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Music City Brewers Fest
Quick post…. I’ll be giving a presentation on beer color at the Beer 101 tent during the night session. I’m also bringing a few bottles of sours to share at the Music City Brewers homebrewing club tent. Stop by to try some of the funk.
Brandon‘Lil Nugget Ale with Brett
Brewing a beer for a special occasion or life event is always fun. When my daughter was born last year I wanted to brew something different and something that would not only keep until she turns 21 but hopefully get better. I decided to brew an Old Ale but of course because I am me…
“Just call it a Belgian”
“Just call it a Belgian” or “Well add some fruit flavoring to it and now you have a Kriek.” I have heard those lines from some seemingly smart beer people. Poor things don’t realize how ignorant those statements are. There is a big difference between a Sour beer and a beer that is sour. Not to…
Breaking Bad with Beer
Breaking Bad is my favorite TV show on air right now. After a little over a year after Season 3 ended Season 4 is back on! It’s A+ quality television, catch it if you can. So…why am I referencing a TV show on a sour beer blog and what the hell does this term “Breaking…
NHC Final Round Score and a Bonus Beer
Yesterday I blogged about the Berliner Weisse style and the version I brewed that took second in Sours for the NHC regionals. I had to send 3 bottles for judging to final round of the National Homebrewers Conference in San Diego last month. I got the score sheets back today. The final score was 39…
Cascade Kriek Ale
This is an example of a Kriek done right and not the back sweetened garbage that Lindeman’s puts out there (which is untraditional practice). Cascade’s Kriek is aged with 4 types of cherries and in oak for around 6 months. The tart cherry plus the oaky sour acidity were spot on and the most upfront…
Boon Geuze Mariage Parfait
It warms my heart to see some of the great Lambic breweries available in Nashville now. More people are Embracing the Funk and the stores are taking notice! I really liked this beer as an approachable Geuze. Very balanced in the lactic sourness versus the citrus and lemon flavors. It’s got the right amount of…
Bubbly Lactic Goodness
Being the sour beer fan I am I think this is the perfect summer beer. Berliner Weisse beers are a refreshing low alcohol (around 3%) sour wheat beer. They are very high in carbonation and the finishing taste is very dry. Traditionally this style is not boiled before fermentation as to keep the already present…
Gravity reading on a Homebrewed Kriek
This beer was originally brewed in February 2010. With an OG of 1.051. I used the Wyeast Lambic blend and later the dregs from 2 bottles of Cantillon. The beer is coming along nicely. Dry and a good amount of Brett cherry aroma backed up with a balanced amount of lactic acidity. The gravity at…