the beer
name: Night Stalker Imperial Stout
style: Imperial Stout
brewery: Goose Island, Chicago, IL
sample type: 22oz bomber
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the beer
name: Oak Aged Unearthly IPA
style: American IPA
brewery: Southern Tier Brewing, Lakewood, NY
sample type: 22oz bomber
I’m doing a really cool beer swap over on yayhooray , and as part of the deal, I am reviewing each of the beers my buddy sends me. This is great, because I really want to hone my palate and be able to drink and talk about beer more critically.
Anyway, why not start posting reviews here? Yay for beer!
Last saturday was a fun brew day. Harvesting, brewing with and drying (the leftover) vine-fresh hops == good times! And here is how it went…
My buddy Dana invited me to check out his hops harvest last weekend. It was the first time I have ever picked a hop off a vine.
We did the whole rub-it-to-bits-in-your-hand-and-taste-it thing as well. Very cool!
This year he is growing some Willamette and some Cascades. The Willamette vines was hampered by aphids this year, and he got just enough to use as some aroma hops for a single batch. The Cascade vine on other hand was large and healthy. Next weekend, we are going to brew two similar batches using his fresh hops!