1600/Blending+Party.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVRxYRf6OugGFRFVD6SW4ae2wXvOzlHFWD9I9bfmqa_VSTI-nwguF1rP_PfA-quDM9eShqXOBS93ZZHSUvgzjifpRREPD2H8OZ0OO77K1B1bYvk0tmQX__Al0-5j6JfJT8q0ftn-ens8Y/s200/Blending+Party.jpg" width="200" /></a>but I certainly do. I<span style="color: #222222;">’ve been trying to clean up and organize the numerous carboys gracing my dining room (at some point, I</span><span style="color: #222222;">’ll actually start calling the room what it actually is: our bicycle and carboy room), and I realized that tucked in amongst the all the various current projects were several older carboys that had fallen by the wayside. So I pulled them out, tasted them, and decided to try my hand at blending. You know, to get things moving again, and away from their current de-railed project trajectories. Several of these were quite acidic (both versions of 165 had dry airlocks) and sharp; I decided to incorporate batch 203 to bulk up the overall volume, and give me enough to try two different blends. </span><br />
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<a href="http://whatweredrinking.blogspot.com/2013/07/brett-gueuze-brewday.html">151b. ECY05 Brett Blend #9</a>: approx. 1 ½ gallons @ 1.000 (July 2013)<br />
<a href="http://whatweredrinking.blogspot.com/2013/12/the-great-brett-experiment-ii-brewday.html">165. The Great Brett Experiment II 005/008</a>: approx. 4 gallons @ 1.006 (December 2013)<br />
<a href="http://whatweredrinking.blogspot.com/2015/02/lambic-and-yeast-bay-lochristi-brewday.html">196b. Rueuze Lambic</a>: approx. 1 ½ gallons @ 1.000 (February 2015)<br />
<a href="http://whatweredrinking.blogspot.com/2015/03/one-last-lambic-hurrah-brewday.html">203. One Last Lambic Hurrah</a>: approx. 3 gallons @ 1.000 (March 2015)<br />
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<a href="http://whatweredrinking.blogspot.com/2013/07/brett-gueuze-brewday.html">151b. ECY05 Brett Blend #9</a>: 1 gallon @ 1.000 (July 2013)<br />
<a href="http://whatweredrinking.blogspot.com/2015/02/lambic-and-yeast-bay-lochristi-brewday.html">196b. Rueuze Lambic</a>: 1 gallon @ 1.000 (February 2015)<br />
<a href="http://whatweredrinking.blogspot.com/2015/03/one-last-lambic-hurrah-brewday.html">203. One Last Lambic Hurrah</a>: 1 gallon @ 1.000 (March 2015)<br />
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Tasting Notes:what we’re drinkinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17142427233477622358noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8436842230944196238.post-13565082654023290642016-02-07T16:49:00.000-08:002016-04-29T14:35:49.862-07:00Cleaning Up BrewdayToday was about moving stuff along; after two weeks, nothing had happened with the two cakes from the Great Brett Experiment II that were on the <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz2CvCDcDFD_HkbUgKI_g_xvz4GBBTAlvRoEPBZeuAuwi5zdApyPHm6DIY1Ljj8O4tDC6AsGiuvNHcGOz6owlnY91chaExfpsdqDQQWXkPu5o63bomNEaGMfvADvGKK5w38y8hjCeXOU0/s1600/Death+is+Coming.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="165" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz2CvCDcDFD_HkbUgKI_g_xvz4GBBTAlvRoEPBZeuAuwi5zdApyPHm6DIY1Ljj8O4tDC6AsGiuvNHcGOz6owlnY91chaExfpsdqDQQWXkPu5o63bomNEaGMfvADvGKK5w38y8hjCeXOU0/s200/Death+is+Coming.jpg" width="200" /></a>better tasting side, so I racked both onto the yeast cake from <a href="http://whatweredrinking.blogspot.com/2015/03/one-last-lambic-hurrah-brewday.html">203. One Last Lambic Hurrah</a> after the <a href="http://whatweredrinking.blogspot.com/2016/02/old-beer-blending-party.html">Old Beer Blending Party</a>. However, what I am really interested to see is what becomes of the wort that got dumped on the remains of <a href="http://whatweredrinking.blogspot.com/2012/11/east-coast-yeast-05-brett-blend-9.html">132a. Wild Yeast Lambic Raspberry</a>, which had done something since the last time I checked; the previous beer on that cake got racked onto the yeast cake from <a href="http://whatweredrinking.blogspot.com/2015/02/lambic-and-yeast-bay-lochristi-brewday.html">196a. Yeast Bay Lo Christi</a>. Buncha fucked up stuff that will most likely get dumped. Still, gonna play that game.<br />
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Chilled & split into 3 gallon carboys between <a href="http://whatweredrinking.blogspot.com/2013/12/the-great-brett-experiment-ii-brewday.html">165 002 Great Brett II</a>, <a href="http://whatweredrinking.blogspot.com/2013/12/the-great-brett-experiment-ii-brewday.html">165 009 Great Brett II</a>, and <a href="http://whatweredrinking.blogspot.com/2012/11/east-coast-yeast-05-brett-blend-9.html">132a. Wild Yeast Lambic Raspberry</a><br />
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Secondary: 2/21/2016; nothing happening, so dumped both 3 gallon carboys onto yeast cake from <a href="http://whatweredrinking.blogspot.com/2015/03/one-last-lambic-hurrah-brewday.html">203. One Last Lambic Hurrah</a></div>
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what we’re drinkinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17142427233477622358noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8436842230944196238.post-63230878756013060072016-01-23T17:31:00.000-08:002016-04-27T15:45:18.704-07:00Flanders Red BrewdayAnother rift on a similar yearly theme. The main changes to this one were to raise the mash temperature and use a half pound of caramel malt, mostly because<span style="font-family: inherit;"> last year<span style="color: #222222;">’</span>s version was c</span>alled thin and over-carbonated <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3kYroyH-84c0vgMFrXhlwGgnXn6PKMM3u7qD3px6yrRkkAjJKZaBZrqT1OuaYwgCsE59n0MwHjOY8hUIAcpjsh9cjUPe7P2Iv5l5FItaaJKX7ydxIhRMiFPe_M3zFsj46hXF5wiaKdaY/s1600/ECY02+Flemish.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3kYroyH-84c0vgMFrXhlwGgnXn6PKMM3u7qD3px6yrRkkAjJKZaBZrqT1OuaYwgCsE59n0MwHjOY8hUIAcpjsh9cjUPe7P2Iv5l5FItaaJKX7ydxIhRMiFPe_M3zFsj46hXF5wiaKdaY/s200/ECY02+Flemish.jpg" width="149" /></a>by AHA NH<span style="font-family: inherit;">C First Round Judges. While I know the contributions from the caramel malt will ultimately disappear—as will the long-chain dextrins from the higher mash temperature—via the slower acting wild yeast, I figured experimenting and waiting to see the end results was the best path forward. See you next year! </span><br />
