Tuesday, June 28, 2022
B is for Bull and Bush Brewery
Friday, June 24, 2022
2022 Fathers' Day Camping at Turquois Lake Part 2
As I mentioned in 2022 Fathers' Day Camping at Turquois Lake Part 1, my family took me camping at Turquois Lake, which is just West of Leadville, Colorado for Fathers Day weekend.
I promised more pictures. Here there are.
Part 1 was pretty much all kayaking and SUP pictures.
This post will have more camping and hiking pictures.
Tuesday, June 21, 2022
2022 Fathers' Day Camping at Turquois Lake Part 1
Sunday, June 19, 2022
KFC Thighs
Thursday, June 16, 2022
A is for A Bit Twisted Brewpub
Monday, June 13, 2022
Jethro Bud Nelson Merican Lite Lager (Batch 312)
Saturday, June 11, 2022
Colorado Vienna Lager vs Upslope Mexican Dark Lager
Wednesday, June 08, 2022
Eric's Pale Ale (batch 311)
Monday, June 06, 2022
A to Z Denver Breweries Round 3
Ok ... well ... as of Z is for BruZ Beers, the SheppyBrew Beer Model and I are done with Round 3 of our A to Z Denver Breweries series of posts.
In November of 2020, I posted A is for Altitude Brewing & Supply.
And just a few days ago, I posted Z is for BruZ Beers.
If my math is correct, that's 26 breweries in about 18 months.
That's faster than either Round 1 or 2. Mostly because the Beer Model has been more involved than in earlier rounds, and has been keeping us "on track".
Friday, June 03, 2022
Colorado Vienna Lager vs Modelo Negra
So ... I've been drinking Colorado Vienna Lager.
I think I've already had more of Colorado Vienna Lager (Batch 310) than I ever had of Colorado Vienna Lager (Batch 306) before the Disappearing Beer tragedy occurred.
At some point, I thought it would be fun to compare my Colorado Vienna Lager with commercial Vienna Lagers.
Unfortunately, it isn't real easy to find Vienna Lagers to buy. I remember hearing that Modelo Negra was considered a Vienna Lager, but when I looked it up on Untappd, it is listed as a Munich Dunkel.
I looked around at my favorite beer store, and I didn't see anything labeled Vienna Lager.
So I picked up Modelo Negra. Just for fun, I also picked up a six pack of Prost Munich Dunkel cans.
Wednesday, June 01, 2022
Z is for BruZ Beers
Sunday, May 29, 2022
My 4th of #10Everestsin2022
Friday, May 27, 2022
Y is for Wild Blue Yonder Brewing Company
Wednesday, May 25, 2022
Chuck Roast in the Snow
Sunday, May 22, 2022
Catching up on #5000MilesIn2022
So ...
Today is the 22nd of May.
If you've been following my updates on my #5000MilesIn2022 goal, you know that my Strava mileage goal is 5,000 miles.
You also know that so far this year, I've been behind plan. As of the beginning of this month I was 30 miles behind plan.
To reach 5,000 miles, I need to average 12.7 miles per day. If I'm counting right, today is the 142nd day of the year.
To be "on plan" for my goal, I should be at 1945 miles today.
Friday, May 20, 2022
Manitou Incline
Thursday, May 12, 2022
Mothers' Day Kettles
Monday, May 09, 2022
SheppyBrew Beer Names
So ... one of my favorite homebrew podcasts is the The Brülosophy Podcast.
One of their recent episodes ... Episode 232 | exBEERience: Naming Beers ... got me thinking about how I go about naming beers.
Apparently, not all homebrewers name all their beers, but I certainly do. Some of these names only make sense to me, but they all have at least some thought put them.
So ... what are some of the themes in my beer names?
Sports teams
Lots of my beers are named for my favorite sports teams ... lead, of course, by the Chicago Blackhawks.
Blackhawk Black Ale is pretty obvious. Tommy Hawk APA is named after the Blackhawks' mascot. Chelsea Dagger Pre-Prohibition Lager celebrates the Blackhawks with the song that plays after each of their goals.
I've also celebrated the Cubs' world series with Cubs Win! Munich Dunkel. And the Colorado Rockies making it to the world series with Rocktoberfest Lager.
I even named a beer based on my hatred of a football team: Pats Disliker New England Pale Ale.
Saturday, May 07, 2022
Mid-week Pork Butt
Thursday, May 05, 2022
Colorado Vienna Lager (Batch 310)
Tuesday, May 03, 2022
X is for Bruz Off FaX
Sunday, May 01, 2022
Biking update ...
Today is May 1st.
Last year by May 1st, I'd ridden 1,689 miles and climbed 104,466 feet on my bikes.
This year, I'm still behind last year, but I think I'm catching up. So far this year, I've ridden 1,627 miles and climbed 88,448.
Last time I reported my cycling numbers, I was 108 behind "plan" to reach #5000MilesIn2022. Now I'm only 30 miles behind plan.
I was 8,327 feet behind plan to get to #10EverestsIn2022. Now, I'm 7,795 feet behind.
