Loved the FW Wookey Black, so I'm brewing something along those lines this weekend. Black Rye IPA (11 gallons): Appx. Targets: OG - 1.083; IBU - 64; SRM - 36; ABV - 8.0% Grain Bill: 28 lbs. 2-Row 4 lbs. Rye malt 1 lb. Rye malt (roasted in oven at 375°F for 40 min.) 1 lb. Black Prinz malt 1 lb. Midni...

Thanks a ton grub! In fact I am travelling with a less beery companion (he's into cognac, cigars and such). Any recommendation for a nice area to go and walk around, popping into various places for a bite or a drink? note: surly syx (their 6th anniversary beer) just hit shelves in the last couple d...

Woah, woah. Hold the world phone.

There's cyanide in cherries??

S. St. Jeb wrote:Yesterday......

....at the Jays game, a $10.50 Keith's

....at Gretzky's after the game, a $6.79 lg. Mad Tom

Do you enjoy drinking Keith's?

i may head down for this.

can you still camp at fanshawe park?

Last couple days in MSP:

Lips of faith brett
Dupont avec les bon voeux de la brasserie
Mikkeller monk's brew
Summit saga ipa
Summit oatmeal stout
Brooklyn blast
Surly furious
Gnomegang
Two brothers cane and ebel
Victory golden monkey
Great lakes lake erie monster
Cuvee des jacobins

Any recent visits? I'll be there Tue-Fri this week. I land at 2:45 pm and hope to be at The Happy Gnome by happy hour.. town hall is a must. stub and herbs is usually one of my first stops. thursday night is "kill the keg night", and they'll usually have a couple of kegs on. $7 and you dr...

Any recent visits?

I'll be there Tue-Fri this week. I land at 2:45 pm and hope to be at The Happy Gnome by happy hour..

Beerhive Pub - Located smack in the middle of downtown. A pile of local drafts (Note: all draft beer in Utah is max 3.2% abv), and an extensive bottle list, focussing on US beers, but there is also plenty of international representation. I tried a bunch, as this place was mere steps from my hotel, b...

Not easy to find (interesting) beer retail here. Exactly the same macro junk and local low ABV stuff in every grocery store and gas station. I had bombers of Epic IPA and witbier in the restaurant of the hotel I'm staying at (Bambara at The Monaco, excellent food too, top rated chef in SLC I'm told)...