February 29, 2012
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A batch of 5 Easter beers will be released the 12th of March in Alkos nationwide. The beers include one domestic, one from Belgium, one from Norway, and two from Denmark. Prices are still unknown. The beers are: Laitilan Kievari … Continue reading
February 26, 2012
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Today we bottled and kegged (50-50 split) the Smoked Lager and Smoked Porter. Had a small ‘accident’ with the lager, which had been lagering in the fermentation fridge (set to ‘maximum coldness’), as when we were about to rack it … Continue reading
February 24, 2012
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Brewery: Port Brewing Country: USA Style: Imperial IPA ABV: 10 % Size: 660 ml Bought from: De Bierkoning, ~10 euro Beer Advocate RateBeer Haven’t reviewed a beer for a while, so thought it would be time to write one … Continue reading
February 20, 2012
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The gravity of the Smoked Lager had dropped to 1.009, so I let it warm up to room temperature for a couple of days (diacetyl rest), and it is now it the fermentation fridge lagering at around 3 degrees C. … Continue reading
February 17, 2012
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Yesterday, me and my friend Marcus, organized a small beer tasting event for our student society. We were a total of 25 people at the tasting and we tasted through a total of 12 beers. We tried to cover the … Continue reading
February 13, 2012
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Brewery: Juhani’s Homebrewery Country: Finland Style: Imperial Stout ABV: ? Size: 330 ml Bought from: Gift Not on Beer Advocate Not on RateBeer Today it’s time to try a homebrewed Imperial Stout, brewed by Juhani (a homebrewer who lives … Continue reading
February 11, 2012
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Today I bottled the whole Lusty Leopard batch, and half the Black Panther batch (the other half will still be oak aged). Bottling went smoothly from the keg. Both batches were starting to taste really nice, so I am very … Continue reading
February 6, 2012
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Brewery: Saimaan Juomatehdas Country: Finland Style: American IPA ABV: 5.2 % Size: 330 ml Bought from: Alko, 3.71 euro Not on Beer Advocate RateBeer Today it’s time to try an American IPA from the Lappeenranta-based microbrewery Saimaan Juomatehdas (who … Continue reading
February 5, 2012
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Brewery: Brouwerij de Molen Country: Netherlands Style: American IPA ABV: 6.2 % Size: 330 ml Bought from: De Bierkoning, ~3 euro Beer Advocate RateBeer Today I’ll be tasting an American IPA, brewed by De Molen, that I brought home … Continue reading
February 3, 2012
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Brewery: Brewdog Country: Scotland Style: Amber Ale (?) ABV: 2.8 % Size: 330 ml Bought from: Brewdog Shop, ~2.4 euro Beer Advocate RateBeer Brewdog released a set of four prototype beers (Blitz, Hops Kill Nazis, Prototype 17 and Scotch … Continue reading