Double Chin Ale Kegged

Kegged the double chin yesterday. Really different, very earthy, dark and warm in taste, with a solid malt profile Nice break from the cascade rat race of late. 1.008fg

Put into serving fridge on 20psi 7/23 20:00.

Beer Tasting

Out of here tomorrow for a visit with the little brother to drop off baby stuff and hang out, then down to Lake Cayuga for a couple of days R&R for the mind with the college crowd. I self nominated for the beer tasting selection at my new favorite place, Abe's Cold Beer. Should be interesting. Weather doesn't look great, but nothing does in comparison to the last 10 days. Who cares, insobriety is an all weather affair.

12oz x3
Flying Dog Snake Dog IPA
Lagunitas IPA
Southern Tier Hop Sun Wheat
Bells Porter
Bells 2 Hearted Ale
Shastafarian Porter
Stone IPA
Lagunitas Little Sumpin Sumpin
Breckenridge Summer Ale
Ballast Point Yellowtail Pale Ale (kolsch)
Thirsty Dog Siberian Night Imperial Stout



Bombers x1
Pennichuck Fireman's Pale Ale
Port Brewing Hop 15 Imperial IPA
Hoppy Brewing Stony Face Red
Fort Collins Double Chocolate Stout
Hoppin Frog Silk Porter
Rogue Seahorse Pale Ale

Singletrack Zen

My my my, how I forgot how nice it is to pump some pedals over the river and through the woods. For the first time in a long time mounted the trusty steed and hit Jacobsburg. Did much better than I thought I would, but way short of the pre-hammy paces and endurance of old. I need to get this back into the rotation now that the leg is 100%. No more excuses. Not much other than this allows me to focus strictly on the now, out side of the bike.

Chinook/Amarillo Pale Ale

"Hmm. That's different", he says with a cock of the head and dives back in for more. Racked the Chinook/Amarillo Pale Ale to secondary. OG 1.016. Still had a nice frothy Krausen, but not too high. Bubbles were 4-5 seconds all week, slowed to 10 friday and was about 18ish today. I thought about keeping it in primary longer, but I like the idea of some fermentation going on in secondary to push out the O2 with CO2. Still very turbid in appearance as I expected. The finish is late and long which I like, earthy and what do you know, spicy as advertised. Thinking less old bay, and more cumin-y? Can't really place it. It almost seemed hot pepper spicy when it went into primary, but it has lost that edge now, which I think I am glad about. It definately needs to be dry hopped, but with what? Initial immediate reaction was cascade would work well with it and brighten it up a bit on the front end. I may do some sniffing around that new Japanese hop. Not sure whether to stay in the earthy end since it is well placed in that category, or th change it up a bit. I don't want more Amarillo I don't think and the Chinook doesn't really smell hoppy to me.

I think I may really like this northwest yeast.

This beer needs a name. Something like 38th unparalleled maybe since I saw Dean and Mouse as it was in primary. I think I am settled on the Patton Porter for a name, lemon wheat will be a standard brew this time of year, so that needs a name as well. Hell, the brewery still needs a name, Imbecile brewing is funny, but I'm not going to proudly write it on a bottle.