Craft Beers, Microbreweries and Homebrewing

dlgoff

Wow. What an honor.

Astronuc

Dudes and Brews - http://screen.yahoo.com/dudes-and-br...-30266952.html with new manologist Jessie Cantrell.

dlgoff

I could see you working there.

BTW I'm unemployed and work for beer.

Insanity

Video would not load, which has been a reoccurring problem with Yahoo.

Brewed a hefeweizen a few weeks ago, may bottle this weekend.
Just brewed an oatmeal stout that I added some molasses too.
Got a cream ale planned, may do a double batch and ferment half with ale yeast, other with lager yeast.

Insanity

Seems I am graduating from homebrewer to professional. Local brewery and restaurant is reopening this fall and brewer friend of mine put a word in and I am currently helping getting the brewery area organize and back into operation.

dlgoff

Congratulations Mr. Brew Master. I think I'll have a Free State Ad Astra Ale in celebration.

Astronuc

Cool!

I was in Manchester and northern Lancashire two weeks ago and last week. I had some great beers and ales.

Two were Black Sheep's Best Bitter and Ale.
http://www.blacksheepbrewery.com/

Another was Thwaite's Lancaster Bomber. Unfortunately, I couldn't find their Porter on tap.
http://www.thwaites.co.uk/thwaitesbeerco/beer_brands/

Insanity

Going to have some good english styles ales on tap, there is a hand pump beer engine to use for that.

Astronuc

http://news.yahoo.com/who-knew/popul...-30686662.html

Astronuc

If one happens to pass through Grand Central Station in NY City, stop in at the Beer Table Pantry and check out the excellent selection on the shelves.

http://beertable.com/beer-table-pantry/

and they have growlers - http://beertable.com/draft/

Today's list:

Greenport Harbor Black Duck Porter
De Dolle Arabier
Lagunitas Daytime
Southern Tier Pumking
Schneider Wiesen Edel Weisse
Red Hook Winery Brooklynbrusco
Brooklyn Soda Works Apple Ginger Soda
Cask: Harviestoun Old Engine Oil


I passed through recently, but didn't have sufficient time to check out all of the stock.

I'll be back though.

Astronuc

This is a wee bit over the top, but Scottish brewery Brewmeister claims to have created the world's most alcoholic beer, Armageddon, using a process called freeze fermenting to reach super-high alcohol by volume levels -- 65% abv.

http://screen.yahoo.com/is-this-the-...-30957670.html

And some think Deschute Abyss Imperial Stout (12% abv) is strong.

dlgoff

Yea. It's Winterfest Seasonal Brew time. What a yummy Pale Ale!

Astronuc

A beer somewhat similar to Deschutes Abyss is Goose Island's Bourbon County Stout.

http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2...rban-wheat-ale

gravenewworld

Anchor Steam's Christmas Ale that is out now is pretty good.

Insanity

Recently brewed a California Common, which is what Anchor's Steam beer is a representative of. Anchor trademarked the term 'steam beer' so no other brewery can use it, so the style is called California Common.

CFDFEAGURU

My new favorite is Yeti from the Great Divide Brewing Company. A very nice Imperial Stout. Not cheap but well worth the money.

Astronuc

I recently had Anderson Valley Brewing's Wild Turkey Bourbon Barrel Stout. It was excellent.

http://avbc.com/our-beers/anderson-v...-barrel-stout/

It is definitely smooth.

I've developed a taste for stouts and porters aged in bourbon or whisky barrels.