Picked up one the other day and promptly put it down in my beer cellar. I haven't tried one yet, but the reviews here are so positive that I don't need to try it yet.
I emailed them with some questions on their new brewery. It got bounced back. Not a good sign. I drove by it and didn't see any signs up or any activity at all.
I bought my shelves at Costco. Kind of expensive, but very sturdy. 125 lbs. per shelf so I keep my beer grains on some of them. I need a couple more to expand my beer cellar, but not at this time of year.
Our local Peterborough paper says that the Smithworks Brewery wants to purchase the former Kawartha Lakes Brewery site which was bought by Amsterdam Brewing a few years ago. They will "sell by the glass". What does that mean? It is situated in an industrial area. I didn't dig up much about...
Brewing an English Pale Ale right now with UK plug hops for the first time.
90% Pearl, 10% C - 60 with Wyeast 1318. Target @ 60, Challenger @ 30, Goldings @ 15.
If I can find it, this is one beer I take to dinner parties. Yes, I get odd looks when everyone else has brought a bottle of wine, but most of them know I make my own beer and usually bring my own Belgian brew which I bottle in similar sized bottles.
Good for them for being successful. Being an all-grain brewer for 15 years I don't have a lot of positives to say about this. I like the whole process of making beer from scratch from start to finish. If I see this kit I will certainly buy it and only then say anything positive or negative about it.
I find it hard to get prices from some US Craft Beer store web-sites, but when I do a lot of the bigger bottles of beer are cheaper here from the LCBO. I have seen the 30 cans of Coors light etc. for $15.99, but the real beer in single bottles that are in bigger sizes like 600 ml or larger are cheap...
