Relax, that blip, blip noise you heard from my basement is nothing to get alarmed about. Fireside Chat, my Febrewary brew, was busy turning sugar into alcohol. Continue reading Fireside Chat Update
Category Archives: Homebrews
Winter Beer Homebrew
Fireside Chat Ale
Just about every year I make a winter homebrew, which I’m calling Fireside Chat Ale. It is my version of Samuel Smith’s Winter Welcome based on the recipe from Clone Beers by Szamatulski. It’s a nice winter warmer that comes out about 6% ABV. Continue reading Winter Beer Homebrew
Black Flag Brewery Homebrew Competition
Febrewary
The new Columbia, MD brewery, Black Flag, is holding a homebrew competition with Maryland Homebrew (MDHB). The rules for this one “t” shy of a competition are simple. Submit 3 beers (all the same) during the week of February 8-15, 2017. No wild yeast, bacteria or barrel aging. The beers should have a label showing beer name, brewer and contact information and style. Ingredients should be available from MDHB. For first prize, your beer is brewed by Black Flag. Second and third prizes are $150 and $75 gift certificates from MDHB. Pretty cool stuff! Continue reading Black Flag Brewery Homebrew Competition
Krampus Ale Tasting 2016
Our Annual Christmas Beer Tasting 2016
I have enjoyed drinking Samichlaus® Classic beer for years. Castle Brewery Eggenberg of 
Austria brews this very unique beer, once a year on December 6th, then ages it for 10 months. Why December 6th? It is St. Nicholas’ Day, the day to celebrate Santa Claus or the German version, Samichlaus, the bringer of gifts. And what better way to celebrate than to sample one of the world’s strongest and unique beers? It has an ABV of 14%.