Beer midlife crisis (The Session #111)
The Session, or Beer Blogging Friday From Oliver Gray at Literature and Libation who is hosting this month’s Session on Surviving a Beer Midlife Crisis: … I think that’s true about a lot of bloggers...
View ArticleReceived: McMenamins cans are here!
Friday I received a package from McMenamins which included their new 16 ounce cans of Hammerhead (NW pale) and Ruby (raspberry ale), along with a Hammerhead coozie, a postcard and a small hanging...
View ArticleMcMenamins beer in cans taste-off
As I wrote in my post, “Received: McMenamins cans are here!,” that I would, I did a taste-off between the canned versions of Ruby and Hammerhead from the Edgefield production brewery and those from my...
View ArticleBeer & Brewing Resolutions for 2017
These are my beer and brewing resolutions for this year, which I got from Beer Simple. 1. Brew at home! This has been my goal for two years now and I really hope this is the year I can pull it off. I...
View ArticleLoving Deschutes, Firestone Walker and Fremont
I do not do this near often enough, so I want to pass on some of my current beer love which was prompted by a lovely lunch down at the pub yesterday. Deschutes Just want to give a shout out to the...
View ArticleViews on imported beers (The Session #122)
This month’s The Session on the topic of “Views on imported beers” is hosted at I think about beer by Christopher Barnes. It is apropos that this month’s instantiation of The Session falls on National...
View ArticleKoch and Allin – The Brewer’s Apprentice
The Brewer’s Apprentice: an Insider’s Guide to the Art and Craft of Beer Brewing, Taught by the Masters by Greg Koch and Matt Allyn Date read: 26-27 March 2017 My rating: 3 of 5 stars Challenges:...
View ArticleSMaSH beers (The Session #125)
This month (July 2017), I am hosting The Session #125 on the topic of SmaSH beers. The Session, or Beer Blogging Friday This is my post on the topic, along with an initial recap of what I said in my...
View ArticleUpdate on the BrewJacket Immersion Pro
In March of 2016 I wrote a post, BrewJacket Immersion Pro Fermentation Temp Control, that was sort of an ad for a Kickstarter campaign. It felt a bit scuzzy of me at the time but I felt it was my best...
View ArticleHomebrewing Conversations (The Session #132)
The Session #132 on Homebrewing Conversations is hosted this month by Jon Abernathy at The Brew Site. The Session, or Beer Blogging Friday So in this spirit of homebrew education and evangelism, I want...
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