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The Pub / Funny Bill Board...pic

« on: October 10, 2011, 07:27:36 AM »

Edit: Mods, If this is too brazen just delete....

Got a funny billboard?  take a pic and put it up share a little...
This one was on Mullberry St. East of Ft. Collins Co.
 

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Commercial Beer Reviews / Victoria ....By Modelo (pic)

« on: October 09, 2011, 08:12:25 PM »

Well, I finally connected with a bottle of this good beverage,
then I went and found a case to bring home with me.

This brew lying somewhere in between corona and negra modelo
in SRM's is a good amber color. Sporting a short lived small
offwhite head, and aroma of to me, carmel mixed with wet dog,
light to medium body and mouthfeel, this beer to me is what
my uneducated palate would call the quintensential Vienna
Lager...more so than the negra modelo perhaps because
it resembles more what I consider a lager is supposed to be....

Anyway glad I got some and got to finally try this brew. That
unlike it's cousin comes wrapped in a Brown Glass Bottle.

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Commercial Beer Reviews / Snow Day New offering New Belgium

« on: October 09, 2011, 07:54:32 PM »

Edit: Sneak Preview of a soon to be released beer....

I did a visit to Ft. Collins this weekend and the bar back
at the New Belgium brewery brought me a taste of the
Only bottle I saw of a new upcoming release named
Snow Daze. It looked to me like he kind of snuck it
out of the cooler and busted it open and poured it
into about 4 glasses. It is brewed with Black Wheat...and
has the appearance of a dark beer with the body and
flavor of a Not dark beer.  Hop bill was Cascade,
Amarillo, and Styrian Goldings if I recall correctly.
It is the replacement for the old 2 Below which they told me
was due back in production 2 years from now.  I anxiously
await the official release of this brew and will seek it out
in November for a re-tasting. I gotta say I was not disappointed.

Edit:Never saw this before now.

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Commercial Beer Reviews / Old Speckled Hen

« on: October 09, 2011, 07:48:56 PM »

Dang since 1711,,,, long time to perfect the brew.
and I gotta say it is a Malty Good one at that.

Edit: Tall Boy 4pack Cans with nitro widget

What say you?

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General Homebrew Discussion / 2007 Wild Plum Wine from my own tree...with pics

« on: October 05, 2011, 01:13:24 PM »

Well I had this bottle in the fridge long time now..and the wine is going on
5 years old....I gotta tell you I crown capped this champagne bottle....
Pssssssssssst it went and out came lots of bubbles...I grabbed the wine flute
and poured a little in the glass let it simmer in the atm a bit and took a sniff...
kind of smelled musty like my root cellar but not totally repugnant...
laced with aroma of the fruit.  Well what a journey it's been and I can show you
better than I can tell you so here is the pic of the stuff 4 years ago in the carboy.



And today I poured a sample of the trees fruit preserved these long years in the bottle
and got this appearance...nice and dry with a spritzy long lasting carbonation bite..
reminescent of the fruit...almost sour but not overly.



I had only been brewing beer about a year by this time...and had been doing odd ferments
up until 2007,,,,so please don't flame me for posting about wine ...

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The Pub / Once n a while something comes along that ....

« on: October 04, 2011, 06:14:37 AM »

you think is worth sharing....

last time I did this it got locked....uhhhhh....stay on course please but
check this light show...amazing...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVTga6GmbGw&feature=related

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The Pub / Anyone besides me think the price of

« on: October 01, 2011, 09:45:00 PM »

Automobiles is beyond comprehension 

They are OUT of sight and just a set of tires will put  you in the poor house...
Crazy dayz. 

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The Pub / Video Arcade Games That You Would Love To Get Your Hands on Again

« on: September 28, 2011, 09:42:19 PM »

Well???

1vertical would like to play Williams Defender again

or Taito's Qix..........

How bout you, any of those ole games you wanna see return?
pac-man?
Donky Kong?

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The Pub / Manufacturer has Changed

« on: September 21, 2011, 08:25:05 AM »

the thread pattern and closure on 2 liter plastic bottles of canada dry
ginger ale...not sure what all else is now no longer the same...

GRRRRRRRRR......my carbonator no longer will seal the gas in the new

 style....pssssssst.....dammit!      

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General Homebrew Discussion / Bring your beer Full Circle

« on: September 16, 2011, 10:39:13 PM »

Make Vegemite

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Classifieds / Buy my little 12 v pump....

« on: September 12, 2011, 11:28:18 AM »

Only asking 40 bux here is the ad on Craigs list
http://wyoming.craigslist.org/boa/2594917811.html

I will make it available to homebrewers on this site. Instead of the
usual policy of local sale only that I maintain on craigslist.

You would have to cover shipping from 82605 which I have not worked out yet.
Estimate weight around 10-15 pounds.
This pump would work very well for a re-circulator on the COLD water side
of a brewing setup.  It is quiet, small, light, and powerful.  It also is a 12 volt dc powered unit.

PM me if interested.

Thanks

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Commercial Beer Reviews / White Rascal Avery Brewery

« on: September 11, 2011, 11:13:30 AM »

Well, they have done it again. Or rather are still doing it...
Avery White Rascal is a good tasting belgian wit.  There is corriander
but more pronounced is a faint after twinge of orange.  Bottle conditioned
and yes that is actual yeast you will see ....dunno how it might proliferate
in a grow attempt but that is an entire different post.

Pour is a cloudy pils color...aroma is bready belgian

Not bad at all and I will prolly be buying more of this when I find it available.
Thumbs up

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The Pub / Visitor just passing thru (pic)

« on: September 07, 2011, 11:14:52 AM »

  This guy wanted his photo taken he was so docile
Made my morning smile!

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The Pub / Got to Brush out the Chimney Pipe

« on: September 05, 2011, 07:20:33 AM »

Fire Safety don't you know.  Winter she is a coming like a freight train.

Anyone else do their own swab job?  Lost the ability to hire it done.  The

Only outfit that does it for hire here will milk your funds dry with nickel and dime
Addendum (unnecessary) repairs.  Tho they say it is because of their liability...

Edit: Job fin...now almost ready for winter...drain water out of a couple things and good to go...

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The Pub / Squash Time (New pics)

« on: August 28, 2011, 05:25:39 PM »

Today was this year's peak for these guys...