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Mash @ 158° F for 60 minutes w/ 4 gallons RO water, 4 g. gypsum, and 2 g. CaCl; collected 2 ½ gallons @ 1.076<o:p></o:p></div>
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Tasting Notes:what we’re drinkinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17142427233477622358noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8436842230944196238.post-53257481539878245862016-01-14T20:52:00.000-08:002016-04-27T15:16:25.202-07:00Lambic Party BrewdaySlow and steady wins the race. Once this beer and <a href="http://whatweredrinking.blogspot.com/2016/01/new-years-lambic-brewday.html">221</a>. are ready, they will be the replacement beers for the first small pull <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4nCTzZTwMPfFqLEoI6-yLpfGn1dX2PthyphenhyphenIO1i9Zkjocuc4Vrrb0FUU82AjYTvbz2YBPY5uVvfmHV_GgSYpDjC8D1wcLTERjrBHITVYpvNp7DZXWD8Lvhs1gnSo1Lbyj_Staj5l9sxyIQ/s1600/222.+Lambic+Party.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4nCTzZTwMPfFqLEoI6-yLpfGn1dX2PthyphenhyphenIO1i9Zkjocuc4Vrrb0FUU82AjYTvbz2YBPY5uVvfmHV_GgSYpDjC8D1wcLTERjrBHITVYpvNp7DZXWD8Lvhs1gnSo1Lbyj_Staj5l9sxyIQ/s200/222.+Lambic+Party.jpg" width="150" /></a>from the <a href="http://whatweredrinking.blogspot.com/2015/01/barrel-project-lambic-solera.html">Barrel Project</a>, the goal being to see where the barrel is at, and to then start planning for the next larger pull later in the year<span style="font-family: inherit;">. I<span style="color: #222222;">’m guessing the pull will be three gallons to bulk age and five gallons on sour cherries, but we</span></span><span style="color: #222222;">’ll make the specific call on game day. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Mash @ 158° F for 90 minutes w/ 4 gallons RO water, 4 g. gypsum, and 4 g. CaCl; collected 2 </span>½<span style="font-family: inherit;"> gallons @ 1.064</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Chilled and racked onto ECY01 Bug Farm yeast cake from <a href="http://whatweredrinking.blogspot.com/2014/09/saisongueuze-brewday.html">181b. ECY01 Bug Farm</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">Tasting Notes (2/28/2016): Tart and game-y; lemon zest and pith up front, followed by earthiness and game-y brett funk. Looks like the unmalted wheat is paying off. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Chilled and racked onto ECY Bug County yeast cake from <a href="http://whatweredrinking.blogspot.com/2015/03/post-barrel-lambic-brewday.html">201. Post-Barrel Lambic</a> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">Tasting Notes (2/27/2016): Bright and tart going into the secondary; lemonade-like with some funky undercurrents and light spritziness from the CO2 still in solution. </span></div>
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what we’re drinkinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17142427233477622358noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8436842230944196238.post-76891197662210771032015-12-27T20:31:00.000-08:002016-04-27T10:57:07.691-07:00Iron Brewer Honey Tripel Brewday<span style="font-family: inherit;">In an effort to get more club members brewing, my local homebrew club, <a href="http://daytondraft.org/">DRAFT</a>, stole and re-packaged the <a href="http://whatweredrinking.blogspot.com/2014/09/rockit-cup-india-pilsen-ale-brewday.html">Rockit Cup</a> as the club Iron Brewer competition. The Rockit Cup had </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">a three </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnQ3pqv8WhNX5KQlc2Qm1zHfyKeDgU7_hIiiSC6_uLBH4hW2JLL7pPiAFc4i5tjcMchdyQYvjepb6oD_JTSJVnPIo4U8-uHG2vrhyphenhyphenDL2XFVcMdPAPo9SHsJh0TJWSbARV3OMJSSCC5yG4/s1600/220.+Iron+Brewer+Honey+Tripel.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnQ3pqv8WhNX5KQlc2Qm1zHfyKeDgU7_hIiiSC6_uLBH4hW2JLL7pPiAFc4i5tjcMchdyQYvjepb6oD_JTSJVnPIo4U8-uHG2vrhyphenhyphenDL2XFVcMdPAPo9SHsJh0TJWSbARV3OMJSSCC5yG4/s200/220.+Iron+Brewer+Honey+Tripel.jpg" width="150" /></a><span style="font-family: inherit;">year run, so I can<span style="color: #222222;">’t</span><span style="color: #222222;"> really complain. Plus, l</span>ess to be in charge <span style="font-family: inherit;">of, honestly. Anywhoo, I decided on taking a stab at a tripel using honey instead of table sugar to dry out the body. Yes, the late hopping is a bit aggressive, but, well, too bad. Felt like it. Here<span style="color: #222222;">’s to honey. I</span></span></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">’m coming for you, Joe Harrington. </span></span><br />
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what we’re drinkinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17142427233477622358noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8436842230944196238.post-87426762275542813272015-12-15T23:33:00.000-08:002016-01-02T14:06:19.026-08:00Alan McLeod’s 2015 Yuletide Photo ContestWelcome to my yearly (or almost yearly) attemp<span style="font-family: inherit;">t at being arty and shit. For your viewing pleasure, these are the photos I entered into </span><a href="http://beerblog.genx40.com/archive/2015/november/your2015xmas" style="font-family: inherit;">Alan McLeod</a><a href="http://beerblog.genx40.com/archive/2015/november/your2015xmas" style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">’s Xmas Hogmanay 2015 Photo Contest</a><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">. Bit </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeUaTWIfdG_I8lS03k7pNo4axmm4wl5nKWNZyneLdueY5VlscdMjT_1GblDR4kgp02z51hxtgWebYWjMk6mTwtiw5-5qSlXJ2d0LBpGmwGOapcFo-SPnALgcsRJ4b73zNdt9P3cyR7EMo/s1600/Xmas+2015+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeUaTWIfdG_I8lS03k7pNo4axmm4wl5nKWNZyneLdueY5VlscdMjT_1GblDR4kgp02z51hxtgWebYWjMk6mTwtiw5-5qSlXJ2d0LBpGmwGOapcFo-SPnALgcsRJ4b73zNdt9P3cyR7EMo/s200/Xmas+2015+1.jpg" width="146" /></a><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">last minute, really, but that is how things go around these here parts. Anyway, if you</span><span style="color: #222222;">’</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">d like to see all the photos from this year, go <a href="http://beerblog.genx40.com/archive/2015/december/first24entries">here</a> and <a href="http://beerblog.genx40.com/archive/2015/december/thenext48">here</a> and <a href="http://beerblog.genx40.com/archive/2015/december/the">here</a>. Oh, and maybe <a href="http://beerblog.genx40.com/archive/2015/december/theratherfinal">here</a> too. