November 30, 2011
by suregork
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Had another brewday yesterday, and this time I am attempting to brew a roasty, hoppy, bitter American-style Imperial Stout. The brewday went quite well, and managed to get better efficiency than last time, by crushing finer and sparging with warmer … Continue reading
November 25, 2011
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Brewery: Black Rooster Brewery Country: Denmark Style: American IPA ABV: 6.5% Size: 500 ml Bought from: Systembolaget, ~50kr Beer Advocate RateBeer Black Rooster are a phantom brewery, meaning they own no brewery of their own, but rather brew their … Continue reading
November 20, 2011
by suregork
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Yesterday was a brewday, and I brewed a small batch (around 12 liters in the fermenter) of the recipe below. The original recipe for the ‘Bold Bobcat’ was a bit different, but I had to change the hop additions, since … Continue reading
November 18, 2011
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Brewery: Flying Dog Country: USA Style: Imperial Porter ABV: 9.2% Size: 350 ml Bought from: Bierzwerg, ~3€ Beer Advocate RateBeer Still haven’t had a chance to start brewing, since my order of hops still hasn’t arrived. I have some … Continue reading
November 14, 2011
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I’m still waiting for some hops to arrive in the mail before I can start to brew my Bold Bobcat (American Amber Ale) and Black Panther (Imperial Stout) recipes (see plans here). The Black Panther will be using dry yeast, … Continue reading
November 12, 2011
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Brewery: Ballast Point Country: USA Style: American IPA ABV: 7.0% Size: 650 ml Bought from: Brewdog Shop, ~9€ Beer Advocate RateBeer Today it was time to try the highly acclaimed Sculpin IPA from San Diego-based Ballast Point Brewing … Continue reading
November 10, 2011
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Brewery: Van Honsebrouck Country: Belgium Style: Fruit Lambic ABV: 2.8% Size: 250 ml Bought from: Aufsturz, Berlin, 2.8€ Beer Advocate RateBeer Here is a guest review from Pia that I’ve forgotten to post. This is another of the … Continue reading
November 9, 2011
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Brewery: Stadin Panimo Country: Finland Style: American Pale Ale ABV: 4.5% Size: 330 ml Bought from: K-Citymarket, 3.95€ Not on Beer Advocate Not on RateBeer This is the newest of Stadin Panimo’s Single Hop Pale Ale series to … Continue reading
November 8, 2011
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Brewery: Little Valley Brewing Country: England Style: Golden Ale ABV: 3.9% Size: 500 ml Bought from: K-Citymarket, 3.49€ Beer Advocate RateBeer Have had a short break in writing, since I’ve been practicing and preparing for my orchestra’s 50-year … Continue reading