Category Archives: beers

Airlock Adventures

Posted on 2012/03/19 by Doug

I took a look in the fermentation chamber (aka the bedroom closet) today to see how the Belgian strong dark ale was doing and was pleased to see that fermentation had taken off quite vigorously. Perhaps a touch too vigorously, … Continue reading →

Posted in beers | Tagged | Leave a comment

Homebrew Sunday – Two Month Catch Up Edition

Posted on 2012/03/18 by Doug

Two months ago, when I last posted about homebrew on here, I had just bottled the KK and racked an English barleywine. The KK has turned out quite nicely, with definite caramel notes from the malt and sugars plus an … Continue reading →

Posted in beers | Tagged | Leave a comment

Christmas in Oregon – The Beers, Part 2

Posted on 2012/03/05 by Doug

On our last full day in Oregon, we grabbed a Zipcar early in the morning and set off for a beer-fueled adventure on the coast. The drive took us through the Tillamook State Forest. At some point, we passed through … Continue reading →

Posted in beers | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Christmas in Oregon – The Beers, Part 1

Posted on 2012/02/20 by Doug

We spent the week from Christmas to New Year’s Eve out in Portland, which has a well-earned reputation as an excellent beer town. In our 7 days there, I drank a grand total of 53 different beers, at least 40 … Continue reading →

Posted in beers | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Homebrew Sunday

Posted on 2012/01/15 by Doug

So this is the new year, and this is the first Homebrew Sunday post of 2012. This week I bring you bullet points: Last week I moved the KK into secondary and added an ounce each of East Kent Goldings … Continue reading →

Posted in beers | Tagged | 1 Comment

San Antonio, The Beers

Posted on 2011/12/21 by Doug

We made our way to two breweries while down in San Antonio. The first was the Blue Star Brewing Company, which is in the Blue Star Arts Complex. We walked there from our hotel on Friday night and tried three … Continue reading →

Posted in beers | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Homebrew Sunday: Barleywine, Take Two

Posted on 2011/12/18 by Doug

I have never tried to hide my love of barleywine, particularly the glory that is JW Lee’s Harvest Ale. Back in April, I made my first attempt at making a barleywine of my own. That batch was a one gallon … Continue reading →

Posted in beers | Tagged , | 1 Comment

No Birding

Posted on 2011/12/05 by Martha

The weather was insufficiently gr1m for birding this weekend, so we made beer instead. And I obsessively checked the NWN! forums to watch as Rites of Darkness crumbled into a husk of its former self. But fuck it — from … Continue reading →

Posted in beers, birds, blastbeats | Leave a comment

Homebrew Sunday: KK #2

Posted on 2011/12/04 by Doug

Back in March, I made my first attempt at recreating the Pretty Things November 15, 1901 ‘KK’. Stylistically, I’ve seen the KK called a Burton Ale, though I’m not sure how much that helps most folks. An easier description is … Continue reading →

Posted in beers | Tagged | 1 Comment

Winter is Coming. And That Means J.W. Lee’s Harvest Ale.

Posted on 2011/11/29 by Doug

Beer geeks tend to love their barleywines, and there is no barleywine finer that the J.W. Lee’s Harvest Ale, which is released every year on (or about) 1 December. Imagine my delight when Beer Table tweeted yesterday that the Harvest … Continue reading →

Posted in beers | Tagged | 2 Comments