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222;">I missed entering last year because, well, I don</span><span style="color: #222222;">’t rightly recall. I just did. Things happen around the holidays. See above. But here are the photos I sent in, along with a quick run down of each. The first picture came on the way to a early morning beer judging competition in Zanesville. Some one forgot to fill up the tank before we left, so we got to hoof it for gas part way through the trip. Nothing says good times like early morning walking along I-70. I thought the YSB sweatshirt was a nice touch, so I took a picture to entertain myself on our walk. Even with running out of gas, we were only ten minutes late. Yes, there might have been some speeding involved. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;">The next picture is from <a href="http://www.bruggebrasserie.com/">Brugge Brasserie</a> in Indianapolis; we stop in at Brugge pretty regularly after </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2vetvgQqEyNCjQumW3qgvpEtckQ6J1teoolvdpjlXrzhg_IIcZN3eDZj5uadqOEdunj2OIcI5v0MNFEfB3bhDNIUaFZABoBMUsKDWafTvedTGMwXInipdaL9UZww5_WJyFbLEBMAeZHg/s1600/Xmas+2015+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="149" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2vetvgQqEyNCjQumW3qgvpEtckQ6J1teoolvdpjlXrzhg_IIcZN3eDZj5uadqOEdunj2OIcI5v0MNFEfB3bhDNIUaFZABoBMUsKDWafTvedTGMwXInipdaL9UZww5_WJyFbLEBMAeZHg/s200/Xmas+2015+2.jpg" width="200" /></a><span style="color: #222222;">cyclocross races for beer and fries before driving home. I took the picture from underneath the table through the hole for french fries. I love the Christmas lights in the background, the matching colors between beer, copper, and wood, and the warm light on the glass reflecting the slightly hazy beer. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222;">The third picture is an old wall advertisement from a local Dayton brewery, Sachs-Prudens</span><span style="color: #222222;">’ Brewing Company, featuring Diamond Brand Pale Ale, amongst other things. The mural is on the side of a </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1NuFTAy7gPSGt5-enNgmbvNHDiPe4_cbBiU99RvPhwUUnEhLhlAwzb7PVZ0qlj0y135bB-RZqxl7sen5AnBReL0Q4ZkolsJSkZufOoRIVQg_5X5-sgF2UVGA2rXakuiB8Wri9laGdpEU/s1600/Xmas+2015+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="149" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1NuFTAy7gPSGt5-enNgmbvNHDiPe4_cbBiU99RvPhwUUnEhLhlAwzb7PVZ0qlj0y135bB-RZqxl7sen5AnBReL0Q4ZkolsJSkZufOoRIVQg_5X5-sgF2UVGA2rXakuiB8Wri9laGdpEU/s200/Xmas+2015+3.jpg" width="200" /></a><span style="color: #222222;">house </span><span style="color: #222222;">at 101 McClure </span><span style="color: #222222;">in the Saint Anne</span><span style="color: #222222;">’s Hill neighborhood in downtown Dayton (it was formerly a saloon and grocery store). For more on the house and the neighborhood, <a href="http://www.urbanohio.com/forum2/index.php?topic=11680.0">see here</a>. </span><span style="color: #222222;">Sachs-Prudens</span><span style="color: #222222;">’ </span><span style="color: #222222;">opened in 1881; in 1895, Sachs-Prudens</span><span style="color: #222222;">’ was sold to the Dayton Brewing Company. The building that originally housed the brewery on Wyandot was for a long time the Hauer Music building, and now houses the Dayton Metro Library Operation Center. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222;">The fourth picture was from a beer tasting in my kitchen with long time friend of the blog Jeff Fortney. I believe this was the night I tricked </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9Az0eAksX7ZD8GqOUkZbytNHm9yPexvhpGYvx5rNcNBzmHxmmHwtFlzkoaGw5E55Jyj6BA1TGz697E-zp3s756uf5DVXlMuv_AAw-QrjlZfvB15m1q_Hhpw5BIv5lYg5RgSY-9AVrKhA/s1600/Xmas+2015+4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="149" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9Az0eAksX7ZD8GqOUkZbytNHm9yPexvhpGYvx5rNcNBzmHxmmHwtFlzkoaGw5E55Jyj6BA1TGz697E-zp3s756uf5DVXlMuv_AAw-QrjlZfvB15m1q_Hhpw5BIv5lYg5RgSY-9AVrKhA/s200/Xmas+2015+4.jpg" width="200" /></a><span style="color: #222222;">him into drinking through a complete run of the beers from the <a href="http://whatweredrinking.blogspot.com/2012/12/the-great-brett-yeast-experiment-brewday.html">Great Brett Yeast Experiment</a> on a work night. I</span><span style="color: #222222;">’</span><span style="color: #222222;">m not sure how old the beers were at that point, but I think it was something like a little over a year in the bottle, and I had been hankering to see where everything was at. So Jeff was willing to help out. You know, for science and all. For the record, <i>custersianus</i> is still the best single strain to work work, although the <i>claussenii</i> performed well this night. There are notes somewhere. But not here. The light through the glasses with the bottles and Jeff in the background creates a nice overall image. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222;">The final picture is from <a href="http://bluestallionbrewing.com/">Blue Stallion Brewing Company</a> in Lexington, KY. They were a </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij0V7Q2TJush92Jao5LVEyRXUFfTHQbXw9mOJyV2uRqX0lJ_zRYUJNX7pbwDRElKmpv96YvBxAtpQ0LqcqKHJ0wX7ASWrC5ROnaFxn4cjMlRnjtCOIPV_rl13MbuanJ1ECoQo9QUCu5-A/s1600/xmas+2015+5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij0V7Q2TJush92Jao5LVEyRXUFfTHQbXw9mOJyV2uRqX0lJ_zRYUJNX7pbwDRElKmpv96YvBxAtpQ0LqcqKHJ0wX7ASWrC5ROnaFxn4cjMlRnjtCOIPV_rl13MbuanJ1ECoQo9QUCu5-A/s200/xmas+2015+5.jpg" width="148" /></a><span style="color: #222222;">very pleasant discovery when I was in Lexington for the <a href="http://craftwriting.as.uky.edu/">Craft Writing: Beer, the Digital, and Craft Culture</a> conference in February 2014. They focus mainly on lagers, and do an excellent job at it. and their brewery is gorgeous: almost all copper. Anyway, this was from a later visit after another cyclocross race, where lunch and a couple of crisp clean beers were in order. The <span style="font-family: inherit;">open doorway behind the glass helps illuminate the light, and I was happy that I actually successfully made the glass the focus so that the background was blurry</span></span><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">—I love the contrast between the beads of condensation on the bright, in-focus glass, and the gloomier, darker, hazy background. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #222222;">So there you have it: a quick rundown of my entries for this year</span><span style="color: #222222;">’s Xmas Hogmanay! </span></span><br />
