2019 Barrel Drop

2019 Barrel Drop Barrel aged mixed-fermented sour re-fermented with Washington Cabernet Sauvignon grapes and cherries.  I ‘ve had a 15-gallon barrel running yearly turns of mixed-fermented beer at home for over five years now. Once a year, I empty it and refill...

Book Update

Book Update The New IPA: Scientific Guide to Hop Aroma and Flavor Back in July 2016, I emailed Michael Tonsmeire, whom I knew casually at the time, to see if I could get together with him and get his advice on writing a book. I was thinking very seriously about taking...

Funky Mango 100% Wheat Saison

This certainly wasn’t the 5-gallon half of the 10-gallon batch I was most excited about on brew day, but after losing the full keg of the NEIPA half to the bottom of my kegerator, I shifted my excitement to the Saison half quickly! Full keg of my 100% malted...