Yesterday we brewed  more sours. About three weeks ago, a first batch of sours in 2014 was brewed. Our standard batch volume of about 18 gallons results in three 5 or 6 gallon carboys. That gives us the ability to have a single recipe to which we can add three different…

Last weekend the Brewers had a bottling session for the last two big beers that were brewed this spring. Beer #14 was Brewer Joe’s  imperial smoked porter. It smelled and tasted great with the smoked character coming through well. My experience is that the smokey essence tends to get reduced in…

Brewer #4 was in Ohio for a week-plus, around July 4th.  Driving out instead of flying meant lots of car space for some Westside bombers to share with his Cincinnati homies. The locals were NOT scared off by the strange new ideas being tried out in B’more.  Sours?  Weizenbock?  Horse…