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what we’re drinkinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17142427233477622358noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8436842230944196238.post-80754068798387358062015-10-04T21:44:00.000-07:002016-01-03T14:22:35.138-08:00Table Saison w/ ADHA 529 BrewdayAnother small, light, and eminently drinkable saison. Again, the perfect excuse to experiment with new hop varieties. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEierYUA8M15XOPFnGbq0CUxg9hWwEIEVXEImRmDsbslY48iYzS79v6BRnsGBjfcfFCV3kEVADIHI8KQSb4kAayswrNivxtykEo_PPMfegTLYMeoR7ImauIQFhQGatNtj1NHOex9turkh_E/s1600/adha-logo.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="195" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEierYUA8M15XOPFnGbq0CUxg9hWwEIEVXEImRmDsbslY48iYzS79v6BRnsGBjfcfFCV3kEVADIHI8KQSb4kAayswrNivxtykEo_PPMfegTLYMeoR7ImauIQFhQGatNtj1NHOex9turkh_E/s200/adha-logo.png" width="200" /></a>Again, this beer will be excellent and so so drinkable. Again, I find myself talking to myself. Well, at least I have beer to drink while doing so. <br />
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what we’re drinkinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17142427233477622358noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8436842230944196238.post-2554506456946721192015-10-03T17:17:00.000-07:002016-01-03T14:21:58.840-08:00Iron Brewer Cider BrewdayTime for the yearly cider. Especially since I need to bottle the second half of the <a href="http://whatweredrinking.blogspot.com/2014/10/barrel-cider-brewday.html">Barrel Cider</a> from <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmpZ5vdlZWOmOoZ7Dub5fX8_r5JKr7r08ZCkbCdkGLuYB8tXZ4oeVgdxg_Vz_HeUlpd7cZaUkjPanQG4jU4Cyl7WwcsnUnOCmMJH0DnwYtA6S98CGUFat3VgkaJw4TTujQYBgEKYXoiuI/s1600/Apple.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmpZ5vdlZWOmOoZ7Dub5fX8_r5JKr7r08ZCkbCdkGLuYB8tXZ4oeVgdxg_Vz_HeUlpd7cZaUkjPanQG4jU4Cyl7WwcsnUnOCmMJH0DnwYtA6S98CGUFat3VgkaJw4TTujQYBgEKYXoiuI/s200/Apple.jpg" width="125" /></a>last year (the one sitting on a half pound of maltodextrin). As with my last one, I scored my cider at <a href="http://www.peiferorchards.com/">Peifer Orchards</a> in Yellow Springs. Somebody got a new website.<br />
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what we’re drinkinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17142427233477622358noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8436842230944196238.post-10826396801815392762015-09-19T19:07:00.000-07:002016-01-03T14:23:25.585-08:00Iron Brewer Saison BrewdayMore table saison brewing, this time with the ADHA hops that have already acquired themselves names, namely Pekko (ADHA 871) and Jarrylo (AD<span style="font-family: inherit;">HA 881). You know, the </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6uD78xJtYgosFLrHHwzreiagq6Ld-LCt0tp0S8BDQwSyKUthwVYP7uqBHT3zSOT5Q3-mSCEbf1yQiDAafXn36DOXC5hKS0ChfxxHuGfA18x3yIaKKgnY7N5AQ5tuZLdpJZRw7aif2GS8/s1600/logo-jarrylo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6uD78xJtYgosFLrHHwzreiagq6Ld-LCt0tp0S8BDQwSyKUthwVYP7uqBHT3zSOT5Q3-mSCEbf1yQiDAafXn36DOXC5hKS0ChfxxHuGfA18x3yIaKKgnY7N5AQ5tuZLdpJZRw7aif2GS8/s200/logo-jarrylo.jpg" width="200" /></a><span style="font-family: inherit;">cool kids on the block. Azacca already got some play recently arou</span>nd these parts, so it will have to wait its turn to get an ADHA shout out. Not sure what is going on with the Jarrylo logo (<a href="http://adha.us/varietals/jarrylo-adha-881">the hop is named after Jarilo, the Slavic god of fertility and springtime</a>), but I do know that is less offensive than the Pekko logo, so I went with this one. And no, I won’t provide you a link to the Pekko logo. Go find it your damn self.<br />
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what we’re drinkinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17142427233477622358noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8436842230944196238.post-81842281887035542132015-08-30T19:28:00.000-07:002015-12-29T12:44:50.677-08:00Table Saison w/ ADHA 484 BrewdayNow that the fresh hop beers have grown the yeast up, time to churn out some small, easy-<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG8nuol_oD-OoWcV9Q9kCk5GmMPpTNjQcwizsOZsb1T_3-cap5cs0-CA7aHtYs9YXBZIxbAxz0qo37mvHuCMa3As0Z-aL6WeWCiAcqMHr-OqrjoYrnIzJzMd0L7dNjWkWAY_NzP7jGI9Q/s1600/adha-logo.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="195" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG8nuol_oD-OoWcV9Q9kCk5GmMPpTNjQcwizsOZsb1T_3-cap5cs0-CA7aHtYs9YXBZIxbAxz0qo37mvHuCMa3As0Z-aL6WeWCiAcqMHr-OqrjoYrnIzJzMd0L7dNjWkWAY_NzP7jGI9Q/s200/adha-logo.png" width="200" /></a>drinking saisons. And nothing serves as a more perfect excuse to experiment with new hop varieties than a table saison. Learning never tasted so good. Plus, the dwarf hops are so gosh-darned <em>cute</em>! <br />
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what we’re drinkinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17142427233477622358noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8436842230944196238.post-59771137911956377862015-08-16T17:59:00.000-07:002015-12-29T12:44:06.007-08:00Smith Hop Fresh Hop Saison/Iron Brewer BrewdayWhile I will most likely not get around to brewing as many fresh hop beers as usual this year, I cannot stand by the wayside and <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiehyphenhyphend4HHVDBctlLtwOH0I5AxuaT2CjfFJp4w5q3-F_-KnOtJ6T7z2SJIe6TxL3xyC4Z4liyRelhZcnDpSwHd7fVHHiD1FunBNm3hxSf5i5rgjqYxDxcCe6TnIU8cHOhi1cXTCsX-3V3Hs/s1600/215.+Fresh+Hop.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiehyphenhyphend4HHVDBctlLtwOH0I5AxuaT2CjfFJp4w5q3-F_-KnOtJ6T7z2SJIe6TxL3xyC4Z4liyRelhZcnDpSwHd7fVHHiD1FunBNm3hxSf5i5rgjqYxDxcCe6TnIU8cHOhi1cXTCsX-3V3Hs/s200/215.+Fresh+Hop.jpg" width="200" /></a>watch the free Smith hops from next door go to waste, especially since I have <a href="http://whatweredrinking.blogspot.com/2014/08/smith-hop-fresh-hop-brewday.html">such a long and storied history with them</a>, and they are so so delicious. To complicate my brewing matters, I am also using this opportunity to make a split batch of beer and grow up some yeast to suitable pitch sizes. One is Wyeast 3276, their American Farmhouse, which is a pleasant, spicy, and slightly fruity saison yeast. The other is the Iron Brewer yeast created/<span style="font-family: inherit;">blended by <a href="https://www.facebook.com/bigohio?fref=pb_other">Brett Smith</a> for the DRAFT club Iron Brewer brewing challenge that so ignominiously replaced the <a href="http://whatweredrinking.blogspot.com/2014/09/rockit-cup-india-pilsen-ale-brewday.html">Rockit Cup</a>. Whatever, haters. The Rockit Cup ain<span style="color: #222222;">’t afraid of your Iron Brewer malarkey.</span></span><br />