Friday, April 29, 2022
Pulled Pork Shepard's Pie
Remember a few weeks ago I made Brisket Shepard's Pie? It turned out awesome.
At the time I mentioned that I would probably like to try a pulled pork Shepard's pie at some point too.
Well ... I had some frozen left over pork butt in my freezer that I decided to put into Shepard's Pie this past weekend.
Wednesday, April 27, 2022
W is for Wah Gwaan Brewing Company
Friday, April 22, 2022
Easter Ham
Wednesday, April 20, 2022
Easter Saturday Ribeye Roast
Monday, April 18, 2022
Spare Ribs
Sunday, April 17, 2022
2022 Melting Stream Spring Saison (Batch 309)
Thursday, April 14, 2022
V is for Vision Quest Brewing Company
Monday, April 11, 2022
McShepardSons Comparison
Remember a couple weeks ago I brewed a double batch of McShepardSons Irish Ale (Batch 308)?
Well ... I did.
In one fermentor, I pitched Voss Kveik Ale Yeast. In the other I used SafAle English Ale.
The Voss ferment finished up in a few days. The English ferment finished about a week later.
Friday after work, I decided to compare the two beers.
They are both beautiful red ales, but the colors are slightly different. The kveik ale is just a touch darker. I think this is mostly due to the Voss beer having more time to clarify.
Friday, April 08, 2022
Groomsday Pic Pint
My friend "Joe" contacted me again a couple weeks ago, letting me know that he wanted to send me another gift to help promote a new site ... "Groomsday".
He thought I might like one of the company's laser-engraved Personalized Groomsmen Beer Glasses.
I agreed, and sent him a picture of myself so that he could send me a Laser Engraved Pic Pint.
All glasses are engraved by our amazing artist, who extracts your guys out of the pictures you send him and engraves them on the glass. This beer glass holds 15 oz, the perfect amount to enjoy.
Wednesday, April 06, 2022
Brisket Shepard's Pie
Monday, April 04, 2022
2022 Q1 SheppyBrew Stats
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Arctic Vortex Winter Saison |
This puts me on pace for my 3rd highest year for volume of beer brewed, but certainly 1 quarter doesn't mean very much for projecting a total for the year.
Friday, April 01, 2022
I.Hate.Beer
I've decided to give up beer.
This morning I woke up with an over-whelming hatred of beer.
I hate the smell. I hate the taste. I hate making it. I hate drinking it. I hate looking at it. I hate thinking about it. I hate taking photos of it. I hate blogging about it.
I. Hate. Beer.
Thursday, March 31, 2022
Pork Butt on the Kettle
Over the weekend, I smoked a Pork Butt on the Weber Kettle for pulled pork sandwiches.
As I mentioned on Hickory Smoked Mac and Cheese blog post, my son was home from college.
Monday, March 28, 2022
Hickory Smoked Mac and Cheese
Tuesday, March 22, 2022
McShepardSons Irish Ale (Batch 308)
Thursday, March 17, 2022
Disappearing Beer
I discovered something sad on Sunday afternoon.
I was intending to write a blog post about my two recent "Colorado" beers. Both Colorado Strong IPA and Colorado Vienna Lager feature a malt bill completely composed of malts from local Root Shoot Malting.
On Friday, I noted that Colorado Vienna Lager was
"pretty much perfect now. Carbonation and clarity right where I want them. Yummy flavor. Beautiful color."
In other words ... this beer was ready to start drinking more than just samples. Drinking "for reals".
Monday, March 14, 2022
U is for Upslope Brewing Company
Tuesday, March 08, 2022
Boo Berry Wheat (Batch 307)
Sunday, March 06, 2022
Catching up #5000MilesIn2022 and #10Everestsin2022
Today is March 6th.
Last year by March 6th, I had cycled around 787 miles and climbed 52,937 feet while biking.
As I mentioned last month, I've started much slower this year than last. I think mostly this is has to do with less cooperative weather, but I've also perhaps been a bit more lazy this year than last.
So far in 2022, Strava says I've cycled 783 miles and climbed 4,217 feet.
I'm actually catching up. If I were to divide my riding equally over the year, order to reach 5,000 miles for the year (my Strava goal #5000MilesIn2022), I am now 108 miles behind plan.
I'm 8,327 feet behind plan to get to #10EverestsIn2022.
Sunday, February 27, 2022
T is for Tivoli Brewing Company
Friday, February 25, 2022
SheppyBrew Seasonals
While out for a walk earlier in the week, I was thinking about homebrewing (surprise surprise).
One of the things that popped into my mind was beers that I always brew about the same time of year.
I was wondering if I had seasonal beers for every month of the year.
An obvious example is my Seasonal Saison series of beers. January is almost always when I brew Arctic Vortex Winter Saison. I usually brew Melting Stream Spring Saison in March or April, Hail Storm Summer Saison in June or July, and Falling Leaves Autumn Saison in September or October.
May is easy. The tag line for Helles in a Hand Bock-sket is "Will Drink in May".
Will-o'-Wisp Pumpkin Ale makes the most sense for October.
Decemberfest Lager has "December" right in the name.