On Sunday, September 4, Millstream Brewing in Amana, IA hosted the 7th Annual Festival of Iowa Beers. Thanks to Friend of the Brewmaniacs Tim Hynds, I was able to attend. First, a word about Tim. He is a photographer at the Sioux City Journal. But, more importantly, he also runs a beer blog for the [...]
If you like Hefeweizen, this may be your beer. It has been a while since I have posted, you are welcome. I’ve been brewing all summer, tweaking equipment, breaking out and brewing recipes instead of kits, basically trying to iron out all of the wrinkles that arise when you become an all grain brewer. I [...]
Those of you who have followed some of us on the Twitters for the last year or so may remember when Sparky, Morehouse and I (along with @michaelgraham) got together to brew a batch of beer. The beer was to be a clone of one of the world’s greatest beers, Bell’s Two Hearted Ale. It [...]
This brew is a version of Rogue’s Dead Ale. The only Rogue beer I like better is Double Dead Guy Ale. You would think I would like it 2x as much, but really it is only X^1.618 times. Whatever. Naming it Schrödinger’s Dead Guy Ale because it is only 1/2 Dead Guy, 1/2 not. The proprietary [...]
Brew Notes: MJ’s NB Breakfast Stout (@duckyjensen’s Breakfast Stout from Northern Brewer). Back Story: During the ‘Beers to You, and Gourmet Too’ event my wife decided she liked Oatmeal Stouts. The culprit, Potosi Brewing’s Fiddler (8% ABV, OG of 1.070ish, 25 IBU). Her enthusiasm for this beer was much different from that expressed after sipping [...]
