Happy 2nd Birthday – Widow Jane Distillery

Bourbon? Yes please? Now that's a flip flop for me, having been weaned on Piels Light and Miller Light. Over the past five years, however, with the explosion of the craft beer movement, coupled with fusions associated with beer and barrel-aging, the taste of bourbon has become more familiar. So if I can enjoy bourbon barrel-aged … Continue reading Happy 2nd Birthday – Widow Jane Distillery

Hop Scotch

"The last time I turned down a beer, I didn't understand the question." (modification of a quote by a friend of John Hansell). I've only met a few beers that I didn't like. I seem to prefer stouts and barley wines recently, but Belgian beers rarely disappoint and I would never shy away from a … Continue reading Hop Scotch

Preparation W

Haha, not what you think! The "w" was beautiful...dark, aromatic, sweet... It took a few days to get ready for the first brew day on the Sabco BrewMagic 350. The system had been relocated, and this was the test day. Worst case, the price of the grain and the cleaning/sanitizing agents would be the cost … Continue reading Preparation W

The Beer Bloggers Conference 2013 – Boston

TheBrewSherpa and TheBrewSherpette are readying themselves for the BBC13 (Beer Bloggers Conference) in Boston, Massachusetts. Ready yourselves for updates on the state of the Craft Beer industry, beer blogging trends, saucy tidbits, and maybe some private glimpses of a deep sea fishing adventure in the works out of Gloucester. My grandfather painted many world-class seascapes … Continue reading The Beer Bloggers Conference 2013 – Boston

SABCO BrewMagic

Thank you, Dad. You were a beer drinker, audiophile, master chess player, photographer, Opera lover, foodie, and overall affecionado of the good life.Here I stand, with a SABCO Brew-Magic bought in your memory, as a fellow beer lover. We set up the system, ran water through it, and purchased all grains to brew our … Continue reading SABCO BrewMagic

Field of Dreams

If you build it, (they) will come. There is no greater proof of this message than in the fields of Greensboro, Vermont. Nearly one mile up a dirt road, sits an old farmhouse and a nondescript barn. Lush green fields surround the area, and the grass sways pensively in light breeze on this hot June … Continue reading Field of Dreams

I Ain’t Mad at Cha

Ok, I admit I had a less than attractive mental image of what a “mad taco” might infer… On a very recent beercation to Vermont, with the goal of visiting Hill Farmstead (http://www.hillfarmstead.com/), The Alchemist (http://www.alchemistbeer.com/), and finding some of Lawson’s Finest Liquids (http://www.lawsonsfinest.com/), thebrewsherpa and I ended up in Warren, Vermont. Yes, anyone can … Continue reading I Ain’t Mad at Cha

Belgian Beercation – August 31, 2012

The day started with lunch at Café Leffe, Place du Grand Sablon, 46, a scenic café on rue de Rollebeek that would become a favorite of the Brew Sherpas. The food was outstanding, exceptional even by world class standards, and with a Leffe Tripel, a great value for both the taste buds and the wallet. The … Continue reading Belgian Beercation – August 31, 2012

Victory for a cause

As Brewticular and Brew Sirdar sipped on their cold brews, a conversation arose that would lead to a path that some have questioned, but few have truly explored…. What is the most important ingredient in brewing? When most do their reviews of a brew, they talk about the IBU, SRM, hop variety, or malt, or … Continue reading Victory for a cause

The Death Wish Coffee Experiment

At some point in everyone’s life you wake in the morning after a night of a few too many brews and realize that you have been beaten with the liquor-stick. You feel like a few more hours of sleep would do the trick, but you have to be at work in 30 minutes and have … Continue reading The Death Wish Coffee Experiment