Craft beer, Homebrewing, Reviews
From the monthly archives:
This is my first review of an Avery beer. This came from a stash brought to Bend from my favorite beer store in Seattle by a man who I owe much to now. I owe him because this beer makes me say Daaaaaayum! It’s so tasty. I’m really looking forward to trying the other Avery [...]
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That’s right kids … it’s time for another Brewerman brew day. To celebrate my birthday yesterday, and in preparation for the sometime-in-the-not-too-distant-future man trip (date and time TBD), I’m brewing the 5th edition of the Butterface IPA. The Butterface is an ever-changing recipe for a somewhat assertively-hopped American IPA. The original recipe used Chinook, Cascade, [...]
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Beer festivals are great. Summer rolls around and it seems like there’s always one on the horizon. My only gripe is that it’s always the same roll call. Same breweries. Same beers. Don’t get me wrong … I realize that all beer fests aren’t aimed at the beer geek in me. As a matter of [...]
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I believe that “next month’s session will be done on time” was the quote from last month’s session? What’s even worse … I can’t lie and throw down the perfectly believable excuse of having a hard time finding milds here in Bend, OR. I had just gone off about my recent trip to Seattle where [...]
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I learned homebrewing on a simple infusion system. It was essentially two plastic buckets with a form-fitting insulation sleeve that would be lowered over the bucket to keep it from bleeding off heat when the grain was sitting in with the strike water. My buddy and I settled into a pattern switching off between brewing [...]
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My wife and I went to Seattle for a long weekend to see The Stooges. I couldn’t wait to see Iggy Pop go ape shit on stage. That guy is a machine, and he didn’t disappoint. Most importantly, he didn’t feel the need to play Lust for Life which, albeit a good song, I could [...]
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