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Category Archives: Beer, Wine, and Alcohol

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GOOD DOG

Monday, August 23, 2010

And yes, I painted her toe nails.

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Lao Shanghai in Chicago Chinatown

Friday, July 16, 2010

We were feeling adventurous on a daytrip, so we went to dinner at Lao Shanghai in Chicago’s Chinatown. We started off with steamed dumplings and a bottle of sake. I got the princess lamb with vegetables. Wifey got braised pork belly.  It was so tender like prime rib of the pig. (You’ll have to pardon [...]

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Lite/Coors Light Home Draft System

Monday, April 5, 2010

So you want domestic draft beer at home?  Look no further than the Miller Lite and Coors Light Home Draft System. Just put it in your fridge for 24 hours, pull the safety tabs, turn on the co2 and pour! OK, enough with the marketing speak. These have a lot of advantages over bottles or [...]

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Making Some Beer Brats

Wednesday, February 3, 2010

Ask the German kid to make a stereotypical meal.  Let’s have some beer brats. Boil a typical lager beer with a handful of onions, black pepper, and brats or hotdogs if you are feeling poor. Serve with the boiled onions and a hard mustard on a bun.  And perhaps some nutmeg and clove pickles, a [...]

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Tactical Nuclear Penguin- 32% ABV “Beer”

Sunday, January 31, 2010

I was intrigued when I saw a “beer” that claimed to be 32% alcohol.  The previous record is Sam Adams “Utopias“, which uses distiller’s yeast and is only 23%, so I was extremely skeptical.  Their advertisement is amusing and tells how they did it. Essentially, after freeze distillation, this becomes a malt-based liquer, rather than [...]

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Grapes!

Thursday, August 27, 2009

I planted a couple grapes as a fence border, which I will start training for production next year. This is the Monukkah Seedless.  We are going to use it for table grapes and raisins. This is a Cabernet grape that came from Sonoma county that is going to be used for wine.  It was a [...]

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Brewing an IPA Beer!

Sunday, August 23, 2009

We just finished up brewing 6 gallons of India Pale Ale.  I promise I will get some pics up as the beer shapes up.  Here are the stats: IBU: 50 ABV: 6-8% Here’s how we cooked- 1 lb. of Crystal 40L grains and 8 oz. of Victory grains were boiled for 20 minutes in the [...]

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Hops!

Wednesday, August 19, 2009

A buddy just handed me a huge bag of fresh Brewer’s Gold homegrown hops.  I can’t wait to put them to good use.  They smell delicious.

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The Road To Reggae Rising (Part 1)

Tuesday, August 4, 2009

General Hydroponics invited me to go to Reggae Rising, one of the best Reggae concerts in the world.  I would be doing the photography for the concert and for Gen Hydro, promoting their new General Organics line. I was picked up by Tigerlilly at the San Fran airport.   We shot the bull about gardening [...]

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Leinenkugel Classic Amber Beer Review

Wednesday, July 15, 2009

We just had a release party for Leinenkugel Classic Amber a short time ago.  This replaced the Leine Original, which was a dog as far as sales and tasted like one too.  The Leine Classic Amber was an OK surprise from Leine Original. It pours a light brown body with one finger, bubbly head with [...]

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