Brew Batch #63 Pecan Porter

Just kegged this one tonight and had to cold drop it the old fashioned way, outside at 23F. Kegerator is on the fritz. I even ladled out the pecans and have dried them out at 350F for a little while to see how they pair with the beer. FG came in at 1.020-0.001 @52F, needless to say that through me off but with correction gives it a 6.56%abv. Taste is mellow and awfully quaffable at aforementioned cellar temp. Thinking about starting a "Your (no you're) Nuts series". I've read a good bit about pistachios, sunflowers seed and a few others with regards to their oils and types of beers they pair best with. Who knows maybe a pistachio stout is around the corner?

Our Tastes-- Monkey's Uncle

I had heard of this beer since being pulled in to Monkeynaut, the only problem Straight to Ale only releases Monkey's Uncle in March and September. So when Wish You Were Beer had it on tap, I had to pick up a howler. Sharing with Junk and Andy Mc it poured a dark straw with thick mellow whip white head. I assume it had Big C hops in the brewing process because of the grapefruit piney hoppiness on the dry finishing taste. Their website says available in cans in late 2014, I'm still waiting but I'll make this 8% Imperial IPA meet it's nephew on a regular basis in my garage fridge!

The Sabco System

The time has come, to brew a many things: of Pils, and Porters, and Oatmeal Stouts, with hops of Kent Goldings. Yes, we have traveled through the looking glass, and like fresh oysters, took a big step (if oysters had feet) to opening Frank & Andy Brewing Company. We bought a Sabco Brew Magic System, just like some the big boy breweries. The same system that "DogFish Head" started on. The used system was located in Alabama, only 2 hours away. We could make a day trip to pick it up. Lucky us! We drove the truck up, loaded it in, secured it down, and headed home with our pearl. Our excitement revved high, almost too high, cause if weren't for an impromptu stop along the way to check riggings, our Hot Liquor Tank might have careened violently down the winding back roads. Whew, lucky us. Once safely in the garage, like Tweedle-Dumb and Tweedle-Dumber we stared at the system, and each other for a minute. Now what? Maybe it was the idea that we were that much closer to taking Frank&Andy commercial, and a cloud of self-doubt overcast our eagerness. But like good Carpenters we went to work, and cleaned up the stainless steel kettles and frame to a renewed shine. It maybe daunting to venture on and take on the likes of big "SuperFootballGame" advertisers, but the journey with plenty of beer at our side will be worth it.