… one of my favourite brewers gave to me an absolutely fantastic bottle of beer. That brewer being Epic and the beer being the new Epicurean Coffee & Fig Imperial Oatmeal Stout. I had been following this beer rather closely from the moment I heard about it. Coffee, figs and then coconut; all these...
A flash of inspiration the week before bottling gave us a name for our first batch of all-grain home brew, a beer based on Sierra Nevada Pale Ale. We named it the ‘Sierra Endeva’, and it seemed very appropriate for our first foray into this brewing method. Approaching bottling day, we figured it would...
Please forgive this post, as my memory can be a little jaded and I was supposed to write this post two weeks ago when we actually had our brew day. We have had to overcome many challenges on our way to brew day, including a completely failed attempt at brew day the weekend prior....
Just a quick shout out for one of my local bottlos that I only recently discovered; Herne Bay Cellars. I would like to be able to say I just happened across this little gem as I was trolling the streets of my neighbourhood, but the truth is I don’t make it up on to...