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Recipe & Tasting: Wisconsin Alt Blau (After 4 Years in a Barrel)
I’ve had this mead sitting in my basement since before we moved into our current house four years ago. I made it as an experiment, in two 5-gallon batches. The idea being, one would be…
Pro Brew: Three Floyds Pride & Joy (Mild Ale)
Okay…I’m just going to say it. Three Floyds Brewing, of Munster, Indiana, may very well be the best, complete-line brewery in the United States of America. I’ve had a lot of stuff from a lot…
Tasting: Kekse Christmas Cookie Mild
So I’ve had several of these since I bottled them about a month ago. I just haven’t had a chance to officially sit down and “taste” it. Several guests had one of these at our…
Haus Notes: HOLY CHRISTMAS BARREL!
Okay, guys. I know, I’ve been TERRIBLE about updating lately. But give me a break, it’s been the holidays, and I’m working a lot more lately (one is not related to the other, by the…
Pro Brew: Lakefront Brewery Holiday Spice Lager
Well, it’s officially Christmas, which means it’s time for Christmas beer. I could try to taste them all (and I’m not saying I won’t try), or I can have one that is a LOT of…
Recipe: Au Lait! (Cream Coffee Stout)
This is a recipe that came to me from a few angles. One of which is my wife, who rather enjoys her coffee prepared “au lait” (with milk). Combined with the fact that we both…
Recipe: Kekse (Christmas Cookie Mild) – First Self Made Brew!
Okay, I’ve relied on pre-fab extract kits for long enough. Okay, yeah, two batches may not seem like a lot, but when you’re as impatient as I am, and am limited by equipment to one…
Tasting: Northern Brewer’s Saison de Noël
I’ve been ready to give this one an official tasting for a while now. I could hardly wait one week for this one to carb up. But now it’s ready for a proper, fully-carbed tasting,…
