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BREAKING NEWS!

Tuesday, February 3rd, 2009

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Looks like Sierra Nevada is getting into the fuel game, making ethanol from spent brew yeast.

“Creating ethanol from discarded organic waste is an excellent example of how the MicroFueler can help eliminate our reliance on the oil industry infrastructure. This is especially true when considering Americans reportedly discard 50 percent of all agricultural farmed products,” said Tom Quinn, E-Fuel founder and chief executive officer. “Using a waste product to fuel your car is friendlier to the environment and lighter on your wallet, easily beating prices at the gas pump.”

I’m all for that. I truly believe that beer & weed can solve all of the worlds problems.

Story here.

Now back to our regularly scheduled program. A man is charged with shooting a cooler to get beer, and an author says beer belly is a sign of male menopause.

I love my job.

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ANTI HERO

Monday, February 2nd, 2009

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This sticker can also be used to disguise a beer can and since there’s some good craft beer in a can, I can get with this. Perfect for the skatepark full of soccer moms and pad nannies.

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Stone Sublimely Self Righteous Ale

Saturday, January 31st, 2009

Stone Self Righteous Ale

This brew was brought to me by the magnificent Ms. Mieko. It’s 8.7% alc/vol. That’s all I know.

Appearance: Dark brown with no translucency. There’s a nice, tan head.

Smell: It has a dank, maybe prune, aroma. Hops is present as well.  The smell is slightly piny.

Taste: Wow. Just wow.  It’s sweet, creamy and smooth with a caramel or toffee like backbone. It’s pretty sweet but well balanced by a pronounced bitterness.  There’s a strong flavor of hops, but it’s hard to pin down.  Is it piny, grassy, or citric?  I’m going with pine. Whatever it is, it’s bold and flavorful.

Mouthfeel: The flavor concentrates in the center/back of tongue.  The strong hop aftertaste lingers. It’s very provocative to the tongue. The alcohol is barely present.

Drinkability: I will drink again, most definately. I didn’t know what to expect with this one because I didn’t read the label.  When it poured I was surprised to see a dark brew. After tasting, there was an element I couldn’t put my finger on. Turned out to be outrageous hops. It was hiding in plain sight. Wow, a dark, super hoppy beer. It’s like a cross between a mild, sweet porter, kind of, and a double IPA. Amazing. Simply amazing. Right now it’s my favorite beer.

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WIPEOUT I.P.A. OF PORT BREWING

Friday, January 23rd, 2009

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Today’s review is WipeOut IPA, a micro brew from San Diego, which I purchased from Whole Foods, West Hollywood.

Appearance: Golden amber, slightly cloudy, not much head, lots of bubbles floating to the top. Noticed some yeast on the bottom of the bottle so it must be a live beer.

Aroma: Dank hoppy aroma, not overwhelming, smooth, with lemon, and slight grass notes.

Flavor: It’s very bitter and very hoppy. The flavor’s much more bitter than one would expect from the aroma. There’s quite an alcohol bite with a strong, sweet, malty backdrop.

Mouthfeel: This lingers on the tongue. Alcohol presence is strong and it’s a little too sweet, which distracts from the hop flavor.

Drinkable: It’s drinkable. Actually, it’s quite good but the alcohol hotness is a little strong. There’s a lot going on here, and the elements seem a little unbalanced. I would be real happy if given this with a slice of pizza in a pub, but I doubt I’ll buy this anytime soon.

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HOPPING IMPERIAL I.P.A. THE HARD WAY

Saturday, January 17th, 2009

Last week I decided to try my hand at brewing an Imperial I.P.A., which is a strong, ridiculously hoppy beer. When I tested the secondary gravity it was right where I wanted it, coming in about 9.3% ABV. When finished, the IBUs should be 104. That is bitter, but the idea is to have the bitterness counteract the strong alcohol.

It tastes amazing and has a dry finish, which is good for showcasing the hops. It’s really bold. Besides the excessive hop addition in the boil, I’m adding 3 oz to the secondary. This is called “dry hopping” and I’m doing it to give it a strong, hoppy aroma to match the intense, bitter flavor of the beer.

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This is the secondary carboy, with ale being racked upon 2 oz Cascade (5.5) pellet hops and 1 oz Amarillo (9.3) fresh hops.

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Things seemed good with the airlock intact, but as the hops started expanding, CO2 was forced out of solution causing beer to fill the airlock and overflow.

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Problem solved with a small blow off tube. I will leave this alone for two weeks, then bottle.

That was my first dry hop experience. Besides the expanding hops and overflowing airlock, all went well. I could consider racking to a larger carboy when excessively dry hopping, as in this case, to make room for expansion.

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