Tuesday, May 18, 2010
Well it's done but not finished Part Deux Calling all drinkers
Monday, May 17, 2010
Well it's done but not finished
It has a light yellow color that to the untrained eye would seem flavorless but that thought is immediately thrown away the second you smell its hoppy aroma. I nervously poured the drink into my mouth and as it touched my tongue it danced and with every step a new hoppy flavor tickled my senses. Dare I swallow; if I do this flavor, this sensation, this exotic dance would end and then what. I swallowed; and once I did the dancer that was once there left a new taste, this one different but equal to its predecessor. As good as it was I was left unsatisfied, where was the rich malt flavor that I had hoped for? Yes the dance was nice but it lacked a certain sweetness to balance its many steps. So I am left to do only one thing and that is to drink until it is gone so that I may brew it again only this time with the sweetness that I so desire.
Wednesday, May 5, 2010
Why I love Blondes
Monday, May 3, 2010
Widmer why not?
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Ich bin ein Bier
It’s all about beer! I am writing this because I have a love for beer, my love for beer is so great and vast that there seems to be no end for my search on new and exciting information about beer. Why do I love beer so much you might ask? Well first of all it’s the one thing that connects everyone around the world. There is not a civilization in the world or in history that hasn’t brewed some sort of beer you might say it is human kinds oldest beverage next to plain old water.
On top of being a wealth of historical beer knowledge I am also a home brewer. I began home brewing five years ago and have made some delicious beer (and some not so delicious), one of which received second place in the Clark County Fair. My enthusiasm for home brewing has brought me to one final conclusion, to open my own brewery. So I did, and hopefully Rainy Day Brewery will open its doors sometime next year.
In this blog I will report on events going on around the Portland area as well as some national events related to beer. I will also keep you all updated on what beer I have on tap (I just brewed a Blond Ale so I will keep you posted on that) and other miscellaneous beer news. This Friday I am going to Widmer Brewing Company to assist in brewing a batch a beer and I should be posting my happenings next week.
-Till then keep drinking