Will and Ashley, some good friends of mine, came down from DC this weekend. They hadn’t had any of our beer yet, and the only thing we have bottled at the moment is our Laissez-Faire (”A Capitalist Barleywine”), so we cracked one open. Will just happens to enjoy great beer. In fact, he’s kind of […]

We didn’t realize until recently, but it turns out we are awesome. The breakthrough came Thursday night as we dipped our Laissez-Faire Barleywine in gold wax and put labels on them. Turns out they look GOOD. Almost too good…

Our friend actually took a bottle to Brick Store in Decatur and shared it with some of […]

Last night we kegged 25 gallons of beer. 20% of this was an experimental beer – our Roundhouse Pale Ale with added applewood chips. We’ll have to wait and see what she tastes like when she carbonates, but initial reactions were encouraging. The applewood lends a unique flavor, and could potentially be that “something” that […]

We’ve been waffling on a name and label for our barleywine, which has been cellared now for around 4 months. After sampling a few choice bottles over the past few months, we’re confident that this beer is going to kick some serious ass. As such, we need to make sure that the name and label […]

Now accepting comments, suggestions, and high praises. Many many thanks to Dave who provided the name for us. The quote for this bad boy comes from Joseph Smith. Yes, THE Joseph Smith, founder of Mormonism:
There has been a great difficulty in getting anything into the heads of this generation. It has been like splitting hemlock […]

We’ve gotten some good ideas from you guys on names for our pumpkin ale. Trouble is, we’re not sure how to narrow these bad boys down. Help the cause by voting for your favorite. If you don’t think we’ve landed on a name worthy of the illustrious Monday Night title, let us know. If you’d […]

When we started brewing beer together last September, the first beer that really jumped out at us was our then-named Farvonpupin Pumpkin Brau. This name will not carry forward into this year, but the pumpkin ale will.
In addition to the obvious pumpkin, we also brew with generous doses of cinnamon, cloves and nutmeg. Essentially, anything […]