The unveiling of annual holiday brew Christmas Cookie Ale didn't go as well as we'd hoped. We tinkered with the recipe this year and we tinkered too much. We added too much cinnamon and vanilla to this one and made something that borders on undrinkable. Fortunately for us we have updwards of 30 bottles of the stuff left to drink. Awesome. Just awesome. We hope it mellows out over the coming weeks and softens enough so we can drink it. For now it stares. Not mocking or tempting. Just idling in its own vat of borderline mediocrity.
One of the most excellent gifts the Amazing and Wonderful Wife gave me for Christmas is the fixins for our next brew an oatmeal chocolate stout. We've been talking about whipping up an oatmeal chocolate stout for at least a couple months now. With all that anticipation and build up I'm pumped to have all the ingredients in hand and can't wait to get brewing. I feel like each brew we do we learn a little more about the process the ingredients and how they all work together. I feel like our base of brewing knowledge continues to grow and we become more confident with each brew we make. I have a really good feeling about this one. Prosst!
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