Author Archives: Seth
2012 – Batch 01 – American Pale Ale – DONE
With batch 1 of the 2012 in the fermentor it is time to enjoy a 20oz reward & catch up with the Giants vs Packers game. I had managed to watch most of the first half in stolen moments during … Continue reading
2012 – Batch 01 – American Pale Ale
First brew-day of the year and overdue. Christmas & the New Year had a dramatic effect on stocks. Of the two kegs of IPA & two of porter that I brewed just before the holidays, we’re left with a scant … Continue reading
Bitter American (No, not Dick Cheney)
I found 21st Amendment’s Bitter American in Whole Foods last night. I’ve enjoyed it before at their brewpub before but I hadn’t realised that they had started canning their seasonal brews. Somewhat reminiscent of Stone’s Levitation, BA is a hybrid … Continue reading
Sammy Smith’s Organic Lager
It says it’s organic so it must be good for me. Right?
Back In Black
A black IPA from the excellent 21st Amendment brewery in San Francisco. Very tasty indeed. It has the citrusy hoppiness of a West Coast IPA but paired with a delightful chocolatiness from the dark malts. I bet it would be … Continue reading
Day 3 – The Indy 500
Another long day and a tiring one but worth it. We left Indy with the trip reading 959 miles and arrived in Springfield with it reading 1459 miles. Kinda fitting. It was snowing when we left and for much off … Continue reading
Day 2 – Indy
We’re in Indianapolis. We got here three beers ago but I had other priorities than posting straight away. 959 miles down. You can do the maths to figure out how many today. A lot anyway. Crappy weather too. Rain, rain, … Continue reading
Day 2 – Morning
It’s currently 9:36 am. We drove 397.6 miles to Harrisburg PA yesterday. We have a long drive to Indianapolis today. And we’re locked out of our hotel room halfway through loading the car!