Brew Batch #9

Well ladies (or how about just Lady, crazy-ass lady froot-loop mother licker***), sorry got off on a rampage about my brewing partner for the night (now I know why we started this out as a boys only thing) the only problem is that she has been here for every batch, but I'm here to say TnDC brewing takes a backseat to no one (even parents in town to kiss the ass of the eldest that the whole family thought they would never get rid of and forced her fiancé or should I say fiancée (and no old women cannot marry in AL) to have a heart attack at the ripe old age of 31!! right after he proposed. Man do they deserve each other:) Anyhoo, #9 goes to gas!! 500th bottle here I come. I'm already thinking of something different and unfamiliar (not an Asian woman) but more along the lines of maybe and American Amber.
OG 1.034+0.001 @ 74F (with every problem known to man) suprised I remembered to even boil the H2O!! Must have been the Friday the 13th curse or something.

Big Brew 2005

My first year to do Big Brew and it started off with a big dud. I had everything I needed and forgot the damn hops in Auburn, after smacking my pack. I wanted to try doing the American Pale Ale recipe again just get that one down pat. So I guess I will call Northern Brewer tomorrow or Monday and see what I can do about a smacked pack and no hops. Oh well live to brew another day.

yes..

a st paddy's day tndc post is coming..... 01/24/06 no it's not, I moved all of the material to this year, sorry

Great Smokes for Great Beer..

I was given a couple of fine Cuban stogies to taste and I will tell you that I have already had a couple before in my lifetime, but these were the finest... as in frog fuzz fine. The name skips me for the moment (I'll repost it later), but this stogie was already cut, burned even with a delicate ash and had the smoothest draw since the invention of the peace pipe (not that I have ever tried one but I imagine the Native Americans didn't screw around when it came to their tobac and drink--hmmm maybe something I should blog later). I inhaled this morsel while ingesting a couple of my finest pints #2,3&4!! (see earlier posts for descriptions). So thank you Mr. A, for sharing in your bounty and giving that Portuguese pack mule enough euros to cross the Atlantic so that WE may indulge in yet another forbidden fruit, at least until Fidel passes on to that great socialized Cuban tobacco farm in the sky. Wonder if I'll leave to see that? Or if he'll become the first Terminator and out live all of us stogie smokers;)

Saint Patrick's Day 2005

Look I know you guys were looking for something juicey, but I just had a lot of great Irish-Car Bombs at the alehouse and forgot.... until reality

One Year and Still Going

This is a joyful time of year for all who enjoy beer and the idea that one day someone may bury you in a large Guinness bottle and hermetically seal it for freshness. Amazing the thoughts that run through my head. Make sure to wear your green and make it long sleeve because St. Pat's on the plains is going to be 40F and a slight dizzle all day and night, perfect Irish weather for sitting in your favorite pub and having a few pints;)

Notes of Business

This week is a busy one with the 1 year independence anniversary of the new blog tomorrow and of course St. Patty's on Thursday. I will be attending the Meteorite (this is a really neat site) concert at the Ale House and sipping on some great Irish Red (no green beer for me, I'll substitute a mug that changes to green when cold beer is put in it, I'll be the one in green;) At my house there is an all week, maybe month marathon of Braveheart in the DVD player with So I Married An Axe Murderer to follow after Pat's Day and if I had TrainSpotting I would throw it in there at the end of the month. Also if you need to download the latest Revenge of the Sith full-length trailer, Donovan- Halcyon chapter has been kind enough to put it on his site.