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what we’re drinkinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17142427233477622358noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8436842230944196238.post-71507437789334135792015-06-14T18:43:00.000-07:002015-12-29T09:56:10.358-08:00Hibiscus Saison BrewdayAnother in the long litany of summer saisons. I made a <a href="http://whatweredrinking.blogspot.com/2014/03/hibiscus-saison-brewday.html">Hibiscus Saison last year, which was something of a dud</a>—the yeast ended up being a huge disappointment, leaving <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCB4CjQ5bGw6j5S2-i2-dq3OeuQx7XhTLUA6yizfl98YDUxvJMlDi3teD2V_w11HoG26AFxmWUHsiJP6dujqcsVUwWO-vCIq7E5KsZykz9kLcPomYQZut0j1yBPOo_GaqWe4j1UWlHOrI/s1600/Hibiscus.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCB4CjQ5bGw6j5S2-i2-dq3OeuQx7XhTLUA6yizfl98YDUxvJMlDi3teD2V_w11HoG26AFxmWUHsiJP6dujqcsVUwWO-vCIq7E5KsZykz9kLcPomYQZut0j1yBPOo_GaqWe4j1UWlHOrI/s200/Hibiscus.jpg" width="153" /></a>me with a rather pedestrian beer—although the brightness and slight acidic sourness from the hibiscus and acidulated malt were delightful. Hence my interest in revisiting the beer. You can follow the link to read all about last year’s stupendous failure, but in this case, I’d let the past be the past. Like, move on, man. So here’s to moving on.<br />
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what we’re drinkinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17142427233477622358noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8436842230944196238.post-38543734186490059272015-06-09T16:23:00.000-07:002015-06-15T15:03:21.298-07:00Brewvet 2015: My SubmissionSo here it is, in all its masterful glory: my Brewvet summary for 2015. I covered 233.8 miles in eight rides, which is <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqFYG9Ag1OKdSvD0nuehhLiqoNyqzPKh-3tvl3nd9DQv4SWYA9bOta74LQL9AL14YrFDS43bFRic07FJVHDh7PUGdWSb9VBZi0rwSI3Fg6ubFV_mNEax68g6ErUIiKfQk_fLcKdQ9h9Hk/s1600/brewvet-for-web.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqFYG9Ag1OKdSvD0nuehhLiqoNyqzPKh-3tvl3nd9DQv4SWYA9bOta74LQL9AL14YrFDS43bFRic07FJVHDh7PUGdWSb9VBZi0rwSI3Fg6ubFV_mNEax68g6ErUIiKfQk_fLcKdQ9h9Hk/s200/brewvet-for-web.png" width="200" /></a>not too shabby, if I do say so myself. I hit a little bit of everything: a couple of breweries, a brewpub, a homebrew club meetings, a grocery store, and even managed to fit in a couple of your old fashioned hanging out on the lawn drinking beers after a bike ride. Well, really only one of those, as one was actually inside, and the other one got rained out. But the real winner—besides me for all the beer I got to drink along the way—is craft beer. And <a href="https://portajohn.wordpress.com/">John Roche</a>. Plus bicycling as well. Or even everyone’s fitness. So a lot of winners. And for those of you that may have missed any of the various rides along the way, here are quick, easy links to my eight different rides:<br />
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<a href="http://whatweredrinking.blogspot.com/2015/05/brewvet-ride-1-yellow-springs-brewery.html">Brewvet 1: Yellow Springs Goat’s Eye IPA</a><br />
<a href="http://whatweredrinking.blogspot.com/2015/05/brewvet-ride-2-founders-all-day-ipa.html">Brewvet 2: Founders All Day IPA</a><br />
<a href="http://whatweredrinking.blogspot.com/2015/05/brewvet-ride-3-hoppy-brett-beer.html">Brewvet 3: Hoppy Brett Beer</a><br />
<a href="http://whatweredrinking.blogspot.com/2015/05/brewvet-ride-4-fifth-street-herbivore.html">Brewvet 4: Fifth Street Herbivore No. 2</a><br />
<a href="http://whatweredrinking.blogspot.com/2015/05/brewvet-ride-5-draft-homebrew-meeting.html">Brewvet 5: DRAFT Homebrew Meeting</a><br />
<a href="http://whatweredrinking.blogspot.com/2015/05/brewvet-ride-6-warped-wing-tres-carnales.html">Brewvet 6: Warped Wing Tres Carnales</a><br />
<a href="http://whatweredrinking.blogspot.com/2015/05/brewvet-ride-7-black-slate-movin-on.html">Brewvet 7: Blank Slate Movin’ On</a><br />
<a href="http://whatweredrinking.blogspot.com/2015/05/brewvet-ride-8-boulevard-radler.html">Brewvet 8: Boulevard Radler</a><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">(6/9/2015)</span>what we’re drinkinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17142427233477622358noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8436842230944196238.post-9509996179881970252015-06-07T12:02:00.000-07:002015-12-29T12:47:35.349-08:00Land-Grant Brewing Company<div class="MsoNormal">
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">Creamsikölsch: Their dry-hopped American K</span>ö<span style="font-family: inherit;">lsch infused with orange and vanilla. Nose carries creamsicle, as does initial flavor in the front, followed by graininess and hop
bitterness. Good flavors, but a bit uneven across the profile; would be more
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candy malt in the front, followed by a clean, pleasant bitterness in the
middle. </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6hXk4OlQgVdwqqx-_0D_e4zpPxU3W18l5IE31Xt6yk9BTsUnuEXEh0fVQqBUWkBba6um5GE5DDSZvWp2mNs6aLxL5dh27r2uZNF9sEakPcuHHzjsFi3O-lGENPorNVyUWUQ6GA81cKLM/s1600/Land+Grant+Beer+List.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6hXk4OlQgVdwqqx-_0D_e4zpPxU3W18l5IE31Xt6yk9BTsUnuEXEh0fVQqBUWkBba6um5GE5DDSZvWp2mNs6aLxL5dh27r2uZNF9sEakPcuHHzjsFi3O-lGENPorNVyUWUQ6GA81cKLM/s200/Land+Grant+Beer+List.jpg" width="200" /></a><span style="font-family: inherit;">Citrus and pine lead into the finish, with some lingering resin bitterness.
