In lieu of brewing Monday we decided to kick back, enjoy the fruits of our labors, pwn Travis and watch the big NCAA game between Kansas and Memphis. We maybe should have brewed since I think some wild yeast got into our pale ale (hence the 83% attenuation). And then we repitched the same yeast [...]

A Beer War has been a-brewing. Travis and his shady CNYBrew gang threw down the gauntlet and then promptly picked it up again, admitting defeat in the face of our superior brewing prowess.
We’re still waiting on tasting results from Alan up in Canada, Brad out in California and Ted in Chicago, but we thought we’d [...]

Oh Sam Adams, always trying to get us to drink glass shards… From a CNN article today:
Shares of Boston Beer Co., which brews Samuel Adams beer, slid Monday after the brewer voluntarily recalled select 12 ounce glass bottles of its beer, saying the brew could contain small bits of glass.
Earlier Monday afternoon, the company said [...]

At the risk of making ourselves look like fools in front of more knowledgeable beer environmentalists, I thought I’d share this article that Matt sent in about the three most environmentally friendly breweries. According to the author, the three breweries are (in order):

Brooklyn Brewery (warning, annoying website alert). Why? 100% wind power.
New Belgium (warning, another [...]

Such is Jeff’s new favorite quote. We’re debating legally changing his name to Jeff “Money” Heck because of how amazing his attenuation planning skills are. You see, Jeff has developed an uncanny ability to call the original gravity, final gravity – even a fluctuating reading mid-fermentation – on the NOSE. The only stipulation he has [...]

Our Syracusian Scoundrel Travis came through. I received in the mail today what appears to be a shoddily packaged bottle of beer. I’m guessing it’s his “IPA,” which is going head-to-head with our own IPA on blogs across the country. Nay, the WORLD! Look for a trouncing in the near future as we test his [...]

There’s a long list of things we keep checking to see if we’ve arrived as a viable business. At the top of the list? Acronyms. Specifically, is MNB a legitimate acronym, recognized by the acronym people?
It is with much pride that I can now say we have arrived. Yes, ladies and gentlemen, thanks to Matt’s [...]