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Homebrew classic Cascade ipa, crystal malt!
Got over a foot of cute fluffy snow. Not cute are two big trees that decided to come down. All sawing and no shovelling. Late dinner and this awesome Simcoe Chroma from @pshankstar . Oddly don't feel that beat. Morning will tell a different story.
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Hb neipa
That stinks, hope you got it all patched up.
Earlier, while watching some football, HB Bitter.
That’s a beauty! Great lacing! I feel I can taste it!
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Combining 2 of my favorite things! Enjoy your day, Sir!
Thanks! I think it turned out pretty good considering it was my first time using homegrown hops, and indeed my first time using whole cone hops of any kind.
Welp, buddy, whom also is a Santa Cruz area transplant, strong armed me for one last beer before the hiatus. Why not have one of @pshankstar goodies! Update, I've lost 10lbs and currently converting the brew pub to a small woodworking shop for the massive remodel before the move. Remodeling = beers will be posted from time to time! 
Our neighbors returned from a family road trip to Texas, brought back a bunch of beer. They gave me about a dozen various beers as thanks for us house-sitting their cat while they were gone.
This one's a nice Tripel. I like it. Glad they gave us 2 bottles.
This one's a nice Tripel. I like it. Glad they gave us 2 bottles.
After spending an hour on the roof with a bucket of roof patch trying to seal up the skylights before tomorrow's rain it's time for a hb pub ale. The roof will get proper repairs in the spring when its warm enough to apply new cover strip. Fingers crossed the crap hold up til then.
Earlier today, bottling leftovers of a gose. Seems I got the salt and coriander where I like it. Should be pretty tasty when it's carbed up.
Genesee Honey Brown. A little honey, not brown, not much maltiness. Not bad but not what I was expecting from the name.
Well here’s another 9.5% ABV Hazy IPA. This one is Mango Bomb Imperial IPA by Full Circle Brewing Co., Fresno, CA.
I’m not really sure why we need this flood of 9 to 10 ABV IPAs. There must be some sort of competition among brewers to the top, to see who can sell us the highest ABV beers. It is almost an entry into the mixed drink / cocktail range. What’s next? 13-15% ABV IPAs? C’mon….
Personally, I seem to enjoy tasty but lower ABV IPAs, 6%-7% max. This Mango Bomb is not the easiest for me to drink, and I drink a LOT of different beers. I liked the Voodoo Rangers from yesterday better, even the 9.5% ones were fine. This flavor is rougher for me to drink and is a prime candidate for diluting with Coors Light.
I’m not really sure why we need this flood of 9 to 10 ABV IPAs. There must be some sort of competition among brewers to the top, to see who can sell us the highest ABV beers. It is almost an entry into the mixed drink / cocktail range. What’s next? 13-15% ABV IPAs? C’mon….
Personally, I seem to enjoy tasty but lower ABV IPAs, 6%-7% max. This Mango Bomb is not the easiest for me to drink, and I drink a LOT of different beers. I liked the Voodoo Rangers from yesterday better, even the 9.5% ones were fine. This flavor is rougher for me to drink and is a prime candidate for diluting with Coors Light.
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Day 9 of advent freebie
Finishing the leftover beer from cooking up some chili (yep in the chili) yesterday.
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I guess I'll call it a kolsh, since yeast is K-97. Brewed 4 consecutive batches with this yeast, and learned a bit about it. Not bad stuff, but has a character, is not neutral. Also one of those yeasts where the beer improves with some cold crashed conditioning.
This is batch #188, brewed on 10/4/23;
15# pils (Bestmalz)
5# MO (Crisp # 19).
1.2 oz northern brewer, First Wort
1.2 oz Motueka, 30 min boil
The fruity flavor of hops is accentuated by yeast flavor, not bad and kind of refreshing.
Dark blue car hood does not show color of beer well, lesson learned..it is really a normally beer colored beer.
This is batch #188, brewed on 10/4/23;
15# pils (Bestmalz)
5# MO (Crisp # 19).
1.2 oz northern brewer, First Wort
1.2 oz Motueka, 30 min boil
The fruity flavor of hops is accentuated by yeast flavor, not bad and kind of refreshing.
Dark blue car hood does not show color of beer well, lesson learned..it is really a normally beer colored beer.
HB Cascade SMaSH Lager.
Hb pub ale, seems my phone decided to focus on the etching on the back side of the glass. Skylights are 95% not leaking, that quick patch did pretty good, we have been getting heavy rain all day and only one minor leak after applying it in the dark less then 10 hours before rainfall with temps in the 30s. I'll take it.
Belgian-style wheat with coriander and orange peel, brewed in Canada. Definitely get the Belgian notes, subtle coriander and orange. Very nice brew.
Another TX beer, courtesy of our neighbors. This would be a great lawnmowing beer. Except my lawn is covered in snow now, so I'll just have to imagine lawnmowing. 
Another day in the calendar. Mehh
Here we go again – this time with a 9.75% ABV Head-Banging brew from our friends at Drakes Brewing Company, San Leandro, California. The DENOGGINIZER is a big and tasty West Coast style Double IPA. With a name like DENOGGINIZER, I’d expect this thing to take your head right off. Two of them just might, this is a STRONG IPA!
I was in nearby Berkeley recently and took a couple beer journeys to Fieldwork Brewing and to Trumer. Definite beer visits when in NorCal. If I’d had this DENOGGINIZER in my stash, I would have visited Drakes as well! Next time!
Great beer and easy drinking for such a heavyweight. My hats off, err, let me re-phrase that - Kudos to the pros at Drakes for figuring out how to make this high ABV so drinkable. Low head, low lacing, this is a great beer, give it a try some time, you will approve!
I was in nearby Berkeley recently and took a couple beer journeys to Fieldwork Brewing and to Trumer. Definite beer visits when in NorCal. If I’d had this DENOGGINIZER in my stash, I would have visited Drakes as well! Next time!
Great beer and easy drinking for such a heavyweight. My hats off, err, let me re-phrase that - Kudos to the pros at Drakes for figuring out how to make this high ABV so drinkable. Low head, low lacing, this is a great beer, give it a try some time, you will approve!
HB brown. Miscounted for labels!
Dang. Can't go wrong.
Lunch
And the large Fiddlehead. Only live a mile down the road and Substance is also always on the menu. What's Uber up to?
Lunch
And the large Fiddlehead. Only live a mile down the road and Substance is also always on the menu. What's Uber up to?
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Homebrew west coast pilsner / cold IPA, somewhere on that spectrum. Split batch, half whirlpooled with Vista hops and half with McKenzie and then dry hopped with the same.
Vista is sharper citrus, some tangerine while McKenzie is light lemon + melon.
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a full pint of half and half:
This is the first time this glass has been filled with its namesake.
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