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So, after 9 months I decided to do something about my vanilla porter I’ve had lurking in the back of the closet.  I have never been able to motivate myself to bottle this thing since I’ve never liked any of the taste tests I’ve taken.  I tried to convince myself I liked it the first time […]

A common topic of discussion among homebrewers is efficiency. That is, how much of the grain sugars we get into our beer. The better the efficiency, the less grain we need to buy to fill out a recipe.
The numbers will vary depending on the grain quality and freshness, grain crush and brewing methodology. […]

My first attempt at this beer went into the bucket last night.  I decided to make a lighter beer, both in color and in ABV.  It should clock in at just under 5% ABV.
For my 5 gallon batch, I used 8# MO Pale Malt, 1# honey malt, 1# Crystal 10 Malt and 1/4# Pale Chocolate […]

I found during my last brew review that I referenced two different beers that I’ve tried, but failed to post a review of.  I have no idea how that happened, considering I can remember sitting down and scratching out notes on both of them.  Both the Firestone Walker Double Barrel Ale and Sierra Nevada Celebration […]

Tonight I eagerly popped the cap on the new Union Jack IPA from Firestone Walker.
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I’ve had a mixed reaction to the beers from Firestone Walker so far. Their Pale Ale is among the contenders if I could only drink one beer for the rest of my life. Their Double Barrel […]

So I heard a rumor that a few Dogfish Head brews had found their way out west.  I drove by the ol’ beer store on my way home from work to see what I could see and came away with a bit of a haul, including a 4-pack of the DFH 90 Minute IIPA.  I […]

So, without some rules to live by, stock and especially options trading tends to be a losing proposition.  Here are the rules I intend to live by in order to make some scratch:
1) My target number of positions is 10, with representation at all times from both calls and puts.  I won’t force neutrality between […]

Yesterday I put the lid on my first attempt at Almaden Valley Brewing’s Yellow Lantern Oatmeal Stout.  My goal is a rich, creamy, sweet malty stout without any of the harshness I taste in many stouts.  I don’t like the harsh graininess I taste in many of them. 
I’m hopeful I’ve pulled off an excellent first […]

Tonight I broke into another beer I’ve been sitting on for far too long - Bear Republic’s XP Pale Ale.
I’ve been a big fan of the Bear Republic beers I’ve tried so far, but they’ve been big flavorful beers with a ton of “stuff” in them by design.  I was really looking forward to their […]

Alright, back on the horse. It has been a while since my last formal beer review, so here we go.
Tonight I popped the cap on a bottle that’s been sitting in my beer ‘fridge for far too long. Time to break out the Rogue Shakespear Stout. I’ve heard good things about this […]