Our Tastes-- Rotten Pear

The Stump brought over some Woodchuck pear so we layered some Guinness on top of it of course. It layered out beautifully!! It drank a bit too sweet for me so we moved on to true....

Our Tastes-- Black Chaser

Using Brüno we had BlackStone Chaser Pale Ale with Guinness. Very nice and different. Amazing what you'll start to layer under Guinness this time of year. Also had some Boddington's which was kick-ass, but never got to really make a good Bubblebee out of it. Save it for later.

T-Minus 7 Days to the Green

Ok, so I've watched Braveheart half a dozen times already and starting training for those irish car bombs. Also gotten back to running because those pints aren't calorie free. Last year I found a great place that had my family's tartan, you can find at your own here.

Our Tastes-- Rotten Pumpkin

This is one of my own concoctions. Half Jack's Spiced Pumpkin Ale and half Guinness. Seems to be very pleasant. The pumpkin gives a nice sweet maltiness to the Guinness as the finish. The 5.5% of the pumpkin ale doesn't hurt either.

Brew Batch #20!!

I went All-American for my 10th batch so for this one I salute the other great country that makes okay beer, Belgium, with witbier. A personal milestone! This marks my 1000th personal bottle (assuming it makes). This type of beer originated in Louvaine (that's not France!) by mixing hopped beer with unhopped to give it a cloudy appearance. Of course some of the taste came from it being bacterially infected too. OG 1.044+0.00 @63F. I'm really hoping it drops to 1.005 at least because I added an extra 1lb of sugar since the yeast strain is EtOH tolerant.

Our Tastes-- BlackTop

I personally think it should be renamed Black Asphalt but this is half Guinness and half Fat Tire Amber Pale. Very nice indeed. The difference in colors of the beers gives great layering effect. The overall matching of brews is extremely nice as well. The crispness of the Fat Tire is a great finish the Guinness heaviness.

T-Minus 10 Days to the Green!!

Start brushing up on your history to impress the lasses and "walk the dog"