In this series of articles we have been talking about different ways to improve your skills outside of the brewery. If you’ve never been to a home brew club meeting – you’re missing out. Even if you’re not a home brewer yet. You’ll be hooked after the first meeting. And if you’ve been brewing for [...]
January 2009
Some people have poo-poo’d the whole idea of an internet beer tasting as being rather anti-social. Sitting behind the keyboard rather than in front of the bar. Conversing with a bunch of virtual strangers 140 characters at a time. Seems a little counter to the social nature of beer. I kind of see the point. [...]
I’ve been working on this recipe for an Imperial Breakfast Stout (yeah I know, Imperial anything is sooo 2008). The problem is that’s when I brewed it! For almost 6 weeks now my silky smooth, chocolaty, coffee-buzz-inducing friend has been stuck in the fermenter. Stuck at 1.034 specific gravity – not exactly what I was [...]
My brother in law and I are about to watch the Panthers beat up on the Cardinals while enjoying some fine homebrew. The playoffs are under way and we’re just weeks from the Big Game. One of the biggest coming togethers of people, sport and beer in the world. Football is probably my favorite sport [...]
The topic for this month’s edition of The Session is the New Year, things that you will miss about 2008 and things you look forward to in 2009. This month’s Beer Blogging Friday is hosted over on Beer and Firkins. So let’s dive right in. Things I’ll miss about 2008 – is a pretty short [...]
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Hi there! My name is Jimmy VerVaecke and I’m a brewer. I discovered brewing in 2004 and have been hooked ever since.
My beer has won numerous awards, including one at the National level. 