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As you know if you follow my Instagram feed , I brewed Sunday. If I'm counting correctly, it was my 298th batch of beer. My 22nd of the ...

It's that time of year again ... pumpkin spice beer time. Sigh. As you probably know if you've been following this blog for awhile, ...

I wasn't invited to  L is for Lady Justice , but the SheppyBrew Beer Model did a great job on that brewery visit. I guess that's fa...

Well ... Hell. The summer is almost over. How did this happen so quickly? Blah. Last time I was at my local liquor store, I didn't see a...

A couple of weekends ago, my son wanted  Smoked Mac and Cheese . So, I made  Smoked Mac and Cheese on my Weber Kettle . I pretty much follo...

The weather here in Denver doesn't agree, but we're getting close to Autumn. I'm seeing all kinds of local breweries on social m...

Well ... my Great Cycle Challenge continues. I've passed my 8th Everest of 2021. As I type this, I've climbed a little over 234,346...

  I have known my friend, Kristi, since we were about 3 years old. I moved away when I was 6. We maintained contact through the years, first...

To be honest, when I wrote "I might attempt Century Ride # 4 this Labor Day Weekend" on 3 rd Century Ride #GCCUSA , I was mostly k...

It is September, so I've begun my Great Cycle Challenge .  I've committed to cycling 1000 miles in September to help raise awareness...

On my 3rd round of the A to Z Denver Breweries  series of posts, I have not had to take any artistic license on any of the names yet. I'...

As you know if you read  Shoddy Pale Ale Take II (Batch 294) , I had a problem with my  Lithuanian Farmhouse yeast and had to pick up a pac...

What the hell happened to the summer? August is almost over. My kid is back in school. WTF? It seems like just a little while ago that I pos...

Well, we're moving right along on the  A to Z Denver Breweries series of posts.  It wasn't too terribly long ago that I was stuck o...

It's August in the Denver area. Hot. The highs have reached into the 90's pretty consistently for quite some time now. As you know, ...

 I did my second Century Ride last Saturday. 100 miles on my gravel bike. Yep, 100 miles. That's right ... On my bicycle. Yep, in one da...

As usual, I barbequed this past Sunday. A family favorite ...  Spare Ribs . Spare Ribs  are certainly a time commitment, but well worth the...

I brewed this past weekend. You may have noticed that I am slowing down a little bit. Earlier in the year, I was on track to match the amoun...

If you're following along on this round of the  A to Z Denver Breweries series of posts, you know that we recently checked "H...

It has been awhile that I've talked about Amish Friendship bread. See Sheppy's Blog: Friendship Bread . What is "Friendship Br...