DIS Dads Craft Beer/Homebrewing Enthusiast Thread

[DH-2-mamaduck]

This has been one of my favorites over the past year.

Furious
A tempest on the tongue, or a moment of pure hop bliss? Brewed with a dazzling blend of American hops and Scottish malt, this crimson-hued ale delivers waves of citrus, pine and caramel-toffee. For those who favor flavor, Furious has the hop-fire your taste buds have been screeching for.
STYLE: American India Pale Ale
MALT: Pale Ale, Golden Promise, Aromatic, Medium Crystal, Roasted Barley
HOPS: Warrior, Ahtanum, Simcoe, Amarillo
YEAST: English Ale

OG: 15º Plato
ABV: 6.5% v/v
COLOR: 27 ºSRM
IBU: 99
AVAILABILITY: Cans and Kegs Year Round

[IndyDisney]

Originally Posted by DH-2-mamaduck

This has been one of my favorites over the past year.

Furious
A tempest on the tongue, or a moment of pure hop bliss? Brewed with a dazzling blend of American hops and Scottish malt, this crimson-hued ale delivers waves of citrus, pine and caramel-toffee. For those who favor flavor, Furious has the hop-fire your taste buds have been screeching for.
STYLE: American India Pale Ale
MALT: Pale Ale, Golden Promise, Aromatic, Medium Crystal, Roasted Barley
HOPS: Warrior, Ahtanum, Simcoe, Amarillo
YEAST: English Ale

OG: 15º Plato
ABV: 6.5% v/v
COLOR: 27 ºSRM
IBU: 99
AVAILABILITY: Cans and Kegs Year Round

I so wish we could get this in western PA. I've gotten my hands on a few cans through trade, and the beer is great.

On a side note, lucked into a case of Hopslam last week......every year I forget how good it is. Love it.

Cheers,
Indy

[Agent P]

Just found this thread, ironically right after bottling my first batch in nearly 5 years. Hopefully a good Pale Ale. All I need now is a good name for my brews. Would Brewinator be evil or ironic or just explode?

[DH-2-mamaduck]

This was in the bIrth day card I received today:

The pessimist says, "the glass is half empty."
The Optimist says, "the glass is half full."
I say, "just make sure it's beer in there!"

[wasnotafan]

Anybody growing theirr won hops?

[DH-2-mamaduck]

Originally Posted by IndyDisney

I so wish we could get this in western PA. I've gotten my hands on a few cans through trade, and the beer is great.

On a side note, lucked into a case of Hopslam last week......every year I forget how good it is. Love it.

Cheers,
Indy

I come to Pittsuburgh 2x a year (March & August) but by flight...may be too hard to smuggle you some.

[DH-2-mamaduck]

Hennepin is pretty good, but for $8/pint, I'd just get a 6 pack of Blue Moon.

Beer: Hennepin
Brewery: Ommegang
Style: Saison / Farmhouse Ale
Malts: Pilsner, pale, corn
Hops: Styrian Golding
Spices: Coriander, sweet orange peel, ginger, grains of paradise
Yeast: Ommegang house yeast
OG: 16.8 deg Plato
FG: 2.6 deg Plato
ABV: 7.7%
IBU: 24

[DH-2-mamaduck]

Ehhhh....not to sure yet, but love the label!

Beer: Arrogant Ba$tard Ale
Brewery: Stone Brewery
ALC 7.2%
Label on the bottle
This is an aggressive ale. You probably won’t like it. It is quite doubtful that you have the taste or sophistication to be able to appreciate an ale of this quality and depth. We would suggest that you stick to safer and more familiar territory–maybe something with a multi-million dollar ad campaign aimed at convincing you it’s made in a little brewery, or one that implies that their tasteless fizzy yellow beverage will give you more sex appeal. Perhaps you think multi-million dollar ad campaigns make things taste better. Perhaps you’re mouthing your words as you read this.

[DH-2-mamaduck]

[cheryllarsen]

Trying to get my hubby excited about a visit to DIsney. This may work.

[cheryllarsen]

Love Disney, unfornunately the hubby, not so much. :/

[AJRitz]

Originally Posted by cheryllarsen

Trying to get my hubby excited about a visit to DIsney. This may work.

We just recorded a podcast last night about good beer (and good places to drink it) in Walt Disney World. It's scheduled for release a week from this Sunday. When it comes out, you'll find it on our blog at http://disdads.com/

[brewcrew80]

I love that this thread exists.

I'm a beer nerd and have been wanting to start brewing my own for a while. haven't taken the plunge yet.

My bro got me a ton of craft beer for christmas. I'll finally get to try dogfish head 120. Saving it for a special occasion. I was hoping a Packer Super Bowl.

[Maroonag1]

It looks like most of the brewers here use good stainless kettles and fermenting tanks. I feel a little out of place but I have used a Mr. Beer keg for a couple of batches and they came out well. The pre-made wort helps and I have a perfect cabinet to store the keg for fermenting.
The great thing about Texas is we have Shiner, if you like German style lagers and ales they are the best (you can get free samples at the brewery). Also i live in Austin and there are several home-brew groups here in town that have regular meet and drinks, along with a ton of resturants that have there own made on site brands.