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what we’re drinkinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17142427233477622358noreply@blogger.com0424 West Town Street, Columbus, OH 43215, USA39.957856 -83.01151700000002614.4358215 -124.32011100000003 65.4798905 -41.702923000000027tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8436842230944196238.post-55200856611270851472015-05-31T21:55:00.000-07:002016-02-28T16:41:22.364-08:00Barrel American Saison w/ Dandelion RootQuite similar to the first batch, but with a few modifications. I just used dandelion root in this version, lessened the late hop additions,<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKV-2W1rJ_FsjasJqJxKjdE4F7vuKU3UsTrYqtuFGeTmqNOPzrXaWyXIoHCKkwpGydyPvVN5wq5sNG5UF-g8-Dz0VicH04VroWmipKGcoiChwzE2VeTL7LntA0AiRorNWMfhSoccrR8Lc/s1600/Dandelion+and+Chicory.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKV-2W1rJ_FsjasJqJxKjdE4F7vuKU3UsTrYqtuFGeTmqNOPzrXaWyXIoHCKkwpGydyPvVN5wq5sNG5UF-g8-Dz0VicH04VroWmipKGcoiChwzE2VeTL7LntA0AiRorNWMfhSoccrR8Lc/s200/Dandelion+and+Chicory.jpg" width="135" /></a> and cut the sugar addition. Hopefully, I will be able to discern the flavors contributed by the dandelion root. At least that is the intended goal. I’ll bottle a couple to try later before racking the rest into the barrel. Check back!<br />
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what we’re drinkinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17142427233477622358noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8436842230944196238.post-39832672920943224012015-05-30T17:46:00.000-07:002015-06-10T16:26:52.921-07:00Brewvet Ride 8: Boulevard Radler<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Time to finish out this year’s Brewvet. For today’s ride I started
with a circuitous </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGBuyIlMrbBUpuwswoF9aBiiQPvLIa24aCVi5lP3v4prLpvjSiX7k3NDq4HwNxpXs1SMpdJPOl7ewiNrzzRcFkj6qO-UlLMmOw8hw-hcPR4Po5zgWvb191WlhyphenhyphenRFzFKKnMYad6p87DXkU/s1600/Brewvet+8+Boulevard+Radler+beer.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGBuyIlMrbBUpuwswoF9aBiiQPvLIa24aCVi5lP3v4prLpvjSiX7k3NDq4HwNxpXs1SMpdJPOl7ewiNrzzRcFkj6qO-UlLMmOw8hw-hcPR4Po5zgWvb191WlhyphenhyphenRFzFKKnMYad6p87DXkU/s200/Brewvet+8+Boulevard+Radler+beer.jpg" width="200" /></a><span style="font-family: inherit;">meander to the </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">local <a href="http://www.metroparks.org/Parks/SecondStreetMarket/Home.aspx">Second Street Market</a>—fresh </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">summer produce
</span><span style="font-family: inherit;">is just starting to appear!—followed by a quick lunch, them a short jaunt up to
the grocery store for a new six pack just for the occasion. I like treating myself
right, after all, and nothing says indulgent like choosing a fresh new summer
beer. Since I’ve run through most of the session IPAs on the market, I figured
it was time for something new. And there it was: Boulevard’s Ginger Lemon
Radler. Boulevard makes good beer, and it was hot as bejeezus outside, so I grabbed
it and headed for home. Along with some cheese for dinner, might I add. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I managed to outrace the looming thunderstorm on the way home, ducking
onto the porch as the first drops started to fall. Once inside, it was time to
try the beer. </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">Apparently, I’ve bad-mouthed Radlers </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlERQi3mSsoAtqIt7hC-vQJC-Vqf1yg5FxG_VpCmXI6-JhrYuJPxLIWYUR8tZ3K9gurdwFbwHn98QinjpTwoR9kSITazX9hl_yVaEtOUK_516PtSWLg8fFJR7S8F4_BiVA2woDSsThKp0/s1600/Brewvet+8+Boulevard+Radler.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlERQi3mSsoAtqIt7hC-vQJC-Vqf1yg5FxG_VpCmXI6-JhrYuJPxLIWYUR8tZ3K9gurdwFbwHn98QinjpTwoR9kSITazX9hl_yVaEtOUK_516PtSWLg8fFJR7S8F4_BiVA2woDSsThKp0/s200/Brewvet+8+Boulevard+Radler.png" width="112" /></a><span style="font-family: inherit;">in the past—no so much this
specific one, but Radlers in general—as I got called out almost instantly on
Instagram when I initially posted my Brewvet picture. Oh well. Like Mayor
Quimby, I am officially flip-flopping. Because this beer was delicious.
<a href="http://www.boulevard.com/BoulevardBeers/ginger-lemon-radler/">Boulevard describes the Ginger-Lemon Radler</a> as a “zesty, refreshing take on the
tradition of mixing beer with soda or lemonade to create a light,
thirst-quenching beverage ideal for warm weather. Radler (literally ‘cyclist’)
takes its name from active German sportsmen of a hundred years ago.” There was
one more sentence they included, but it was annoying, so I deleted it. As to
how the beer tastes, it is sweet and slightly lemony with a dry ginger bite
that runs into the finish, all supported by a soft, delicate, pillowy malt
body. And some bright carbonation. Quite a nice way to finish out this bike
ride, and this Brewvet. Oh, and I covered 13.2 miles all told on today’s ride.
