Monday, June 30, 2025
Gob Stopper Grape Ale (Batch 377)
Friday, June 27, 2025
Halfway to Helles vs Astrosuds Lager
So, part of the logic around brewing Halfway to Helles Leichtbier in May had to do with my May "Seasonal" Helles in a Hand Bock-sket.
Last year, while drinking Hand Bock-sket, I made the comment:
#WillDrinkInJune. Great bready malt character. Loving this beer. I think the only improvement I can think of is making it lower ABV ... But it wouldn't be a Maibock then 😎
I believe this was shortly after drinking a beer at Green Mountain Brewing Company that really reminded me of Hand Bock-sket, but was lower in ABV. It's name was "AstroSuds Lager".
While a 5A. German Leichtbier isn't really anything like a lower ABV Maibock, it is sort of similar in that they are both German lagers.
Before my latest camping trip, I saw cans of AstroSuds Lager in Green Mountain's beer cooler, and I decided to pick up a four pack.
Around that time, I poured the Halfway to Helles Leichtbier and AstroSuds to compare side-by-side.
Wednesday, June 25, 2025
2025 Fathers' Day Photos (Part 3)
So ... as you know if you've been following along on this blog, I've been posting Fathers' Day photos recently.
If you have not been following along and are interested, check out 2025 Fathers' Day Photos (Part 1) and 2025 Fathers' Day Photos (Part 2).
Now, I'm posting the finale, Part 3.
We got up Sunday morning and the boys made me pancakes for breakfast. Then we packed up the camp.
Monday, June 23, 2025
Juneteenth Paddle on Chatfield
Friday, June 20, 2025
2025 Fathers' Day Photos (Part 2)
A couple days ago I posted 2025 Fathers' Day Photos (Part 1), and I have more photos from that trip.
After the hike on Part 1, we decided that it was too early to go back to the campground, so we decided to drive up Trail Ridge Road, which is the main road running through the park 48 miles from Estes Park to Grand Lake.