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Norwegian
Trad climber
Placerville, California
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Jun 24, 2009 - 07:10pm PT
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plus pbr supports npr.
i proudly tip those back.
i chose this dirtbag to be my kid's godfather.
they adore him. wonder why.
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originalpmac
Trad climber
Ouray, CO
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Jun 24, 2009 - 08:13pm PT
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big fan of anything from SKA Brewing company. Some police officer thought it was a good idea to dump out eight Modus Hopperandi's of ours. Aprraently it is ILLEGAL to light off fire crackers, bear bangers (apparently meant for scaring grizzlies, a flare that sounds like a shot gun) and drive around drimking beer in mountain towns. Always keeping us down, the man is.
If you are ever in Ouray, go to Ourayle House Brewery. Good beers, that are carried from the garage/brewery to the taps. Hutch, the owner is a good guy. You can even trade beer for.....
beer!
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adatesman
Trad climber
philadelphia, pa
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Jun 24, 2009 - 09:38pm PT
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Oy, should I be concerned that I've had a sizeable percentage of the commercial beers pictured/discussed in this thread?
Add one more to the brewer list... Used to do it a lot, but recently not so much since the local brewpub will sell me half barrels for what I can make it for and laziness took over. Probably going to start brewing again this coming weekend as I just finished some mods to the mash tun and want to give it a spin to see how it works.
BITD I'd routinely make 10 or 15 gallons just about every other weekend, and had enough boozehound friends to make that level of production necessary. I once threw a party that had 15 different homebrews on tap (and 3 homemade sodas) simply because I needed to empty some kegs so that I could move beer out of the fermenters.
@Blitzo- Don't write off mead completely... not all of it is sweet. In fact, many are quite dry and not at all unlike an unoaked white whine (unless of course the maker decided to oak it...). Commercial examples would be White Winter Dry Mead, Sky River Dry Mead, Intermiel Bouquet Printanier.
Any of you other beer geeks do the BJCP judging thing? I do maybe half a dozen brewing competitions a year and its a complete blast. The exam is a royal PITA, but not too bad if you've been brewing a while and study a good bit (I'm told not quite as hard as the sommelier exam the wine folks take, but not far off).
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Blitzo
Social climber
Earth
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 24, 2009 - 10:12pm PT
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Oh, I don't write off mead, I drink everything from natty ice to Pierre Joliet and beyond. Just trying to keep things in order. Cheers!
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adatesman
Trad climber
philadelphia, pa
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Jun 24, 2009 - 10:20pm PT
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Good to hear Blitzo. The BJCP allows meads (and ciders) in their competitions and there was one at a competition I was at a year or two ago that was absolutely sublime. As in nectar of the gods. It was a dry strawberry mead that someone happened to carry a very small glass of past my judging table. Even from that distance I could clearly smell the strawberries and honey over the smattering of overhopped IPAs I was judging, so immediately went over to get a taste before the bottle was gone. Words can't possibly describe how good it was.
Then again, I've also had really, really bad mead, which is most of what you'll find here in the US. Good stuff can be found (both commercially and homebrew), but you need to know where to look.
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Captain...or Skully
Social climber
North of the Owyhees
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Jun 24, 2009 - 10:20pm PT
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HoMan....(sometimes I adopt EKatisms, They're very expressive)....BeerGeeks! That RULES.
Mmmmmmmm......Hoppyness.
I'd trade beer for beer, actually, that's the only way it's fair.
Beer is a precious commodity. One of the first things made by "civilization" that continues to be made today.......Yarrrr.
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OfBlinkingThings
Boulder climber
Jacksonville, Fl
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Jun 24, 2009 - 10:28pm PT
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What would you Trade for an 08 Darklord imperial stout?
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Blitzo
Social climber
Earth
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 24, 2009 - 10:31pm PT
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I'll give you $10.00 for it! Or any beer we get here, that you may need.
I can't get anything from Three Lloyds out here.
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Captain...or Skully
Social climber
North of the Owyhees
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Jun 25, 2009 - 12:27am PT
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Ya gotta admit, Beer is pretty good stuff.
Hell, it's liquid bread, but with alcohol.
What's not to like?
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Blitzo
Social climber
Earth
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 25, 2009 - 12:41am PT
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I just tried this.
Rice with a subtle Pot Brownie finish hints of coriander and corned beef.
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Wayno
Big Wall climber
Seattle, WA
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Jun 25, 2009 - 01:15am PT
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I'm pouring some Butte Creek Organic Pilsner. Not bad, but it doesn't compare to the real Czech or German Pilsners. At least it's on tap.
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froodish
Trad climber
Portland, Oregon
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Jun 25, 2009 - 03:49am PT
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Mmmmm beer....
bloop, bloop, bloop
Bottled, along with some of the PNW's finest
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adatesman
Trad climber
philadelphia, pa
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Jun 25, 2009 - 11:12am PT
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Froodish- Damn! I don't think I've ever run across someone who has more carboys than I do!
I assume you've git a keg system to go with it? I'd hate to deal with bottling that much. What kind of system you brewing on?
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boognish
Trad climber
SF
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Jun 25, 2009 - 12:38pm PT
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Woah! I was just about to post up and claim to be a home brewer until i saw that picture above. I am not sure if I qualify yet anyway, as my first two batches are still aging in the basement. They should be ready for Pie & Beer day July 24!
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froodish
Trad climber
Portland, Oregon
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Jun 25, 2009 - 02:48pm PT
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@adatesman
It's a 3 person, 2 household effort, so it looks bigger than it is ;-)
Yes we keg some, but we tend to brew a lot of big beers and those age better in bottles. There's a lot of beer bartering done (hops & fruit in trade for finished beer) so bottles work better there too. We probably bottle 80%. We have a couple of 15G converted kegs for mash/boil kettles and do 10G all-grain batches.
@boognish
Of course you're a home brewer. Volume doesn't matter - but don't be surprised if in 10 years you find yourself with a collection of carboys like that. It's a pretty rewarding hobby :-)
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Ghost
climber
A long way from where I started
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Jun 25, 2009 - 03:07pm PT
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but don't be surprised if in 10 years you find yourself with a collection of carboys like that. It's a pretty rewarding hobby :-)
Also don't be surprised if you find yourself taking welding classes, practising a lot more carpentry, doing strange plumbing jobs...
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boognish
Trad climber
SF
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Jun 25, 2009 - 03:19pm PT
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I wasn't referring to my volumn. My first two 5 gal batches are conditioning in the basement, but I haven't yet popped a finished beer of my own yet. I won't claim to be a brewer until I drink my first bottle.
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Norwegian
Trad climber
Placerville, California
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Jun 26, 2009 - 07:15am PT
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recession? what recession.
carrots and beer.
for the family all around!
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