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Archive for December, 2007

Sweetwater delivers a Christmas present (Joel gets coal)

Thursday, December 20th, 2007

Our esteemed Atlanta-based brethren, Sweetwater, has released a limited edition Festive Ale which I picked up at a local package store the other day. The bottle itself is devoid of description of any kind about the beer, so I was forced to do some searching on the internet. From Sweetwater’s website:
A full-bodied, high-octane brew capped [...]

A quote from poet A. E. Housman

Wednesday, December 19th, 2007

Malt does more than Milton can to justify God’s ways to man
It’s funny because it’s true.
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The things that transpired last night

Tuesday, December 18th, 2007

Despite temperatures that had to be measured in degrees Kelvin, we had a pretty good turnout last night. Thanks to all who participated. For once, the focus was actually the beer we were brewing – primarily because it was boiling, and, therefore, warmest place to be.

The beer cooled just as fast as we could pump [...]

Tonight we brew an IPA

Monday, December 17th, 2007

Enough said. Come on by. Email us if you need directions.
UPDATE: Tonight will be cold. Perhaps not as cold as Syracuse, NY, but – then again – it won’t be Syracuse, NY. So it’s really a win-win if you think about it.
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Westvleteren tasting

Friday, December 14th, 2007

Now, of the 6 Belgian Trappist monasteries in the world, we can cross Westvleteren off our list of beers to try. Of course, this doesn’t mean we won’t want to try it again.
Jeff’s friend brought him back a bottle of the Westvleteren 8 awhile back. And since there was such a hubbub a few weeks [...]

Interview with a brewer: Lost Abbey in San Marcos, CA

Thursday, December 13th, 2007

The next victim in our Interview with a Brewer series is Tomme, head brewer at Lost Abbey in San Marcos, CA. We actually heard about Tomme and the rest of the motley crew through M BeerPix, who are staunchly loyal to the brewery. Before we get into the meat of the interview, a few words [...]

Gravity reigns in our sparging setup

Wednesday, December 12th, 2007

A haiku dedicated to Isaac Newton:
Sir Isaac Newton
You invented gravity
So that we could brew
Hopefully we’ll be getting a pump soon, but until then, we rely on gravity. At least we have a rotating sparge arm, unlike the lame stationary setup that Travis made. Those New Yorkers can’t do anything right…

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