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Good stuff. I like the 90 better, can’t afford the 120. There is place my wife and I go for lunch that serves 90. She likes Magic Hat #9 so I just order a 9 & a 90.

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#9 used to be one of my faves as well. Might need to revisit that beer soon!

I was just in VT for a business trip and just happened to make a planned stop in a local grocery store before I drove home. May as well make the best of a driving business trip to VT when you can right? :innocent: Nabbed 4 packs of the following:

Headdy Topper - Alchemist
Focal Banger - Alchemist
Sip of Sunshine - Lawson’s Finest Liquids
Cloud Drop - Upper Pass Beer Company
Lush Double IPA - Frost Beer Works

One of the guys I was up to meet with noticed me checking into untappd for my dinner beer and we got to chatting all about craft and brewing. He has a 10 gallon setup with a controller he built himself and a 4 tap kegerator to work with. He brought me a can of The Substance from Bissel Brothers Brewing company the next day. I told him next time I was up I’d bring some samples of mine to share. I love the craft beer community, it’s truly a great bunch of people.

Brewed up Fruit Bazooka yesterday and drank a few of these throughout the day, plus had a side by side sampling of Off the Topper vs Headdy Topper, which is always fun.

:beers:
Rad

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Remember when people hoarded Heady Topper and S0S ? Funny. Sip is brewed in CT

Crappy picture but an amazing local farmhouse saison. Might even save the dregs

Yeah, but the reason I found the grocery store was that Sip popped up on untappd feed as available and I’d not had a chance to try it before. It had been on my wishlist to try for quite a while. :innocent:

:beers:
Rad

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It’s often on tap around here. Another beer that tastes different in cans than on tap

I had a very similar experience at Dancing Gnome the other week @radagast. We started chatting at bar across the street while waiting for DG to open that day, turns out he’s a home brewer and such as well. Not into trading which was the only bummer cause I’d love to get that milkshake dropping Saturday.

As far as the VT pickups, that is awesome. Seems like Heady doesn’t have the luster it did 5 years ago! @brew_cat I remember those days for sure, you were king of the castle is you had either of those beers. SOS has been popping up in Central PA last few weeks but it goes super quick. SOS is better than Heady IMHO but the Frost and Upper Pass are excellent scores for you. Solid haul my man :+1:

Having a pint or two of my Schwarzbier tonight. Brewed December 17, 2018 kegged a month later and lagering since. Nothing I can say about it can improve on that picture. It tastes just like it looks. Smooth, clean and dark as my twisted black heart. hahah . Seriously easy drinking and malty. Probably the best example of the style I’ve brewed yet.

Pairs great with pork tenderloin…to be continued…https://forum.northernbrewer.com/t/what-did-you-cook-today/25049/348

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Good looking beer

I’ll likely add a little wheat to the grist next time to improve head retention and quality. Other than that it’s exactly what I like in a schwarzbier.

What was the final gravity. I only made one and it ended up being to dry

.009

Boil Size: 12.67 gal
Post Boil Volume: 11.67 gal
Batch Size (fermenter): 11.00 gal
Bottling Volume: 10.75 gal
Estimated OG: 1.050 SG
Measured OG: 1.058
Estimated Color: 27.5 SRM
Estimated IBU: 29.7 IBUs
Brewhouse Efficiency: 80.00 %
Est Mash Efficiency: 81.5 %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes

Ingredients:

Amt Name Type # %/IBU Volume
13 lbs 12.0 oz Pilsner (2.0 SRM) Grain 1 70.5 % 1.07 gal
4 lbs 8.0 oz Munich Malt (15.0 SRM) Grain 2 23.1 % 0.35 gal
1 lbs 4.0 oz Midnight Wheat (550.0 SRM) Grain 3 6.4 % 0.10 gal
2.00 oz German Hersbrucker [2.50 %] - First Wort 60.0 m Hop 4 9.8 IBUs -
4.00 oz German Hersbrucker [2.50 %] - Boil 60.0 min Hop 5 17.9 IBUs -
1.00 Items Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 15.0 mins) Fining 6 - -
1.00 oz German Hersbrucker [5.80 %] - Boil 5.0 min Hop 7 2.1 IBUs -
3.7 pkg Bavarian Lager (Wyeast Labs #2206) [125.00 ml] Yeast 8 - -

This is for 10+ gallons kegged.

Guess I did use wheat…or does the longer kilning bake the proteins out of the midnight wheat?

Maybe a couple ounces of carapils for head retention/lacing. And a little less Munich.

A friend brought this over. I was very skeptical, but gotta say its really good. Maybe I’ll brew one up someday… Maybe.

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sounds interesting. Do the fruit flavors come from the hops or additions?

The can says “real passion fruit, orange, and guava with a touch of vanilla”. I’d love to know how much lactose sugar is in it. Perfect amount of sweetness to go with the hops and fruit.

Drinking at Alamo Draft House
Transmitter S8 Rice Saison. Unbelievable and incomprehensible

ACL 6% BY VOL

Saison brewed with Pilsner Malt and flaked rice to lighten the body. Fermented with a single strain of saison yeast to add spicy notes and brewed with a generous handful of new school German hops that evoke winter melon and soft orchard fruit.
IBU’S – 33
OG – PLATO – 15
SERVING TEMP. 46° F
AVAILABLE – 750ML.

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Decided to sample my Oktoberfest. Brewed 10 gallons on March 6. Kegged 5 April 1 and 5 on May 24. Pulled this pint mistakenly from the May 24 keg. So ti’s only been lagering 3 months but man it’s good. Can’t wait to try the earlier one.

This one is pretty clear, condensation on the glass doesn’t let it shine. Smooth, malty but light and easy drinking. Very light bitterness and light spicy hop presence.

41% pilsen, 41% dark munich, 18% vienna, hallertauer tradition FWH, magnum at 60, hersbrucker at 10. BIAB mashed at 152. Fermented with WL2206 bavarian lager yeast low 50s. I used to add some carapils and a little carafa special II to the grist bill. Decided I didn’t need either and am happy with that call. I like the color and the body and head are just fine. I had planned this as a triple decoction brew day but just wasn’t feeling it.

This one was pulled from the lagering fridge at 32.5F. Head should settle down a bit in the slightly warmer serving fridge.

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That’s how I like me home brews… Very frothy! Man that looks so good… Sneezles61

This is my blonde ale… Also 5 more waiting that was dry hopped with Mandrina hops. Sneezles61

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