Bolero Snort Wee Heifer’s Fruitcake
A couple nights ago, I braved the blinding snow to hit the CopperMine Pub’s monthly homebrewers meetup. There I meet up with some great local homebrewer’s including Robert Olsen. Bob has been brewing quite...
Half Acre Double Daisy Cutter
I’ve heard great things about this Chicago Beer, especially from my friend Lee Williams. So as soon I saw fellow beer blogger, Jake Koeneman, tweet about going to the brewery to pick some up,...
Homebrew Recipe: Smoked Pilsner
This is an experimental recipe; definitely an interesting idea for a beer, especially since I LOVE smoked beers. As always, feel free to use this recipe in your homebrew and let me know how...
Exploding Goodness!
As some of you may have noticed I took a couple weeks off, but that didn’t stop me from indulging in a few beers. The most memorable was an exploding bottle of Hitachino Nest...
Weyerbacher Riserva 2010
I wasn’t actually going to write anything on this beer cause I’m swamped with work, but this beer has provoked me to do a quick write up. What got me to try this beer...
Homebrew: What to do next, Sour Cherry Blonde
While I brew a ton of beer, I only know what I know and I’m not afraid to reach out when I’m stumped or uncertain of the next step. I know a lot about...
NJ Beer Company Weekhawken Wee Heavy
My Buddy Matt Steinberg took a bold step that many of us homebrewers dream of, opening our own brewery. Not only did he do that, he did it in a state that does not...
How to a Add Thermometer to your Cooler Mash Tun
I bought a couple Rubbermaid coolers to use for my All-Grain brewing, but the one thing they didn’t come with was a thermometer. I had been using a digital probe thermometer until one brew...
Homebrew: Peanut Butter Porter Version 2
Since my original version of the peanut butter porter was such a hit, I’ve been working on it for awhile, refining it, trying different types of peanut butter additions. I believe I have found...
Brewery Ommegang Porter (Sorta)
I’m lucky enough to be on Ommegang’s beer list and occasionally they send me beer to check out. The last box I received from them had two bottles from their “Exclusive Beers” line. As...
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