Cheers!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">(5/30/2015)</span></div>
what we’re drinkinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17142427233477622358noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8436842230944196238.post-59457971739467366032015-05-29T12:49:00.000-07:002015-06-09T16:20:07.312-07:00Brewvet Ride 7: Black Slate Movin' On<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Today seemed like a good day for a longer ride, one designed to
push my </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpj8hNNOXaLiO417SmCeNnySngrY2DrPpm_kUKy4LXykkSeVKXRyvto_gnwrmbRWxA4Gf3EoxhFPMJU4CzZyQJbQrrOmbjfmksvkVCqubbzjeW-zs8rSn3nh0Wd0k5ocAiYyin3BX8ZuI/s1600/Brewvet+7+Blank+Slate+Movin%2527+On.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpj8hNNOXaLiO417SmCeNnySngrY2DrPpm_kUKy4LXykkSeVKXRyvto_gnwrmbRWxA4Gf3EoxhFPMJU4CzZyQJbQrrOmbjfmksvkVCqubbzjeW-zs8rSn3nh0Wd0k5ocAiYyin3BX8ZuI/s200/Brewvet+7+Blank+Slate+Movin%2527+On.png" width="112" /></a><span style="font-family: inherit;">bicycling limits, so I headed out early with Elli on her morning </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">bike commute
to Xenia, and then continued on to Jamestown before turning around and
retracing my steps. Yes, I saw a lot of bike path today. All told, I covered 70.8 miles. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">For my reward, I stopped by the <a href="http://www.barrelhousetap.com/">Barrel House</a> on the way home to
partake in the beer I had so justly earned. I choose Blank Slate’s Movin’ On,
an American Session Ale that weighs in at 4.2% ABV, not only because I think
Scott LaFollette is awesome, but because he brews interesting, well-made, and
esoteric beers. And we share a <a href="http://www.wcpo.com/story-hold/blank-slate-brewery-local-brewer-crafts-beer-his-own-way-with-delicious-results">love for interesting facial hair</a>. But maybe I
have revealed too much, my dear reader. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.blankslatebeer.com/beers/movin_on.shtml">Blank Slate describes Movin’ On as</a> an American interpretation
of </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaf-tDlVXYAYxgXQZNQc4V1GSVicNCyCSkiiUsBG5iEjS9qzL-tnzj0k_lQMoPjj6DfHIDQmk9pwrci3Fqj6JG75lf_Q7mCIRRIXGK-SsWksN7ayDjOXkHE-fK6vQRwom1BtpKxxwqyPQ/s1600/Brewvet+7+Blank+Slate+Movin%2527+On+beer.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaf-tDlVXYAYxgXQZNQc4V1GSVicNCyCSkiiUsBG5iEjS9qzL-tnzj0k_lQMoPjj6DfHIDQmk9pwrci3Fqj6JG75lf_Q7mCIRRIXGK-SsWksN7ayDjOXkHE-fK6vQRwom1BtpKxxwqyPQ/s200/Brewvet+7+Blank+Slate+Movin%2527+On+beer.jpg" width="200" /></a><span style="font-family: inherit;">the “English ‘session ales’ used to keep the working man happy all day long.
Lower in alcohol but still flavorful, this beer won’t keep you from being able
to ‘move on’ with your day. Blank Slate’s take on the English Best Bitter style
combines Maris Otter and Brown Malt with American 2-Row Malt. Classic American
hops include Cluster and Cascade up the ante from its traditional namesake and
round out the flavor profile of this American Session Ale.” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">And not surprisingly, I had two.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">(5/29/2015)</span></div>
what we’re drinkinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17142427233477622358noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8436842230944196238.post-3048962000660919552015-05-27T18:23:00.000-07:002015-06-09T16:18:39.529-07:00Brewvet Ride 6: Warped Wing Tres Carnales <div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Since I didn’t drink any actual Warped Wing beer during<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://whatweredrinking.blogspot.com/2015/05/brewvet-ride-5-draft-homebrew-meeting.html">my
most recent visit to their establishment</a>, I figured that I owed it to them
to at least partake in one of their beers at some point </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHwlr8urEVPrU47i0ZUHrvRTjuK8orCUElRk_ashS2N_QcnKnPCchfs-EMPfM9pccxI3aeqp7NDLdONlaIzUBAKekmOxt5Rvu8fRTtPubFcGPVwi4ikekZgvybB7ez5gPNzEOjlATA7EA/s1600/Brewvet+6+Warped+Wing+Tres+Carnales+beer.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHwlr8urEVPrU47i0ZUHrvRTjuK8orCUElRk_ashS2N_QcnKnPCchfs-EMPfM9pccxI3aeqp7NDLdONlaIzUBAKekmOxt5Rvu8fRTtPubFcGPVwi4ikekZgvybB7ez5gPNzEOjlATA7EA/s200/Brewvet+6+Warped+Wing+Tres+Carnales+beer.jpg" width="200" /></a><span style="font-family: inherit;">during my Brewvet
antics. And, since there is no time like the present, I decided to fit this
beer in while doing some other errands, between school and lunch and home and
the likes. As you can tell by my repetitive route, I didn’t get far, but
had fun going over the same streets again and again. Oh, and my afternoon pit stop was at Jimmy<o:p></o:p></span>’s Ladder 11. </div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Today’s Brewvet selection is <a href="http://www.warpedwing.com/#!tres-carnales/c24db">TresCarnales, a Pan American IPA</a>. I can already here you asking: “Pan American IPA?
What pray tell is that?” Lucky for you, I can <a href="http://www.warpedwing.com/#!tres-carnales/c24db">cut and paste like a pro</a>: “Once upon a time in Mexico 3
brewers met. They shared a common passion. Their love for exceptional craft
beer. Over time the brewers became good friends. One day they decided to put
their collective beer knowledge together. </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">Their quest was to create 1
truly outstanding beer. Introducing Tres Carnales. 3 minds. 3 friends. <span style="border: none windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; padding: 0in;">1 beautifully </span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeV9uy7BWegZoeIsLq74nvK2FyyMA1N6oOMe1T5yNk6PtXfH5Qoa68-3r6QdVBwtYLJxqjNZWSyyMQ7GOxEUbTofg7eZPavitejJFzYeQwF1_3Zd1o-k8OFjXcJ6aW5YO0qk6YbAMlN-I/s1600/Brewvet+6+Warped+Wing+Tres+Carnales.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeV9uy7BWegZoeIsLq74nvK2FyyMA1N6oOMe1T5yNk6PtXfH5Qoa68-3r6QdVBwtYLJxqjNZWSyyMQ7GOxEUbTofg7eZPavitejJFzYeQwF1_3Zd1o-k8OFjXcJ6aW5YO0qk6YbAMlN-I/s200/Brewvet+6+Warped+Wing+Tres+Carnales.png" width="112" /></a><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="border: none windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; padding: 0in;">crafted beer.</span>” Everyone loves a backstory,
right? But wait, there is more: “<span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0in;">With the perfect blend of American and Mexican brewing influence
this Pan American IPA is pale orange with copper highlights. The hop character
explodes with Mandarin orange aromatics and resinous pine undertones. All from
copious amounts of Mandarina Bavaria and Centennial hops. The malt character
is slightly bready. You’ll find mild hints of sweet and tart from the addition
