Tag: beer

A night out – Appalachian Brewing Company

Appalachian Brewing Company has been in Harrisburg since 1997 (they now have other locations too). We were there about two weeks after it opened and have been going back ever since. It’s named for the Appalachian Trail that passes about 8 miles to the south of town. And no, I’ve never walked any part of … Continue reading A night out – Appalachian Brewing Company →

From the Bar – Ta Henket, Dogfish Head Craft Brewery

Having a thing for cats pretty much guarantees at some point you'll become fascinated with Ancient Egypt.  And thus started my interest in history and religious myths.  When I read in the Smithsonian Magazine that some brewers were making ancient alcoholic beverages, I set out to find some of them.  Our local Wegmans suprised me … Continue reading From the Bar – Ta Henket, Dogfish Head Craft Brewery →

From the Back Room : Bavarian Hefeweizen

A couple of weeks ago we bottled the hefeweizen that we made from the Northern Brewer kit.   At that point the signature banana aroma was pretty strong.  After a couple weeks in the bottle, it's even stronger, but much more blended with the other aromas in the beer.   If you get this kit, get it with the Wyeast 3068 Weihenstephen yeast.   … Continue reading From the Back Room : Bavarian Hefeweizen →

From the Back Room – Brewer’s Best Holiday Ale

Husband and I dabble in home brewing.  We’ve made about 6 Brewers Best  beer kits now, American Cream Ale, English Bitter, Summer Ale, Dunkleweisen, Weizenbier and I’m damned if I can remember the other one.  To start off 2012 right we started the Holiday Ale. Evidently the yeasties were all excited about this, because the … Continue reading From the Back Room – Brewer’s Best Holiday Ale →