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If you follow this blog at all, you know that I love to Barbecue on my trusty Weber Kettle . I do it just about every weekend. For awhile ....

Mardi Gras is less than 3 weeks away! Can you believe it? I am trying to make even more lagers this year, and the realization that Lent was ...

If you followed Sheppy's Blog: #5000MilesIn2020 , you know that I cycled over 5000 miles in 2020. In fact, by the end of September .. I ...

Back in 2011, I came up with a recipe for Stouticus American Stout as sort of a company beer for the start-up that I worked for. I brewed ...

The last couple of year, I smoked Ribeye Roast for Christmas meals. This year, I bought a ribeye roast for Christmas while they were on sal...

Happy Brew Year! As I indicated in  SheppyBrew 2020 Year-End Brewing Stats , 2020 was a busy brewing year. I also started 2021 with a brew d...

2020. What a year. One side effect of staying at home so much in 2020 was that I brewed a lot of beer.  A ridiculous amount, really. As I ty...

Remember 25 Beers of December part1 and part2 and part 3 ? Everyday in December up until Christmas, I'm drinking a different beer. Som...

 Remember  25 Beers of December part1  and part2 ? Everyday in December up until Christmas, I'm drinking a different beer.  Some of them...

Last Sunday, after brewing Decemberfest Lager and going on a bike ride, I smoked a bacon-wrapped pork loin on my Weber Kettle . Pork loin i...

Around September and October, I thought I should brew an Oktoberfest. It never happened. Around October and November, I thought I should bre...

Remember 25 Beers of December part1 ? Everyday in December up until Christmas, I'm drinking a different beer.  Some of them are from the...

Recently, I brewed Irregular Eric Double IPA ... the 5th beer in my Homebrew Colorado 6 pack . Good stuff. If you're interested, you ca...

I smoked some  spare ribs  last Sunday. I love to eat them, but out of all the things I smoke, I feel like I'm most inconsistent on my s...

On the 1st of December, my wife brought home a Stone Brewing Company "Twelve Days of IPA's" 12 pack. I thought this was a cool...

Schreck Gartenzwerg . Fright Gnome .  Last year, I came up with a German Pilsner recipe. The grain bill was 100% floor malted German pilsner...

I smoked my third turkey last Thursday (Thanksgiving). I'm pretty comfortable doing it now, although since I only smoke a turkey once a ...

If you read this blog, you probably know that round 3 of our  A to Z Denver Breweries Project  is underway. If you missed A to Z Denver Brew...

Puppy. Monkey. Baby. PuppyMonkeyBaby. There was an incredibly stupid commercial during Superbowl 50. (Go Broncos!) Puppy. Monkey. Baby. Pupp...

Early in 2020 ... I started seeing a lot of traffic to my " Colorado 6 Pack " post on the blog, and I decided that it would be fun...