of select Blue Agave and Hibiscus flowers. The finish is dry with an assertive
yet elegantly refined bitterness from German Magnum hops.</span>” The hibiscus
and blue agave flower elements are more subdued than I would like—they get lost
a bit in the malt and hop components—and the resin hops flavors and aromas out compete the
softer, subtler orange ones, but this is a tasty and drinkable beer. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Today’s ride was all of 6.2
miles. Bit longer than some, bit shorter than others. But same final result:
beer. I win.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">(5/27/2015)</span></div>
what we’re drinkinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17142427233477622358noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8436842230944196238.post-55625930565122988602015-05-26T21:59:00.000-07:002016-02-28T16:40:44.884-08:00Barrel American Saison w/ DandelionThis batch (along with <a href="http://whatweredrinking.blogspot.com/2015/05/barrel-american-saison-w-dandelion-root.html">210</a>.) will replace the cider that currently calls the ten gallon barrel on my <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq7wynC7NCHc8Nxz14qZsb3w7Hln_vWI72AZO_jDX2oI2IefozxhuLfj6UkmOZbVSazpovjqp7ejSAJEmJDmmlzH2N6ZUd8fcbSjbyb0xd2SqHVjkACT-ZLB_Rh7U6qd9CiuF-DUwbkgQ/s1600/209.+Barrel+American+Saison+w+Dandelions.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq7wynC7NCHc8Nxz14qZsb3w7Hln_vWI72AZO_jDX2oI2IefozxhuLfj6UkmOZbVSazpovjqp7ejSAJEmJDmmlzH2N6ZUd8fcbSjbyb0xd2SqHVjkACT-ZLB_Rh7U6qd9CiuF-DUwbkgQ/s200/209.+Barrel+American+Saison+w+Dandelions.jpg" width="149" /></a>dining room table home; I’ll fill and soak the barrel with boiling water after I empty it to give the <i>claussenii </i>that is getting added in the secondary a head start over previous bugs and wild yeast that are already in the barrel. As with <a href="http://whatweredrinking.blogspot.com/2015/04/american-saison-w-dandelion-flowers.html">American Saison w/ Dandelion Flowers</a>, this is another <a href="http://whatweredrinking.blogspot.com/2013/03/american-weissbier-brewday.html">Jeff Alworth-inspired beer</a> intended to experiment with the rustic elements of corn in American craft beer.<br />
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C<span style="font-family: inherit;">ollected 6 </span>½<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="border: 1pt none; color: #333333; font-weight: normal; padding: 0in;"> gallons; t</span>opped off t</span>o 7 gallons, brought to a boil (70 minutes), & added:<br />
w/60 to go:<span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span>¾<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="border: 1pt none; color: #333333; padding: 0in;"> </span>oz. </span>Azacca leaf 9.9% AA<o:p></o:p><br />
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Let stand for 20 minutes, chilled, & pitched mason jar of saison yeast from <a href="http://whatweredrinking.blogspot.com/2015/04/american-saison-w-dandelion-flowers.html">208. American Saison w/ Dandelion Flowers</a><o:p></o:p></div>
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209/210b. 1/30/2016 @ 1.000; racked onto 4 lbs. 10 oz. tart cherries<br />
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what we’re drinkinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17142427233477622358noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8436842230944196238.post-8704669080684178472015-05-18T19:40:00.000-07:002015-06-01T12:03:11.663-07:00Brewvet Ride 5: DRAFT Homebrew Meeting<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Another short Brewvet ride—1.1 miles total—but this trip combines
a visit to local brewery <a href="http://www.warpedwing.com/">Warped Wing</a> with </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyGOvQzSD6SENWe5yo8rBjvVxo6OKyJp3lanl1Q91wrwgCXHsB-JkPssrGJf23_o6Pe6uhMV1reVtOLmiRgn7LzYI2QhbrZx-xL9QiWSUwkbb4nQ8SSNitrl2vIhQtAjUK6XrNzLH3hUc/s1600/Brewvet+5+DRAFT+Homebrew+Meeting.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyGOvQzSD6SENWe5yo8rBjvVxo6OKyJp3lanl1Q91wrwgCXHsB-JkPssrGJf23_o6Pe6uhMV1reVtOLmiRgn7LzYI2QhbrZx-xL9QiWSUwkbb4nQ8SSNitrl2vIhQtAjUK6XrNzLH3hUc/s200/Brewvet+5+DRAFT+Homebrew+Meeting.png" width="112" /></a><span style="font-family: inherit;">my monthly <a href="http://daytondraft.org/">DRAFT Homebrew Club</a>
meeting (yes, the website is really outdated), as the brewery is kind enough to let our homebrew club meet in the
tasting room every month, something that <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yuAPRZ5wlng">John Haggerty carries over from his New Holland days</a>. It does help
that former DRAFT member Jeff Fortney is now the head brewer, too. If you’ve
never been to a homebrew club meeting, it is precisely what you’d expect: dudes
drinking and discussing beer. Sometimes, an educational segment gets included—today
there was a brief overview of the <a href="http://www.bjcp.org/docs/2015_Guidelines_Beer.pdf">new BJCP 2015 guidelines</a>—but that doesn’t always
happen. It can be a bit more esoteric than your average craft beer nerd
discussion—homebrewers tend to know how to make as well as analyze beer—but the
lingo and the attitude are often the same. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">For drinking purposes, I brought along a couple of my recent
saisons. In </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">addition to the <a href="http://whatweredrinking.blogspot.com/2015/04/dandelion-saison-brewday.html">Dandelion Saison</a> you heard about yesterday, I
brought a </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9bq1_SqONIKsbJ96GBmirBvxBYMBapgK7lsk4N5Iwr3cgzcErZySN1-yDrERpxNIkMKfDyyymo78ruOXfoVuhuOQSYm71PS6qW4_W7X66C2ezp1wpIvR_azxJ8xsoB0EH8PJHNPDy6bU/s1600/Brewvet+5+Homebrew+Saison.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9bq1_SqONIKsbJ96GBmirBvxBYMBapgK7lsk4N5Iwr3cgzcErZySN1-yDrERpxNIkMKfDyyymo78ruOXfoVuhuOQSYm71PS6qW4_W7X66C2ezp1wpIvR_azxJ8xsoB0EH8PJHNPDy6bU/s200/Brewvet+5+Homebrew+Saison.jpg" width="200" /></a><span style="font-family: inherit;">bottle of<a href="http://whatweredrinking.blogspot.com/2015/04/saison-brewday.html"> Saison w/ Azacca and Styrian Golding</a>. I hopped it a bit
more aggressively than normal for a saison, but I wanted to be able to get a
sense of the influence of Azacca hops in a beer: they have nice flavor and aroma, but
the bitterness is a slightly unpleasant and a bit harsh in the back of the
throat in the finish. Still, the beer as a whole is dry and very drinkable, and the floral fruitiness from
both yeast and hop in the aroma and flavor makes this beer go down easy. And
best of all, after an evening discussing the intricacies of brewing, home was just a short bike ride away.</span></div>
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