Stories
What’s with the Bird?
When people find out that I have actually spent time creating a brand around a hypothetical brewery, they have questions:
“That’s [...]
‘Tis the Season!
If your favorite homebrewer looks stressed out and disappears on the weekends, it’s because this is the beginning of beer [...]
Mostly Not About Beer
One of the fun things about homebrewing is that if you stay in it long enough, your home brewing friends start to upgrade their gear [...]
The End of the Beginning of the Never Ending Project
Forgive me, internet, for I have sinned. It has been far too long since my last post and I am ashamed that I have once again [...]
Why Bottles?
What kind of luddite decides to package beer in bottles in this day and age? Bottles are heavier, they take up more space, they [...]
First Brewing Interview!
Back in August of the worst year in the past half century (that’s 2020 for those of you who missed it), I entered the Maltose [...]
BUT WAIT! There’s more …
The Maltose Falcons is the oldest home brewing club in the country and they hold an annual competition called the May Faire. Once [...]
A Little Light in a Sea of Darkness
2020 – it has not been a great year on the macro or micro level. With any luck, it will prove to be an anomaly that cements in the [...]
Putting in the Work
There is a significant difference between pumping out beer at home 5 gallons at a time 3 times per month and pumping out beer [...]
Beer: Le Faison (Biére Blanche/Witbier)
Le Faison (The Pheasant)
Welcome to another edition of “Belgian beers just don’t want to be fenced into your silly style [...]